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Re: [ANN][SegWit2X] Together we will see a business through.
by
sjefdeklerk
on 27/12/2017, 03:31:40 UTC
anyone can easily make his own fork now
https://forkgen.tech/

LOL, this is hilarious. Even NASDAQ is linking this site: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/with-forkgen-anyone-can-now-create-their-own-bitcoin-fork-even-us-cm895179

Maybe I should start my own 'SegWit2x - OFFICIAL' fork and release it before these guys ? Or alternatively, just compile the Segwit2x source code and release it before them Smiley "SegWit2x - Cash" also sounds pretty neat Smiley

Arstechnica mentions one danger though regarding scammers:

"There's also a real danger that some of these forks will be scams. When a new Bitcoin fork is created, people have to use their private keys from the existing Bitcoin blockchain to access the newly created fork bitcoins. Someone could create a new Bitcoin fork in hopes of tricking people into revealing the encryption keys for their vanilla bitcoin holdings. This is why prominent Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen recommends that people move their bitcoins to new addresses before they try to cash out corresponding coins from Bitcoin forks."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/get-ready-for-a-wave-of-bitcoin-forks/