The forked
version of bitcoin also replicated the original blockchain's distribution of wealth: Anyone who had five bitcoins on the original chain, for instance, is entitled to five units of the new currency, Bitcoin Cash.
Not exact matches
The world's most popular digital currency exchange, Coinbase, is under fire from angry customers over its decision not to support a new
version of bitcoin that could
also make it vulnerable to «ruinous legal trouble,» according to a prominent legal scholar.
Also, cryptocurrency investors are preparing for another
Bitcoin hard fork next week, in which enthusiasts are planning to split off a second
version of the digital currency known as
Bitcoin Gold.
Last week we
also released a
version of our Insight block explorer for the
Bitcoin Cash network.
It's
also a
version of bitcoin with bigger blocks.
It is plausible that the recent spike in DevilRobber activity may be attributed to a new
version of the malware that mines for these latter cryptocurrencies instead
of Bitcoin, both who are
also experiencing huge price spikes.
It
also introduces several new features to better deal with the current status
of the network.These are some
of the more notable changes.Chainstate Database RestructureOne
of the biggest changes compared to previous
versions of the software involves how the state
of Bitcoin's blockchain is stored.
About a week later, CME Group
also launched its own
version of the
bitcoin derivatives contract.
It is plausible that the recent spike in DevilRobber activity may be attributed to a new
version of the malware that mines for these latter cryptocurrencies instead
of Bitcoin, both who are
also experiencing huge price spikes.
It's
also likely that big exchanges like Coinbase will serve as king - makers after the fork, in part by deciding which
version of the currency gets to be «BTC» — the ticker symbol everyone currently uses to define
bitcoin.
But if you thought that the launch
of Bitcoin futures trading ended with CBOE then wait till 18th December when CME
also launches its very own
version of Bitcoin futures trading over its derivative platform.
Segregated Witness, which is currently being tested and reviewed in the form
of a pull request to
Bitcoin Core, is a big step forward for these sorts
of changes, and BIP 9 (
Version Bits) should
also be helpful as a new method
of deployment for soft forks.
Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 was
also the first time the group
of contributors behind the project used BIP 9 (
Version Bits) to deploy a soft fork.
Rusty Russell, who previously worked on the network subsystem for the Linux kernel, is developing an implementation
of the Lightning Network at Blockstream, and the original co-creators
of the concept, Joseph Poon and Tadge Dryja, are
also working on their own
version of the layer - 2 protocol for
Bitcoin.
Also, cryptocurrency investors are preparing for another
Bitcoin hard fork next week, in which enthusiasts are planning to split off a second
version of the digital currency known as
Bitcoin Gold.
With improvements we can provide using nChain's expertise, we are
also confident that our «certified»
version of Bitcoin Unlimited's client software will address the needs
of enterprise users, especially miners.
Those signing the letter
also called for greater collaboration with the team behind
Bitcoin Core, though the wording notably does not preclude those involved from running test
versions of the
Bitcoin Classic network.
The soft fork rolled out in
Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 will
also not delay the deployment
of Segregated Witness because
Version Bits was used to implement these new features.
Also this week, Blockchain co-founder Nic Cary spoke at FinTechStorm 2015, and the final
version of the New York BitLicense was released creating some uproar in the
Bitcoin community.
It is
also perceived as an upgraded
version of Bitcoin, which raises the question: Is this bad news for
Bitcoin's worth?
If that wasn't enough, we now
also have eBTC, which is an ERC20
version of Bitcoin.
We
also have another group
of miners who wants to create yet another
version of Bitcoin on October 25, and they're calling it
Bitcoin Gold.
December
also sees the birth
of new
Bitcoin «
versions» with names including
Bitcoin Uranium,
Bitcoin Cash Plus and even
Bitcoin God.
Its server is
also an open - source wherein you can contribute to different
versions of Copay and
Bitcoin Wallet service.
Cex.io will
also be enabling trading in two
versions of Bitcoin after the fork and have added the following pairs; B2X / BTC, B2X / USD, B2X / EUR and B2X / GBP.
About a week later, CME Group
also launched its own
version of the
bitcoin derivatives contract.
Bitcoin Cash is a modified
version of the
Bitcoin cryptocurrency,
also known as a «fork» off
of classic
Bitcoin.
Earlier this year, another big name, actor and «zen master» Steven Seagal, attached his name to the new cryptocurrency «Bitcoiin2gen,» which
also posits itself as a «superior or more advanced
version of [Satoshi Nakamoto's] Original
Bitcoin.»
We have
also seen plans for a new
bitcoin payment messaging system, hopefully to be introduced in
version 0.9
of the
bitcoin protocol.