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Coin splits of the digital currency ] are created intentionally via ]s of the blockchain, sharing a transaction history with Bitcoin up to a certain time and date. ] was the first fork of Bitcoin.<ref>https://namecoin.org/</ref> The first hard fork of Bitcoin happened on August 1st 2017, resulting in the creation of ].<ref>https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-forks-rage-will-ever-safe/</ref><ref>https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-bitcoin-cash/</ref> A list of hard forks from Bitcoin by date and/or block follows: Coin splits of the digital currency ] are created intentionally via ]s of the blockchain, sharing a transaction history with Bitcoin up to a certain time and date. ] was the first fork of Bitcoin.<ref>https://namecoin.org/</ref> The first hard fork of Bitcoin happened on August 1st 2017, resulting in the creation of ].<ref>https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-forks-rage-will-ever-safe/</ref><ref>https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-bitcoin-cash/</ref> A list of hard forks from Bitcoin by date and/or block follows:

* ]: Forked at Block 478558<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bitcoincash.org/#faq|title=Bitcoin Cash - Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash|website=www.bitcoincash.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-08-01}}, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BCH * ]: Forked at Block 478558<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bitcoincash.org/#faq|title=Bitcoin Cash - Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash|website=www.bitcoincash.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-08-01}}, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BCH
* : Cross fork from Bitcoin to Ethereum blockchain at block 478558, 1 August 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTH ERC-20 token
* : Forked at Block 478558<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bitcoinclashic.org|title=Bitcoin Clashic - Satoshi's True Vision|website=bitcoinclashic.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-08-01}}, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BCHC / BCL
* ]: Forked at Block 491407<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bitcoingold.org/faq/|title=FAQ - Bitcoin Gold|work=Bitcoin Gold|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-10-24}}, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTG * ]: Forked at Block 491407<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bitcoingold.org/faq/|title=FAQ - Bitcoin Gold|work=Bitcoin Gold|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en-US}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-10-24}}, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTG
* : Forked at Block 495866<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.btcd.io/#faq|title=Bitcoin Diamond BCD - Based on Bitcoin protocol to improve the privacy & processing speed of transaction.|website=www.btcd.io|language=en|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-11-24}}, For each 1 BTC you get 10 BCD
* : Forked at Block 498777<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ub.com/|title=Home-UnitedBitcoin-LINKING VALUE & SERVING THE WORLD!|website=www.ub.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-15}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-12-12}}, For each 1 BTC you may get 1 UB if you take special actions to claim it.
* : Forked at Block 498848<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bithot.org|website=bithot.org|title=Bitcoin Hot Website|language=en|access-date=2017-12-13}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-12-12}}, For each 1 BTC you get 100 BTH
* : Forked at Block 498888, 12 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 SBTC
* : Forked at Block 498888<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bcx.org/|title=BitcoinX - Achieve X Possibilities|website=bcx.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-13}}</ref>, {{Date|2017-12-12}}, For each 1 BTC you get 10,000 BCX
* : Forked at Block 498888, 12 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 OBTC
* : Forked at Block 499777, 17 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 10000 BTW
* : Forked at Block 499999, 19 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 LBTC
* : Forked at Block 499999, 19 December 2017, For each 1 BTC, you get 100 BTCS
* : Forked at Block 500000, 19 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTF
* : Forked at Block 501118, 26 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTT
* : Forked at Block 501225, forked on 27 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 GOD
* : Forked at Block 501225, forked on 27 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1000 BIFI
* Not to be confused with a previous fork SegWit2X with the same name. Forked at Block 501451, 28 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 B2X
* : Forked on 31st December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BUM
* : Forked at Block 501888, 1st January 2018, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BPA
* : Forked on 1st January 2018, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTA
* : Expected January 2018<ref> The full atomic swap network could be up and running by the end of 2018.</ref>, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BCA


==Proposed (but cancelled) coin splits== ==Proposed (but cancelled) coin splits==

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Client forks

The following are forks of the software client for the Bitcoin network derived from the reference client, Bitcoin Core:

Coin splits

Coin splits of the digital currency Bitcoin are created intentionally via forks of the blockchain, sharing a transaction history with Bitcoin up to a certain time and date. Namecoin was the first fork of Bitcoin. The first hard fork of Bitcoin happened on August 1st 2017, resulting in the creation of Bitcoin Cash. A list of hard forks from Bitcoin by date and/or block follows:

  • Bitcoin Cash: Forked at Block 478558, 1 August 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BCH
  • Bitcoin Gold: Forked at Block 491407, 24 October 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTG

Proposed (but cancelled) coin splits

  • SegWit2x: This was a planned coin split of the digital currency Bitcoin, which was later canceled before the split could take place.

References

  1. https://namecoin.org/
  2. https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-forks-rage-will-ever-safe/
  3. https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-bitcoin-cash/
  4. "Bitcoin Cash - Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash". www.bitcoincash.org. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  5. "FAQ - Bitcoin Gold". Bitcoin Gold. Retrieved 2017-12-03.

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