Forks
ForksLegendary
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
Contentious fork creates Bitcoin Cash at block 478,558.
Miners and developers supporting bigger blocks forked Bitcoin to create Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The most contentious fork in Bitcoin history, born from the block size debate that divided the community for years.
Tags
#bitcoin-cash#fork#bch
What else happened around this time?
ProtocolMajor
UASF Movement Gains Momentum
Users threaten to reject non-SegWit blocks.
BTC $1,400#uasf#segwit
ProtocolLegendary
BIP 91 Locks In — SegWit Path Cleared
Miners signal overwhelming support for SegWit activation.
BTC $2,700#segwit#uasf
ProtocolEpoch
SegWit Activates
Segregated Witness goes live at block 481,824.
BTC $4,200#segwit#upgrade
ForksNotable
Bitcoin Gold Fork
Another contentious fork aiming to 'decentralize' mining with GPU algorithm.
BTC $5,600#bitcoin-gold#fork