bitcoin cash passes $1500 again as lead dev pronounces bitcoin dead

Bitcoin cash BCH has seen another major growth spurt as the altcoins lead developer pronounces bitcoin BTC dead .

Capping what appears to be bitcoins 191 st life deadal nix tweeted tuesday as BCH began picking up steam that the august hard fork meant bitcoin already no longer existed .

Bitcoin is dead . it was split in two . there is bitcoin cash and bitcoin core and legacy . deal with it it he wrote in response to a warning about BCH form online commentator alphonse pace .

The core community was quick to respond charlie shrem noting that nix publicly describes himself as a pro shitlord .

The continuing tension comes as BCH is on the way to doubling its USD value since recent lows of $947 november 17 .

Current cross exchange data shows prices approaching $1600 per coin yet november second maneuver is having a markedly lesser impact on bitcoin prices .

BTC is trading around $8200 near all time highs poster several days ago during BCH previous bull run bitcoin plummeted albeit to quickly regain value to continue to break $ 8000 for the first time .

Meanwhile the strange consequences of BCH malicious hard fork are still playing out with the bitcoin clashic twitter account putting out calls for miner support .