Blockchain.info Bitcoin Gold, hard fork, and BTC

[2tights]

Ok, so I use blockchain to store my wallet.

I notice that I'm able to access a hidden away part of my profile on the website to access Bitcoin gold, and I notice my balance of BTC has remained in tact..


It appears that I now own both BTC and bitcoin gold?

This makes sense, because my wallet would contain the same data on both blockchains. Therefore, I'd be able to access the wallet on both blockchains and send or receive from each while not affecting the other.


Am I missing something here? I've been reading about some people saying that blockchain.info will be converting everthing to bitcoin cash, which of course I don't.

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[ahmedjamal1998]

Why don't you just go by the easy way ?
Download electrum and send your bitcoins to that wallet because you must have access to the private keys of your address that has bitcoins in order to be part of the snapshot.

I notice that I'm able to access a hidden away part of my profile on the website to access Bitcoin gold, and I notice my balance of BTC has remained in tact..

This sounds a bit dramatic that it's a hidden part. If they haven't announced it officially, it doesn't exist.

Bitcoingold clearly stated the following on their website:

Any secure Bitcoin wallet that gives the user exclusive control of the cryptographic private keys is a suitable location to store your coins prior to the October 25 fork. Some wallets may offer you direct access to your BTG, while others may require you to take additional technical steps. Verified wallets that support BTC and BTG side-by-side will be listed on the Bitcoin Gold home page. We will publish guides for retrieving BTG from the most popular wallets, including Bitcoin Core, Electrum, Mycelium, hardware wallets, paper wallets, and more.

https://btcgpu.org/

[Mi5h0]

Ok, so I use blockchain to store my wallet.

I notice that I'm able to access a hidden away part of my profile on the website to access Bitcoin gold, and I notice my balance of BTC has remained in tact..

It appears that I now own both BTC and bitcoin gold?

This makes sense, because my wallet would contain the same data on both blockchains. Therefore, I'd be able to access the wallet on both blockchains and send or receive from each while not affecting the other.

Am I missing something here? I've been reading about some people saying that blockchain.info will be converting everthing to bitcoin cash, which of course I don't.

Sorry, but it seems to me that you have misunderstood something. Or you just didn't explain it well?
How can you see Bitcoin Gold in the blockchain.info wallet when it doesn't exist yet? Maybe you mean Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?
And why would blockchain.info hide that from you?

The truth is that blockchain.info has enabled its users to withdraw or exchange the BCH that they got after the last fork. As far as Bitcoin gold is concerned, we still have to wait for it. They will probably allow us to withdraw that in a similar way.

If you are in a hurry, you can always export your private keys and import them into the Bitcoin gold wallet when it's available.

[2tights]

Wasn't trying to be dramatic. it is a bit hidden, though.


So, with 6 hours to go, is there anywhere I can look to track what percentage of the network is implementing the 2X?

Piecing together various threads, it's still not clear to me how this is all shaking out.

[2tights]

I think the main issue here is I'm unclear, and not using the correct terminology. Apologies... I'm trying to sort this out, and am still confused, obviously.

Ok, so I use blockchain to store my wallet.

I notice that I'm able to access a hidden away part of my profile on the website to access Bitcoin gold, and I notice my balance of BTC has remained in tact..

It appears that I now own both BTC and bitcoin gold?

This makes sense, because my wallet would contain the same data on both blockchains. Therefore, I'd be able to access the wallet on both blockchains and send or receive from each while not affecting the other.

Am I missing something here? I've been reading about some people saying that blockchain.info will be converting everthing to bitcoin cash, which of course I don't.

Sorry, but it seems to me that you have misunderstood something. Or you just didn't explain it well?
How can you see Bitcoin Gold in the blockchain.info wallet when it doesn't exist yet? Maybe you mean Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?
And why would blockchain.info hide that from you?

The truth is that blockchain.info has enabled its users to withdraw or exchange the BCH that they got after the last fork. As far as Bitcoin gold is concerned, we still have to wait for it. They will probably allow us to withdraw that in a similar way.

If you are in a hurry, you can always export your private keys and import them into the Bitcoin gold wallet when it's available.

[Marry Finch]

In my opinion, everything is possible in our semi-virtual world. Otherwise, how to explain even before the hard fork and the appearance of a coin bitcoin gold officially as a result of a split with an orogenic bitcoin, its trade on the Yobit exchange at a price of 460 dollars? After all, bitcoin gold still does not exist?

[Amereum]

"A bit hidden"??

You're dealing with very technical people on these forums..
Programmers, web designers, system admins, etc..

If it's hidden take a screenshot and show it to everyone..

Ever heard of "PIC, OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!"? This is exactly what I'm talking about.

Stop trying to sound smarter than everyone here..

[2tights]

"A bit hidden"??

You're dealing with very technical people on these forums..
Programmers, web designers, system admins, etc..

If it's hidden take a screenshot and show it to everyone..

Ever heard of "PIC, OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!"? This is exactly what I'm talking about.

Stop trying to sound smarter than everyone here..

lol ok n00b. Thanks for your valuable input. Your intellect is on par with your # of posts.

[Mi5h0]

I think the main issue here is I'm unclear, and not using the correct terminology. Apologies... I'm trying to sort this out, and am still confused, obviously.

