I'm using alternative client ELECTRUM. if ELECTRUM choose another chain after hard forking that has lower value market then i want to know what will happen for my coins? Can i use them at higher value market?
Electrum allows you to connect to an electrum server that you want to use so you can choose the chain you want to use. If you end up on a chain that you don't want to use, you can switch to using a different server and use the chain that you do want to use.
Which one is better and safer for 1st august.
Option 1: Downloading bitcoin core from bitcoin.org and then made a address and
Transfer all of my coins from exchanges into it and export privkey and keep it.
Option 2: Using electrum and
Transfer all of my coins from exchanges into it and keep secret phrase.
Any different between them only for 1st august.
I am not so technical and sorry for my newbie questions.