Coinbase Could Face Legal Battle For Leaving Out Bitcoin CashThe decision by Coinbase not to offer the hard forked Bitcoin chain, in operation on August 1, to its customers could have legal implications as the exchange faces the ire of many feeling they are owed their Bitcoin Cash.
Coinbase, as one of the more popular Bitcoin exchanges, followed suit with a number of other competitors in announcing that it would not be supporting the hard fork currency of Bitcoin, known as Bitcoin Cash (BCC).
However, a prominent legal scholar with insight into these new technologies believes that Coinbase may be breaking common law property rules. Many customers of Coinbase have been irate as every one of them is entitled to an equal amount of the breakaway currency.
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