Bitcoin Segwit2x Fork Happened Quietly on Nov 17
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.
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Coinbase: Updates on Bitcoin Cash From November 2017
Right now Coinbase isn’t saying anything about Bitcoin Cash other than what they said in the past. Their silence is deafening.
Bitcoin Gold Launched
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.”
Beware Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Pump and Dumps; There is a War Going on
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.
Crypto Correction Spurred on By Bitcoin Cash
The entire crypto market (with the sole exception of Bitcoin Cash) entered a correction period today. This is was spurred on by claims Bitcoin Cash is the new Bitcoin.
Dumping Bitcoin For Bitcoin Cash? That Seems Slightly Insane.
Bitcoin’s price dropped a bit, meanwhile Bitcoin Cash’s price rose. Bitcoin.com (just a great domain, not an official site) even said it was going all in on Bitcoin Cash.
SegWit2x Fork is Canceled
Bitcoin’s SegWit2x fork is canceled. This means a hard fork will not be occurring at at block 494,784 (which was expected Nov. 16).
Can Bitcoin Beat Goldman Sachs’ Projections?
Goldman Sachs has been on-point predicting Bitcoin’s price. Yet again they got it right. Bitcoin went to $7,900 for a moment today Nov. 8, 2017 like Goldman projected. Nice!
Coding Mishap Locks up Over $200 Million in Ether in Multi-Sig Wallets
Over $200 million in Ether has been locked inside some multi-signature wallets that use the Parity service. This occurred due to a few coding mishaps.
Coinone Added Litecoin; Spurring on a Price Bump
A major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone added Litecoin to its trading platform. The result has been an increase in Litecoin’s price.