While BIP 110 aims to limit data through a consensus change, garnering nearly no support from miners, a new DOG Mode client seeks the opposite and requires no voting process.
By Shaurya Malwa|Edited by Omkar Godbole Jul 17, 2026, 5:32 a.m. 3 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShow- Leonidas, a prominent advocate for Ordinals and Runes, has introduced a new open-source Bitcoin client named DOG Mode which aims to circumvent the stalled BIP 110 initiative that seeks to restrict non-financial data.
- This DOG Mode would loosen Bitcoin Core’s relay policies, permitting near-block-size transactions and lowering the dust limit to one satoshi, potentially freeing up around $25 million in “padding” currently used by Ordinals and Runes.
- In contrast to BIP 110, which proposes changing consensus rules and lacks miner backing, DOG Mode only modifies what transactions nodes will forward and could function with the support of just a single miner, although it presently exists only as a proposed initiative without any code.
Just five days after CoinDesk reported on the imminent deadline for a proposal aimed at removing non-financial data from Bitcoin, which has received virtually no miner support, some developers are presenting an alternative that bypasses the need for a vote.
Leonidas, who co-founded the Runestone project and is a leading figure in Bitcoin's Ordinals and Runes space, announced on Friday the launch of an open-source Bitcoin client named DOG Mode.
This client aims to lift two restrictions imposed by Bitcoin Core, the software operating on most Bitcoin nodes. One restriction limits the size of transactions a node will relay, while the other defines the minimum amount of bitcoin an output can contain.
Consensus rules determine the validity of a block, and violating them results in a node being separated from the network. Relay policy is less stringent and dictates what an individual node chooses to share with others, with Core's version rejecting transactions it considers "non-standard" even if they meet consensus standards.
Since nearly all nodes utilize Core, these defaults effectively serve as Bitcoin's operational rules. A miner receiving such a transaction can still include it in a block, but since Core won't relay these transactions, users must find a miner willing to accept them, with services like MARA's Slipstream facilitating this process.
In contrast, DOG Mode would increase the maximum standard transaction size from 400,000 weight units to 3,900,000. Given that a Bitcoin block can hold four million weight units, this change would allow DOG Mode to relay transactions that occupy almost the entire block.
Furthermore, it would reduce the dust limit, which is the minimum output size considered too trivial to relay, from a range of 294 to 546 satoshis down to just one satoshi.
Ordinals, which integrate images and text into transactions, and Runes, which create tradeable tokens on Bitcoin, currently need to add extra bitcoin to surpass this threshold. Leonidas asserts that eliminating this limit would potentially reclaim approximately $25 million in padding for these ecosystems.
BIP 110, which seeks to impose limits on arbitrary data, is a user-activated soft fork that requires 55% miner support to advance. It has not received any support in the current cycle and has historically not surpassed 1% in any cycle, as noted by the BIP 110 monitor. This proposal necessitates network consensus and cannot proceed without it.
Conversely, DOG Mode does not require any permissions. It modifies only what one node shares. If enough nodes adopt it and at least one miner accepts the transaction fees, those transactions will be confirmed. There are no thresholds, signaling periods, or deadlines involved.
Currently, both factions are exploring alternative clients to push their agendas rather than altering Bitcoin itself. Support for BIP 110 remains in the low single digits, primarily backed by Bitcoin Knots, a long-standing alternative to Core favored by those advocating for data restrictions. DOG Mode, on the other hand, represents a Core fork for the opposing viewpoint, with Leonidas indicating it would diverge from Core to a lesser extent than Knots does.
As it stands, DOG Mode lacks any developed code. Leonidas has proposed the initiative and called upon developers to assist in creating an initial version, miners to provide support, and users to promote the concept.
Currently, there is no repository, version, or benchmarks available. Runes was developed by Casey Rodarmor, with Leonidas being a key supporter and co-founder of Runestone, the project that introduced the DOG token. He is a community leader promoting a Bitcoin client and seeking collaboration from others to build it, with the dust limit change he envisions directly benefiting the markets where his token is traded.
BIP 110 seeks to overhaul the established rules and requires a supermajority of miners that it currently lacks. In contrast, DOG Mode only modifies what a single node relays and can be enacted with just one miner willing to accept fees. Hence, only one of these initiatives requires any form of consensus.
DOG prices saw minimal change following the announcement, decreasing by 1.2% in the last 24 hours.
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