DECENTRALIZATION
Bitcoin Gold decentralizes mining by adopting a PoW algorithm, Equihash-BTG, which cannot be run on the specialty equipment used for Bitcoin mining (ASIC miners.) This gives ordinary users a fair opportunity to mine with common GPUs.
FAIR DISTRIBUTION
Hard forking Bitcoin’s blockchain fairly and efficiently distributes 16.5 million BTG immediately to people all over the world who have interest in cryptos. Other methods, such as creating coins with a new genesis block, concentrate ownership within a small group.
REPLAY PROTECTION
To ensure the safety of the Bitcoin ecosystem, Bitcoin Gold has implemented full replay protection and unique wallet addresses, essential features that protect users and their coins from several kinds of accidents and malicious threats.
TRANSPARENCY
Bitcoin Gold is a free open source software project that is built by volunteer developers and supported by a rapidly growing community of Bitcoin enthusiasts that stretches around the globe.
From the Blog
Bitcoin DLL Vulnerability, Fixed in Bitcoin Gold
We made a fix for a DLL vulnerability that affects BTC and all coins that use Bitcoin’s installer methods. We used the fix in our recent Network Upgrade and shared it for the rest of the community’s benefit.
Lightning Network Technical Preview
We have a treat from our developers - a Technical Preview release of Lightning Network running on Bitcoin Gold! Our devs have successfully brought to life all the core functions for a BTG-based implementation of Lightning Network, based on LND (the Lightning Network...
ElectrumG – Release 3.2.1
The BTG blockchain has been performing wonderfully since the successful Network Upgrade last week. If you’re using our ElectrumG wallet, make sure you update to the latest version, published last week: ElectrumG 3.2.1 ElectrumG 3.2.1 is a stable release and is fully...
ECOSYSTEM
The following have expressed intent to support BTG, or have already implemented BTG. Be aware that by clicking on these links, you are leaving our site.
Exchanges
Trading Live Coming Soon
Pools
Explorers
Disclaimer: the Bitcoin Gold Organization (bitcoingold.org) cannot take responsibility for third party providers, such as the listed exchanges, wallets, sites and pools. All links hosted on our domain are by community members and third parties and by clicking on any of the listed links you are accepting the risks of using the third party domain and taking responsibility for any losses, damage or other issues using said domain. Crypto-currencies are inherently risky and investors and users must remain vigilant.
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