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What is Bitcoin Cash?

What is Bitcoin Cash?

You’ve probably seen a lot about Bitcoin Cash lately. Everyone’s talking about it but a lot of people not heavily versed in cryptocurrencies are probably finding themselves asking “What is Bitcoin Cash?” I’d like to explain it a little so that everyone can understand exactly what it is, but first we’ll need to talk about politics inside the Bitcoin community.  Bitcoin Core Bitcoin Core is the main client implementation of Bitcoin. Formerly known as Bitcoin-Qt, this is earliest and most…

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Bitcoin Death Spiral versus Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin Death Spiral versus Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin recently gained a new competitor: Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash is a fork of Bitcoin which boasts a configurable maximum block size, currently set to 8MB. This is an increase from Bitcoin’s maximum block size, which is only 1MB. With this fork, a few terms have been being thrown around, including the “Bitcoin Death Spiral”. A few other basic terms Before I go further, here’s some explanations for a few terms you’ll see throughout this article. Bitcoin Cash has what’s…

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