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

== UTXO forks ==
There are also UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) forks, which do not directly fork the Bitcoin blockchain and thus do not include the entire transaction history of the blockchain. Instead, historical transaction data is disregarded and only the UTXO, as it existed at a specific block, is imported or forked.

The first UTXO fork of Bitcoin occurred on May 24th, 2014, when the network was announced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clamclient.com/learn/distribution/|title=Clam Distribution|website=www.clamclient.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> Prior to launch, the Clam network provided 4.60545574 CLAM to every output above dust in the Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin networks. The snapshots for this distribution were taken at blocks 300377(Bitcoin), 565693(Litecoin), and 218556(DOGE). This distribution was the first time the state of a blockchain was utilized to allocate the initial distribution of a cryptocurrency network.
is another UTXO fork which utilizes the UTXO of the Bitcoin blockchain to attribute coins on an unrelated network. Created in April of 2017, Bitcore is a completely new cryptocurrency based on Bitcoin technology with a new blockchain and advanced features. There was a first snapshot of the Bitcoin blockchain at Block 463604,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bitcore.cc/faq.php|title=FAQ - Bitcore|work=www.bitcore.cc}}</ref> 26th April 2017, and Phase 2 at Block 492820, 2nd November 2017. This snapshot were imported with the original BTC addresses into the BTX Chain. For each 1 BTC you get 0.5 BTX.

== Not Bitcoin forks ==
Some cryptocurrencies contain the word ''Bitcoin'' in their name, but are not Bitcoin forks, such as and .<!-- Please keep examples limited to two -->



==References== ==References==

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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
  • Bytether: Cross fork from Bitcoin to Ethereum blockchain at block 478558, 1 August 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTH ERC-20 token
  • Bitcoin Clashic: Forked at Block 478558, 1 August 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BCHC / BCL
  • Bitcoin Gold: Forked at Block 491407, 24 October 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTG
  • Bitcoin Diamond: Forked at Block 495866, 24 November 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 10 BCD
  • UnitedBitcoin: Forked at Block 498777, 12 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you may get 1 UB if you take special actions to claim it.
  • Bitcoin Hot: Forked at Block 498848, 12 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 100 BTH
  • Super Bitcoin: Forked at Block 498888, 12 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 SBTC
  • BitcoinX: Forked at Block 498888, 12 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 10,000 BCX
  • Oil Bitcoin: Forked at Block 498888, 12 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 OBTC
  • Bitcoin World: Forked at Block 499777, 17 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 10000 BTW
  • Lightning Bitcoin: Forked at Block 499999, 19 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 LBTC
  • Bitcoin Stake: Forked at Block 499999, 19 December 2017, For each 1 BTC, you get 100 BTCS
  • Bitcoin Faith: Forked at Block 500000, 19 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTF
  • Bitcoin Top: Forked at Block 501118, 26 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTT
  • Bitcoin God: Forked at Block 501225, forked on 27 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 GOD
  • Bitcoin FILE: Forked at Block 501225, forked on 27 December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1000 BIFI
  • Bitcoin SegWit2X X11 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
  • Bitcoin Uranium: Forked on 31st December 2017, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BUM
  • Bitcoin Pizza: Forked at Block 501888, 1st January 2018, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BPA
  • Bitcoin All: Forked on 1st January 2018, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BTA
  • Bitcoin Atom: Expected January 2018, For each 1 BTC you get 1 BCA

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. "Bitcoin Clashic - Satoshi's True Vision". bitcoinclashic.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  6. "FAQ - Bitcoin Gold". Bitcoin Gold. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  7. "Bitcoin Diamond BCD - Based on Bitcoin protocol to improve the privacy & processing speed of transaction". www.btcd.io. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  8. "Home-UnitedBitcoin-LINKING VALUE & SERVING THE WORLD!". www.ub.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  9. "Bitcoin Hot Website". bithot.org. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  10. "BitcoinX - Achieve X Possibilities". bcx.org. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  11. "The development team is working on integrating instant off-chain swaps, with the goal of implementing their HTLC API by January 2018.." The full atomic swap network could be up and running by the end of 2018.

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