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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Does Segwit2x impact Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash or both?
by
pereira4
on 16/10/2017, 17:46:30 UTC
I have been reading up on Segwit2X (https://bravenewcoin.com/news/bitcoin-core-developers-issue-segwit2x-hard-fork-warning/ but still have some basic questions like does it impact just Bitcoin or also Bitcoin cash. Does it matter if I have BTC in my wallet or in an exchange? Thanks.

It impacts Bitcoin, because it's a fork of the Bitcoin blockchain.

You MUST have your BTC in your own private wallet, so start by downloading Bitcoin Core, which is ideal.

If you don't want to download the whole blockchain, get a paper wallet, or Electrum wallet. Anything where you control your private keys, otherwise you will NOT receive the coins on the other chain.