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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"bitcoin",<br>"author":"supercard",<br>"permlink":"bitcoin-gold-fights-launch-spam-but-fails-to-sustain-prices",<br>"title":"Bitcoin Gold Fights Launch Spam But Fails To Sustain Prices",<br>"body":"Bitcoin Gold Fights Launch Spam But Fails To Sustain Prices![725_Ly9jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy84YTlkMDkzNGYwZmYzNmVkYzAyZTAzOWEzYjNmY2M4MC5qcGc=.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmXnQvJrLyTGCLNZV2oA3ygpE8V2xfhymZXDWdn8nYX5vy\/725_Ly9jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy84YTlkMDkzNGYwZmYzNmVkYzAyZTAzOWEzYjNmY2M4MC5qcGc%3D.jpg)\n\nBitcoin Gold (BTG) has quietly launched to a cryptocurrency industry bewitched by the ongoing Bitcoin Cash debacle.\n\nThe second major fork of Bitcoin,<br> which the community largely shunned due to its lack of technical robustness,<br> is now mineable but prices have yet to demonstrate substantial support.\n![DOfA1vXXkAEDzgU.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmRqNjVYyktaymGc5dKnQytqbNzmsY7SveKFXQtgY6NfzW\/DOfA1vXXkAEDzgU.jpg)\n\nFutures prices tracked by Coinmarketcap Monday show a slight uptick following a major downturn through the weekend.\n\nPrices had peaked Nov. 11 at just under $500 per coin ahead of the launch the following day,<br> coinciding with Bitcoin Cash\u2019s own all-time highs approaching $2,<br>400.\n\nThat fork has also since rapidly declined,<br> heading towards just $1,<br>100 - in Bitcoin terms a loss of 70 percent.\n\nBTG\u2019s issuance was complicated by the emergence of a malicious scam,<br> which used the Twitter handle @bitcoingolds as a basis to trick migrating users into handing over cryptocurrency. \n\nAfter its network snapshot last month,<br> meanwhile,<br> a major DDoS attack paralyzed its website.\n\n\u201cA massive attack was made in an apparent effort to disrupt the mainnet launch,<br> but the Bitcoin Gold team managed to get the network up and running\u2026 albeit a little later than planned,<br>\u201d developers added in an official release post following the launch.\n\nCointelegraph would like to reiterate that Bitcoin Gold is an altcoin and not affiliated with the Bitcoin Core chain - the original version of Bitcoin. Purchasing Bitcoin Gold does not mean that you hold Bitcoin.",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"bitcoin\",<br>\"gold\" ,<br>\"users\":[\"bitcoingolds\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmXnQvJrLyTGCLNZV2oA3ygpE8V2xfhymZXDWdn8nYX5vy\/725_Ly9jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy84YTlkMDkzNGYwZmYzNmVkYzAyZTAzOWEzYjNmY2M4MC5qcGc%3D.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmRqNjVYyktaymGc5dKnQytqbNzmsY7SveKFXQtgY6NfzW\/DOfA1vXXkAEDzgU.jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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