As expected, Bitcoin Cash hardfork has activated, on August 1, as a result bitcoin blockchain has split into two chains. There is also a new digital asset that has a common history with bitcoin and traded under ticker BCC (BCH).
The activation of client Bitcoin Cash scheduled for 12:20 UTC, but there were some technical difficulties and inconclusive communications. Last block before the chain split was block 478558, and at 13:30 UTC on the resource btcforkmonitor.info there was information that the Bitcoin Cash nodes are operating:
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