BITCOIN GOLD BLOG
All the news and updates hereNetwork Upgrade: Testnet Today, Mainnet Next
Mandatory Network Upgrade Bitcoin Gold is in the process of a mandatory Network Upgrade. Executing this upgrade requires a hard fork, but we anticipate a smooth upgrade with no chain splits (and no new coins created.) We have successfully Upgraded the Testnet via hard...
Equihash-BTG: Our New PoW Algorithm
Summary: Our current mining algorithm, Equihash, is used by many different coins without any personalization. It was originally developed by Zcash and based on the parameter set <200,9>. We are going to upgrade to Equihash with a the parameter set <144,5>,...
A Brief Update on the Pending Upgrade
The team is hard at work preparing for a Network Upgrade to be accomplished via Hard Fork (this will not create a new coin.) We're doing this for two reasons: we need to address the threat of ASIC miners coming into the Equihash mining space, and we need to take steps...
Responding to Attacks
We have recently sent a detailed memo to the Exchanges who carry Bitcoin Gold, but we also wanted to be transparent and share information with the public. (If you’re with an Exchange that has not received the memo, please get in touch via the usual channels...
A Response to the ASIC Threat
This week, we learned that the dominant specialty crypto mining hardware maker (Bitmain) has released an “ASIC” miner for Equihash, which means it would be able to mine BTG if we were to allow that to happen. We will not allow that to happen. ASIC-resistance is...
ElectrumG – an SPV wallet for Bitcoin Gold
We are releasing our Beta version of ElectrumG , our fork of the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet project for Bitcoin Gold. ElectrumG is a full-featured SPV wallet for Linux, Mac, and PC.
New Testnet v3 and Developer Resources
New Testnet v3 and Developer Resources. We’re constantly improving our infrastructure and environment so that development and progress is well-supported.
The BTGPay Program
BTGPay: programs connecting merchants, services, and integrators to build solutions – and then helping consumers find them!
The Bitcoin Gold Insight Explorer
Announcing our new, Blockchain Explorer at https://explorer.bitcoingold.org – more than “just another explorer,” this is a fully functional Bitcoin Gold Insight instance and web application service presenting the Insight UI and Insight API. It runs on a full Bitcoin Gold Bitcore Node and is hosted by the Bitcoin Gold Organization.
BitGo, Gold, and Bitcoin Gold
BitGo, a blockchain security company offering institutional services, has supported the use of BTG since 2017. Read a little about what they offer, and why it’s important that services like BitGo support Bitcoin Gold.