As David Farmer explains on Coinbase blog, a “fork” is a change to the software of the digital currency that creates two separate versions of the blockchain with a shared history.
Every Bitcoin owner received the same amount of Bitcoin Cash on the Bitcoin wallets, exchangers, mycrowallets that accepted Bitcoin Cash.
Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) evolutions have taken an unexpected and unwanted (for some) turn:
- Bitcoin overtook 3,000 USD, reaching yesterday, August 5th, the maximum of 3,327.93 USD
- Bitcoin Cash continued to fall, reaching today at 9:28 a.m. the minimum of 209.95 USD
Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) evolutions
- Bitcoin overtook 4,000 USD, reaching today, August 13th, the maximum of 4,210.40 USD
- Bitcoin Cash makes efforts to raise, reaching the maximum (338.24 USD) for this week on Wednesday, August 9th