On-chain investigator Tyler drew attention to the proposed Bitcoin hard fork amid the quantum threat to the Bitcoin network. This has raised concerns about what could happen to him Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin holdingsAlthough the developer behind the proposal assured that Satoshi coins will remain safe.
The proposed Bitcoin hard fork raises concerns about Satoshi’s holdings
in Share XTyler warned that Satoshi coins would likely be transferred within a week of the proposed e-cash hard fork. Paul Szturk, founder of LayerTwo Labs, Proposed Bitcoin hard forkwhich he called eCash, and revealed that it will drop next August. He explained that investors’ currencies will be divided, with these investors receiving the equivalent of their Bitcoin holdings in the form of electronic cash.
Sztorc also stated that their L1 node is a close copy of The essence of Bitcoin SHA256d is mined. He also mentioned that the forks will be through a one-time reset of the difficulty to its minimum value. As such, mining will be very difficult at first. Meanwhile, the LayerTwo Labs founder revealed that he will be changing the initial nodes, name, and magic of the network.
Sztorc also commented on how this Bitcoin hard fork differs from the Bitcoin Cash hard fork. He noted that Bitcoin holders are receiving advanced warning, and plan to restart all transactions initially as well as launch a coin splitter. The cryptocurrency founder added that this is a permanent and sustainable solution to BTC’s problems. The proposal in particular has raised concerns about what will happen Satoshi’s Bitcoin holdings.
Coding teacher Suggested DBCrypto The proposed Bitcoin hard fork was a ruse to gain access to Satoshi’s coins. He also called out those who might support the proposal, as it conflicts with the privacy of coins.
Satoshi coins will remain unchanged
In another Share XSztorc addressed concerns about what would happen to Satoshi’s Bitcoin holdings, stating that they would not be taking any of his coins. Instead, he said, they would “provide” Bitcoin creator 600,000 eCash, instead of 1.1 million coins, which he currently holds in BTC.
Sztorc noted that these coins are larger than what Satoshi earned from Litecoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tether and other cryptocurrency projects. He reiterated that BTC balances are untouched by eCash because it lacks the BTC software or private key to transfer these coins. Meanwhile, in terms of how it works, these eCash coins will move when the holder transfers their Bitcoin. However, if they sell their eCash coins, the transaction will not be restarted Bitcoin network.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $77,000, rising over the past 24 hours, according to Data From Coin Market Cap.
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