Bitcoin cash UP by +50% as 'miners' officially split currency
A split in bitcoin into "bitcoin cash" took effect this morning.
Bitcoin prices edged lower Tuesday morning.
Futures for the new currency, "bitcoin cash," reversed earlier losses and shot higher.
Futures for the new "bitcoin cash," an alternative version promoted by a minority of developers, jumped 48 percent to $422 as of 9:31 a.m., ET, according to CoinMarketCap.![bitcoin.jpg]