Does our BTC need to be off the exchanges before Gold fork?

[beatle78]

If I have BTC on exchanges such as Kraken and Bittrex on 10/25, will I still receive bitcoin gold on 11/1?

[AdolfinWolf]

If I have BTC on exchanges such as Kraken and Bittrex on 10/25, will I still receive bitcoin gold on 11/1?

That depends on the policy of the exchange, Bittrex for example credited their users with BitcoinCash shortly after the fork.

I am not sure what their stance on the current fork is, so you should figure that out.

It is always better to get a desktop wallet, to make absolutely sure you get the coins from the fork..

[beatle78]

Ok, what are some good desktop or Android wallets for BTC?
I just installed imtoken, but that seems to be ETH based coins only.

[AdolfinWolf]

Ok, what are some good desktop or Android wallets for BTC?
I just installed imtoken, but that seems to be ETH based coins only.

I use Electrum on my desktop, that should work for the upcoming bitcoingold fork aswell ( I am expecting that ). See https://electrum.org/bcc.txt about the previous hardfork ( BitcoinCash)

[beatle78]

Thank you!  I'll check it out.