Forks
ForksNotable
Bitcoin Gold Fork
Another contentious fork aiming to 'decentralize' mining with GPU algorithm.
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Bitcoin Gold forked from Bitcoin with an ASIC-resistant algorithm, aiming to return mining to GPUs. It became one of many forks that failed to gain meaningful adoption.
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#bitcoin-gold#fork
What else happened around this time?
ForksLegendary
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
Contentious fork creates Bitcoin Cash at block 478,558.
BTC $2,800#bitcoin-cash#fork
ProtocolEpoch
SegWit Activates
Segregated Witness goes live at block 481,824.
BTC $4,200#segwit#upgrade
ForksNotable
Bitcoin SV Fork
Craig Wright's chain splits from Bitcoin Cash.
BTC $6,300#bitcoin-sv#fork
ProtocolMajor
UASF Movement Gains Momentum
Users threaten to reject non-SegWit blocks.
BTC $1,400#uasf#segwit