Bitcoin Gold update ( Ledger Support, Scam wallets )
Now that the Bitcoin Gold wallet has been launched, you can access your Bitcoin Gold (if you had bitcoin before the bitcoin gold split, then you get bitcoin gold in a 1:1 ratio). That said, claiming bitcoin gold has some potential pitfalls and some hackers are publishing fake wallets to steal your private keys.
Beware of Scam wallets
Here is a story from a reddit user that lost both bitcoin AND bitcoin gold via a scam wallet:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7drv3v/scam_warningbitcoin_gold_wallet_stole_all_my/
Ledger:
If you have a ledger hardware wallet, you can claim your bitcoin gold. Please note they still don't fully support it at this time:
The Bitcoin Gold network is now available and BTG transactions are supported by Ledger.
To enable Bitcoin Gold, make sure that you have the latest Ledger Wallet Bitcoin Chrome app installed (v1.9.9, it should upgrade automatically). Then you must install the Bitcoin Gold app through the Ledger Manager.
A more comprehensive guide will be available soon, but to send your BTG to an exchange please follow these steps:
Make sure you have Ledger Wallet Bitcoin Chrome app v1.9.9
Make sure your Nano S firmware is v1.3.1
Install the Bitcoin Gold app on your device through the Ledger Manager
Launch the Ledger Wallet Bitcoin Chrome app on your computer
Launch the Bitcoin Gold app on your Ledger device
Click on "BTG split tool" line on the Chrome app
If you wish to access your BTG on your legacy chain, select legacy, otherwise select segwit
The app will sync (it may take some time, be patient)
You have then access to your BTG
You can safely send your BTG to the exchange, there is a native replay protection. Your BTC will stay completely safe during these operations
THE BITCOIN GOLD NETWORK IS NOT YET REALLY STABLE. THEREFORE LEDGER DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT FOR BITCOIN GOLD. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
https://ledger.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005456969-How-to-use-Bitcoin-Gold-with-Ledger
Nice share. Have you claimed your BTG? And if you did, do you plan on holding or selling?
Yo ,
Thanks for sharing
Interesting. I dont think I have heard of this Bitcoin gold wallet. Does it seem worth jumping into? I know early adopters always have some sort of risk for security and such but does it seem worth it having one more wallet on the market when there are already so many to choose from?
just make sure you don't accidentally expose your bitcoin private key . bitocin is the one with the real value.
Oh ok well that makes sense. Son't want to lose any money to idiocy on my part
Thanks for the warning about BTG
Good to know. I didnt know Ledger supports Bitcoin Gold.
I don’t know what is the different between this and Bitcoin, I just know this as an altcoin, but the features I don’t really know.
I also know about Bitcoin Silver, it’s not as good as Bitcoin gold in price, and from my my research otcoin Silver is based on ERC-20, same as ethereum.
In near future maybe I’ll disscuss more about this.
Thanks a lot Michael!
Still now way to claim bitcoin gold using electrum, except by running a node (lots of gigabytes)?
Contrary to what others say, you cannot export your keys to coinomi.
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