Suddenly, Bitcoin Hard Fork Looks Unlikely As Chinese Exchange Readies For SegWit

Chinese exchange OKCoin has confirmed it will halt trading over the SegWit lock-in period as a hard fork appears less likely.

In a blog post yesterday, the exchange said it had made the decision to “protect against” any undesirable consequences of a potential hard fork resulting from the adoption of BIP 148.

“During the potential fork, from 2017-07-31 to 2017-08-02, we will suspend Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals due to potential technical risks such as replay attacks and other issues that may cause network instability,” it wrote.

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Source: CoinTelegraph

 

 

 

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