Coinbase doesn't want Bitcoin Cash

in #bitcoin7 years ago (edited)

Morning!

Pending the coming fork of Bitcoin, the online trading website Coinbase has informed all of its customers that they will not support Bitcoin Cash due to its uncertain future. You can read below the message sent by Coinbase.

Dear Coinbase Customer,
We wanted to provide an update on proposed changes to the Bitcoin network and what that means for bitcoin stored on Coinbase. You can read more about what a digital currency fork is https://blog.coinbase.com/what-is-a-bitcoin-fork-cba07fe73ef1.
Our first priority is the safety of customer funds. In the event of a fork, customer fiat currency (USD, EUR and GBP) and digital currencies (bitcoin, ether and litecoin) are safe.
On August 1st, 2017 there is a proposal to make changes to the bitcoin software. This proposal, known as Bitcoin Cash, is likely to create a fork in the Bitcoin network. This means that after August 1st, 2017 there are likely to be two versions of the Bitcoin blockchain and two separate digital currencies.
In the event of two separate blockchains after August 1, 2017 we will only support one version. We have no plans to support the Bitcoin Cash fork. We have made this decision because it is hard to predict how long the alternative version of bitcoin will survive and if Bitcoin Cash will have future market value.
This means if there are two separate digital currencies – bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCC) – customers with Bitcoin stored on Coinbase will only have access to the current version of bitcoin we support (BTC). Customers will not have access to, or be able to withdraw, bitcoin cash (BCC).
Customers who wish to access both bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin cash (BCC) need to withdraw bitcoin stored on Coinbase before 11.59 pm PT July 31, 2017. If you do not wish to access bitcoin cash (BCC) then no action is required.
We plan to temporarily suspend bitcoin buy / sells, deposits and withdrawals on August 1, 2017 as the fork is likely to cause disruption to the bitcoin network. This means your funds will be safe but you will be unable to access your bitcoin (BTC) for a short period of time.
We will keep you updated on this event through our blog, status page and Twitter.
Thank you,
Coinbase Team

If you're a customer of Coinbase, you've probably seen this message, if not, read it now and plan accordingly.

What do you think will happen with BTC's value if a hard fork happens on August 1st? Will it split in half, dip a bit, or even maintain it's course?

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Your fellow STEEMer,
Valentin

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Yep. They have BTC, BCC (not Bitconnect) and BCU (Bitcoin Unlimited). BTW, returned the favor. ;)

BitPanda is not accepting BCC either. Take a look at what they said.

Given the nature of the user-activated hard fork (UAHF), a blockchain split is bound to happen.

Same as all industry leaders, we do not support the contentious hard fork attempts and hence won’t credit you with BCC coins according to your Bitcoin balance. In the future, it may be possible, that we add BCC as a trading pair, although this is yet to be decided.

Although we do not support the UAHF measure, we are happy to be here to guide and protect our community through this essential moment in Bitcoin’s history.

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