The bitcoin chain split is by now old news, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about Bitcoin Cash (BCC), the cryptocurrency born from the hard fork on August 1.
That's mostly due to the fact that when the original
bitcoin chain split into two, it created a lot of «free» bitcoin cash.
Not exact matches
If you want to
split your keys onto two
chains (
bitcoin and
bitcoin cash) you can simply withdraw your
bitcoin to a wallet that is BCH - compatible.
In March the
bitcoin transaction log called the blockchain temporarily
split into two independent
chains with differing rules on how transactions were accepted.
As
Bitcoin is a distributed and decentralized network, a fork occurs when miners discover a block at the same time, resulting in two
split chains.
On that date
Bitcoin might
split into two
chains, one
chain is likely to become the dominant
chain and it's coin will be more valuable.
«If you ask any of the developers, they will typically want to see 18 months or two years lead time, for something with as wide an impact on all the software and hardware out there as a hard fork,» Blockstream co-founder and Hashcash inventor Dr. Adam Back noted during a Q&A session.And if the
chain does
split into different networks and currencies — one following the current
Bitcoin protocol and one adopting the hard fork — the question becomes which of the two gets to use the name «
Bitcoin.»
Investors who own BTC before the fork will receive an equivalent amount of
Bitcoin Gold after the
chain split.
A little over a month ago we published an announcement regarding our ongoing engineering efforts to allow withdrawal of
bitcoin cash (BCH) for customers who had
bitcoin balances at the time of the
chain split.
Previously,
Bitcoin underwent a hard fork on August 1, 2017,
splitting into two separate
chains; however, both communities were in agreement as to which
chain would be called
Bitcoin, and which
chain would be called
Bitcoin Cash.
Previously,
Bitcoin underwent a hard fork on August 1, 2017,
splitting into two separate
chains; -LSB-...]
A little over a month ago we published an announcement regarding our ongoing engineering efforts to allow withdrawal of
bitcoin cash (BCH) for customers who had
bitcoin -LSB-...] A little over a month ago we published an announcement regarding our ongoing engineering efforts to allow withdrawal of
bitcoin cash (BCH) for customers who had
bitcoin balances at the time of the
chain split.
Previously,
Bitcoin underwent a hard fork on August 1, 2017,
splitting into two separate
chains; -LSB-...] Read More
An attack, a
chain split and general chaos on social media aren't getting the developers behind
bitcoin's latest fork down.
Under any of these scenarios, the
Bitcoin blockchain would «
split» into two
chains, or more.
Since
Bitcoin could see the
chain split into
Bitcoin (BTC) and
Bitcoin2X (B2X) in November, the two blockchains up until the point of the
split will be the same.
Within
Bitcoin a fork is
splitting the network into 2 or more directions, after which new blocks of one
chain can no longer be exchanged with another
chain.
One argument is that owning
bitcoin cash is different from the original
bitcoin, because otherwise why go through the trouble of a
chain split, if not to create a new coin with different properties?
Bitcoin was meant to be over, done, gone, if it
chain -
split.
In a twist of sorts, instead of
bitcoin's first
chain -
split hardfork sending price down under, it has fueled it up to an all time high of $ 3,339.50, some $ 350 higher than its previous brief all - time high of $ 3,000 on June 11th.
We're doing this avoid any added complications thanks to this potential
chain split, and to ensure that your
bitcoin completely secure.
That is, BIP 148 won't
split the network and
bitcoin will continue as a single
chain.
The fulfillment of the first part of the New York Agreement also dissipates the fear of the possibility that
Bitcoin might
split into two major
chains; practically the entire network has agreed to a plan and stuck to it.
Should the
bitcoin network
split into rival
chains, those impacted in the fallout may be unable to turn to courts for recourse, lawyers say.
Should the network
split, BTCC said it will consider the longest
chain, which would be the one with the most hashing power, as
bitcoin (BTC).
