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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
- https://namecoin.org/
- https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-forks-rage-will-ever-safe/
- https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-bitcoin-cash/
- "Bitcoin Cash - Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash". www.bitcoincash.org. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- "FAQ - Bitcoin Gold". Bitcoin Gold. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
External links
- Bitcoin Dividends and Airdrops
- Number of nodes running each bitcoin implementation
- Chronology of bitcoin forks
- Steemit article: 6 new Bitcoin forks and 1 new Litecoin fork
- Current and upcoming Bitcoin forks
- Upcoming Bitcoin forks Dec 2017, Jan 2018 and beyond