We are unable to replicate this issue using the desktop wallet and/or the electrum wallet. If you are actually experiencing this issue, please report it via our GitHub repo: https://github.com/BTCPrivate/BitcoinPrivate/issues

Thank you,
The BTCP Contribution Team

Attention Bitcoin Private community! The BTC+ZCL snapshot date for the long awaited Bitcoin Private Hardfork will occur on February 28th, 2018. We thank you for your continued support as we continue to make digital transactions much safer and 100% private.

There is an error in this image. Segwit will not be supported on BTCP at the time of launch

Not quite. 1.8 million ZCL and 16.5 Million BTC so a lot more BTCP will end up in the hands of BTC owners than ZCL owners. The price went up because its a lot cheaper to buy ZCL than BTC so from a cost benefit perspective, ZCL is the cheapest way to get BTCP when the fork occurs

Update: The fork began on March 2, 2017 and finished on March 3, 2017. You can read more on how to claim your BTCP here.

BITCOIN PRIVATE

Similar to Bitcoin, BTCP will support peer-to-peer transactions without an intermediary. These transactions will be verified by network nodes through the use of cryptography and recorded in a public ledger. Unlike Bitcoin, BTCP supports an increased block size and block time for faster transactions with lower fees. Furthermore, transactions can be performed on a private (z) ledger. When sending from one private address to another, the sender, recipient, and amount are all private.

You can read our whitepaper here.


The Importance of Bitcoin Private

Recently, it has become clear that the crypto community’s privacy is at risk. Everytime one makes a transaction on the Bitcoin blockchain, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain in perpetuity for anyone to see. We have seen the BitFury Group use this information to de-anonymize over 15% of the entire Bitcoin network, along with many other examples. This led us to create Bitcoin Private (BTCP) - a fork-merge of the ZCL & BTC blockchains and introduction of the zk-SNARKS feature to Bitcoin.

The hard fork will allow users to safely transfer their digital currency without any threat to their privacy, known as shielded transactions, on the Bitcoin Private blockchain. For example, transactions would still take place on this Bitcoin based blockchain, except without being recorded on the public ledger -- leaving absolutely no trail of your transaction details to anyone other than the sender and recipient. This has never been done before with any Bitcoin hard fork. Ultimately, privacy was once a cornerstone of Bitcoin but can no longer be guaranteed today.

Aside from the shielded transactions, Bitcoin Private is also making transactions faster and more efficient by doubling the Bitcoin block size from 1MB to 2MB and decreasing the block time from 10 min to 2.5 min.


The Future of BTCP

We continue to post our most recent updates to our Medium. We have also released a highly ambitious roadmap which you can find here

Moving forward, the Bitcoin Private team will continue securing appropriate partnerships to bolster the Bitcoin Private initiative. You should expect announcements around these partnerships to continue throughout 2018 as we seek to build a sustainable technology platform.

We anticipate our development team to continue growing in headcount and skill set, which allows us to build out our ambitious post-fork technology roadmap. The successful execution of our roadmap will allow Bitcoin Private to deliver superior value to other Bitcoin hard forks, especially around privacy and transaction speeds. Ultimately, we believe in a cryptocurrency world where everyone can trust their privacy will be respected.


BTCP Specifications

Circulating coin supply: http://explorer.btcprivate.org/status
Total coin supply: 21 million
Block reward: 1.5625 BTCP
Block time: 2.5 min
Block size: 2 MB
Halving schedule: 210,000 blocks
Privacy protocol: zk-SNARKs


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is on the BTCP Contribution Team?
See our team here.

Was there a premine or a founder's reward?
No.

BTCP Mining Pools:
See https://btcprivate.org/pools.html

How do I get involved in BTCP?
Please reach out to us on Reddit, Twitter, Discord, or Telegram.

How do I claim my BTCP from ZCL and/or BTC?
See this reddit post.

Can I contribute to the team?
Yes you can! We're all volunteers and as such your contribution is greatly appreciated. See the below wallet addresses.


Bitcoin Private (BTCP)

• Official Website: https://btcprivate.org
• Official Pool: http://pool.btcprivate.org
• Block Explorer: https://explorer.btcprivate.org
• Block Explorer API: https://explorer.btcprivate.org/api/status
• ANN: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2675257
• Github: https://github.com/BTCPrivate
• Github Official Links: https://github.com/BTCPrivate/official-links
• Wallets: https://btcprivate.org/#wallets
• Paper Wallet: https://paperwallet.btcprivate.org
• Support: https://support.btcprivate.org
• Whitepaper: https://btcprivate.org/whitepaper.pdf
• CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin-private/
• LiveCoinWatch: https://www.livecoinwatch.com/price/BitcoinPrivate-BTCP
• WorldCoinIndex: https://www.worldcoinindex.com/coin/bitcoinprivate

Social Media:

• Discord: https://discord.gg/pKYcR6h
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bitcoinprivate
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btcprivateofficial
• Medium: https://medium.com/@bitcoinprivate
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BTC_Private/
• Telegram Group: https://t.me/BTCPrivate
• Telegram News: https://t.me/bitcoinprivatenews
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinprivate
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt5MOeYrCAa-KzjpRSwEwAg

Exchanges:

• TradeSatoshi: https://tradesatoshi.com/Exchange?market=BTCP_BTC
• Nanex: https://nanex.co/exchange/BTCPNANO
• OctaEx: https://www.octaex.com/trade/index/market/btcp_btc/
• Exrates: https://exrates.me
• Barterdex: https://komodoplatform.com/decentralized-exchange
• Sistemkoin: https://sistemkoin.com/#/market
• HitBTC: https://hitbtc.com/exchange

Contribution Addresses:

BTCP: b1RXUJgnuxtzHyJ5UTWerh4pNBWcVikESZe

BTCP Shielded: zkEyLYc45LdNmzjJ84aGFAJ8CW959FCARYNso64SPmzymozageLS9YJ6HKbHSoqjXsV7bjrDEzXVLnM QtUCTeETKehPDPU4