Bitcoin Diamond Explained
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Bitcoin did another hard fork, the coin created this time is Bitcoin Diamond. The fork occurred at block height 495866.
Bitcoin did another hard fork, the coin created this time is Bitcoin Diamond. The fork occurred at block height 495866.
Some argue that Bitcoin Cash is “better” than Bitcoin because it often has faster transactions, lower fees, and is more profitable to mine. This argument is however misleading.
Tehter was reportedly hacked on Nov. 20th. This caused a quick sell-off of all things crypto. However, most coins quickly recovered.
Bitcoin came back from a correction to $5.5k to break $8k by Nov. 19th. For the moment it looks like Bitcoin will remain King/Queen.
Despite an official cancellation it seems a group of miners went ahead with Segwit2x anyways. The Bitcoin Segwit2x fork happened at block 494,784. This block occurred early Nov. 17 Pacific Time.
Right now Coinbase isn’t saying anything about Bitcoin Cash other than what they said in the past. Their silence is deafening.
Bitcoin Cash could become the dominant Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash could get dumped for Bitcoin, or both could both find success. Any of these cases are possible.
If you held Bitcoin during the Bitcoin Gold fork, you now have equal parts Bitcoin Gold. Although you can claim your Bitcoin Gold, you should consider “hodling.”
If you aren’t aware, Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash are in a war of sorts, both on the exchanges and on social media. That makes it a risky time for both assets.
Bitcoin is a value store, Bitcoin Cash is a payment system. A payment system needs to be fast… and have a stable price. A value store should rise in value steadily.
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