Another major Japanese exchange Coincheck, revealed that it is «planning to provide
Bitcoin Gold» in the aftermath of a
chain split.
Although
Bitcoin just went through a
chain split, the one that created BitcoinCash, as well as a soft fork, the one bringing about SegWit, the price of
Bitcoin has remained above $ 4000, and is poised to go even higher if Litecoin is any judge of how SegWit will affect a coin.
If spot exchanges clearly communicate how a
chain split and or hard fork of
Bitcoin will be handled, traders may not dump their stash en mass.
When the
Bitcoin Network forks, some of the value that was in the
Bitcoin network
splits into the forked
chain.
Once a
chain splits, you suddenly own a number of
split tokens equivalent to the number of tokens you had on the
Bitcoin network.
If this proposal is supported by any majority of miners (by hash power), these miners should always claim the longest valid
chain, which should activate SegWit on all SegWit - ready
Bitcoin clients and avoid a
split.
If
Bitcoin Core's BIP141 or BTC1's BIP91 have locked in and / or activated in time, there should be no
chain -
split.
(This
split could resolve over time if 148
Bitcoin ever reclaims the longest
chain, or if 148
Bitcoin is abandoned by all miners and users for good, but this is not the focus of this article.)
If BIP91 is not activated by July 29, a
Bitcoin chain -
split could result.
When a fork occurs in the
Bitcoin network, the value also
split into the forked
chain.
Bitcoin Cash is the realization of the «User Activated Hard Fork» (UAHF) that was first announced as Bitmain's contingency plan in case of a
chain -
split caused by the BIP148 user activated soft fork (UASF)-- although the mining hardware producer has sent out mixed signals about the project since.
There is a chance
Bitcoin will experience a
chain -
split on August 1st.
Bitcoin Unlimited never gained enough community and mining power support to enact a hard fork or
chain split.
With less
bitcoin holders bothering to claim forked coins, the public's appetite for
chain splits is clearly diminishing.
Problems with claiming
chain split coins first surfaced during the issuance of
bitcoin gold: fake wallets stole users» coins, with the total taken running into millions of dollars.
Analysts and experts explain that the probability of a
split chain occurring is quite low, and
Bitcoin scaling discussions have seen more progress in the past few weeks than it did throughout the past six months.
Bitcoin Cash is being listed as BCC on most other platforms, but, that ticker symbol is already in use on the Bitfinex platform by the
chain -
split token representing
Bitcoin Core.
Those people who had
Bitcoins before the
chain split or fork will automatically be given the same amount of the newly created «
Bitcoin Cash» if they held their own private keys or were using software that supported the
split, or
chain fork.
OKCoin, the Hong Kong headquartered cryptocurrency exchange has announced that in response from high demand from its users to speculate on the potential
chain -
split token
Bitcoin Gold (BTG), the company decided to open a trading market of BTG / BTC at 18:00 on Oct 26, 2017 (Beijing Time).
If not enough of the
bitcoin ecosystem supports the BIP148
chain,
bitcoin could
split into two competing assets.
It is important to note that this year, every dip in
Bitcoin price was recovered in less than a week — whether it be due to China banning cryptocurrency exchanges or fears over
chain split.
In August the
Bitcoin network experienced a
chain split, or commonly known as a hardfork, which created a new kind of cryptocurrency:
Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
Coincidentally, almost immediately after the release of Bitmain's blog post which the vast majority of the community accepted as a hard fork threat to Segwit supporters,
bitcoin price fell amidst uncertainty surrounding
chain split.
Trezor's main issue with BTG is that the code for it currently offers no replay protection, meaning that due to the nature of the
chain split there is a potential to lose or transmit your
Bitcoins rather than just your
Bitcoin Gold.
However,
Bitcoin Gold has essentially zero chance of replacing
Bitcoin in the marketplace as a «fork,» it's more of an air - drop than a
chain split.