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Bitcoin Diamond / Bitcoin
crypto

Which Fork?
1. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – 2017
• Why it forked: The famous “block size war.” A group wanted bigger blocks (8 MB → now 32 MB) so Bitcoin could handle more transactions cheaply.
• Philosophy: “Peer-to-peer digital cash.” Fast, cheap payments.
• BTC vs BCH outcome: BTC focused on being a secure, decentralized store of value; BCH focused on everyday payments.
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2. Bitcoin SV (BSV, “Satoshi’s Vision”) – 2018
• Why it forked: Even BCH split again. Craig Wright (who controversially claims to be Satoshi) and Calvin Ayre argued that BCH wasn’t scaling big enough.
• Changes: BSV massively increased block size (eventually up to 2 GB!).
• Philosophy: Uncapped scaling, claiming to follow Satoshi’s original “vision.”
• Reputation: Very controversial, limited adoption, often criticized as centralized.
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3. Bitcoin Gold (BTG) – 2017
• Why it forked: To “re-decentralize” mining. Bitcoin mining was dominated by ASICs (specialized, expensive hardware). BTG switched to an algorithm (Equihash) designed to be ASIC-resistant, so regular GPUs could mine again.
• Philosophy: “Make Bitcoin decentralized again.”
• Outcome: Never gained major traction, often hit by 51% attacks.
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4. Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) – 2017
• Why it forked: Promised faster transaction confirmations and larger supply (210 million coins instead of 21 million).
• Changes: Bigger block size, different encryption.
• Reputation: Generally seen as a speculative fork, never gained much trust.
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5. Other Smaller Forks
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP): A merge-fork of Bitcoin and ZClassic, aimed at privacy.
• Bitcoin XT / Classic / Unlimited: Earlier forks that tried to push for larger block sizes before BCH officially split.
• Bitcoin Green, Bitcoin God, Bitcoin Atom… (yes, there are dozens). Most were niche experiments or money grabs during the 2017 hype.
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The Big Picture
• BTC (Bitcoin): Won the “store of value” path. Focused on decentralization, security, and scarcity.
• Forks (BCH, BSV, etc.): Tried different visions — bigger blocks, more payments, ASIC resistance, privacy, etc.
• Reality check: None of the forks have come close to Bitcoin’s network effect, security, or adoption.
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✅ Summary: Forks usually happen when people disagree on scaling, mining, or vision. But Bitcoin (BTC) has remained dominant because it’s the most secure, decentralized, and widely recognized.

Which Fork?
1. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – 2017
• Why it forked: The famous “block size war.” A group wanted bigger blocks (8 MB → now 32 MB) so Bitcoin could handle more transactions cheaply.
• Philosophy: “Peer-to-peer digital cash.” Fast, cheap payments.
• BTC vs BCH outcome: BTC focused on being a secure, decentralized store of value; BCH focused on everyday payments.
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2. Bitcoin SV (BSV, “Satoshi’s Vision”) – 2018
• Why it forked: Even BCH split again. Craig Wright (who controversially claims to be Satoshi) and Calvin Ayre argued that BCH wasn’t scaling big enough.
• Changes: BSV massively increased block size (eventually up to 2 GB!).
• Philosophy: Uncapped scaling, claiming to follow Satoshi’s original “vision.”
• Reputation: Very controversial, limited adoption, often criticized as centralized.
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3. Bitcoin Gold (BTG) – 2017
• Why it forked: To “re-decentralize” mining. Bitcoin mining was dominated by ASICs (specialized, expensive hardware). BTG switched to an algorithm (Equihash) designed to be ASIC-resistant, so regular GPUs could mine again.
• Philosophy: “Make Bitcoin decentralized again.”
• Outcome: Never gained major traction, often hit by 51% attacks.
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4. Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) – 2017
• Why it forked: Promised faster transaction confirmations and larger supply (210 million coins instead of 21 million).
• Changes: Bigger block size, different encryption.
• Reputation: Generally seen as a speculative fork, never gained much trust.
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5. Other Smaller Forks
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP): A merge-fork of Bitcoin and ZClassic, aimed at privacy.
• Bitcoin XT / Classic / Unlimited: Earlier forks that tried to push for larger block sizes before BCH officially split.
• Bitcoin Green, Bitcoin God, Bitcoin Atom… (yes, there are dozens). Most were niche experiments or money grabs during the 2017 hype.
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The Big Picture
• BTC (Bitcoin): Won the “store of value” path. Focused on decentralization, security, and scarcity.
• Forks (BCH, BSV, etc.): Tried different visions — bigger blocks, more payments, ASIC resistance, privacy, etc.
• Reality check: None of the forks have come close to Bitcoin’s network effect, security, or adoption.
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✅ Summary: Forks usually happen when people disagree on scaling, mining, or vision. But Bitcoin (BTC) has remained dominant because it’s the most secure, decentralized, and widely recognized.