You have an official statement on the blockchain.info blog.
https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/10/12/bitcoin-hardfork-blockchain-wallet/

The short answer is: you do not have to do anything. Blockchain.info will allow you access Bitcoin gold coins when the new network stabilizes. Their priority is the safety of the original Bitcoin blockchain.
But, as I have already mentioned in the previous answer, if you want access to Bitcoin gold right away (once the Bitcoin gold wallet is available) only thing you will need to do is import your private keys into a new wallet. You can do this at any time after the fork, nothing will be lost.

Please note that there are less than 30 blocks left until the snapshot block, so I would not recommend that you start any kind of transfers right now. Transaction may not be confirmed at the time.

[Mi5h0]

In my opinion, everything is possible in our semi-virtual world. Otherwise, how to explain even before the hard fork and the appearance of a coin bitcoin gold officially as a result of a split with an orogenic bitcoin, its trade on the Yobit exchange at a price of 460 dollars? After all, bitcoin gold still does not exist?

'BTG Futures trading at Yobit'

Do you notice the word 'Futures'? This is a traders term. I am a layman, so better not to explain it.
I will only say that it can be traded with something even if it does not exist if you are sure it will exist in the future ...

[2tights]

I think the main issue here is I'm unclear, and not using the correct terminology. Apologies... I'm trying to sort this out, and am still confused, obviously.

You have an official statement on the blockchain.info blog.
https://blog.blockchain.com/2017/10/12/bitcoin-hardfork-blockchain-wallet/

The short answer is: you do not have to do anything. Blockchain.info will allow you access Bitcoin gold coins when the new network stabilizes. Their priority is the safety of the original Bitcoin blockchain.
But, as I have already mentioned in the previous answer, if you want access to Bitcoin gold right away (once the Bitcoin gold wallet is available) only thing you will need to do is import your private keys into a new wallet. You can do this at any time after the fork, nothing will be lost.

Please note that there are less than 30 blocks left until the snapshot block, so I would not recommend that you start any kind of transfers right now. Transaction may not be confirmed at the time.

I really just want to make sure my previous balance of BTC is in tact.  Again, I'm still not 100% confident I understand this fork and what the result will be.

Thanks for your thoughtful response.

[Digital Mutant]

your btc wallet is the same, nothing has changed, btc import is the same (log in and you will see it...)
in the near future blockchain.info will load a quantity of bitcoin gold into your wallet
generally they are not so quick....

[2tights]

your btc wallet is the same, nothing has changed, btc import is the same (log in and you will see it...)
in the near future blockchain.info will load a quantity of bitcoin gold into your wallet
generally they are not so quick....

Thanks for your thoughtful response. I appreciate it! 

[gentlemand]

I really can't believe blockchain.info are going to bother expending time and staff on a bullshit fork that probably isn't going to happen anyway.

Users have a seed. If there is a btg wallet then all they have to do is import it.

[2tights]

I really can't believe blockchain.info are going to bother expending time and staff on a bullshit fork that probably isn't going to happen anyway.

Users have a seed. If there is a btg wallet then all they have to do is import it.

The more I understand about this SegWit2X hostile takeover attempt, the more I agree with your sentiment.

[thearcanebear]

https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@thearcanebear/how-to-stay-safe-from-replay-attacks

Useful information to protect your assets from replay attacks during this shift.

[okala]

Yes after the hard fork you will get free share of bitcoin gold in your wallet and you will be getting both same value of bitcoin gold and bitcoin core. You can click on general from sitting and view the splitting coins. I just converted my free coins from bitcoin cash to bitcoin core in other to enable me get good share of bitcoin gold and even all my altcoins are been converted  to bitcoin core.

[Proton2233]

Do you now own btc and the same amount of btg but you can't use at the moment btg. These coins will be in your wallet in a frozen state until there is no confirmation that the codes are different from btg btc mark. This is done so that the transaction could not mix with each other in the network.

[berkk]

so are we getting bitcoin gold from blockchain.info or not? i guess we wont know until they let us know. Also my btc is in blockchain.info wallet right now, if i switch the over to electrum wallet will i still get the bitcoin gold from blockchain.info ?

[2tights]

so are we getting bitcoin gold from blockchain.info or not? i guess we wont know until they let us know. Also my btc is in blockchain.info wallet right now, if i switch the over to electrum wallet will i still get the bitcoin gold from blockchain.info ?

Pretty sure they'll do it just like they did it with Bitcoin Cash, which is they'll automatically make it available to you.

[criz2fer]

so are we getting bitcoin gold from blockchain.info or not? i guess we wont know until they let us know. Also my btc is in blockchain.info wallet right now, if i switch the over to electrum wallet will i still get the bitcoin gold from blockchain.info ?

Pretty sure they'll do it just like they did it with Bitcoin Cash, which is they'll automatically make it available to you.

Though I didn't receive my BCC from my blockchain.info wallet because I only put my bitcoin last week of August, they have some notification at the upper right corner that if you have a bitcoin at your wallet, you will receive a BCC.
I think i was not really hidden, they have just a late notification because they want to make that BCC works fine with the platform.

[CryptosapienZA]

Why don't you just go by the easy way ?
Download electrum and send your bitcoins to that wallet because you must have access to the private keys of your address that has bitcoins in order to be part of the snapshot.

I notice that I'm able to access a hidden away part of my profile on the website to access Bitcoin gold, and I notice my balance of BTC has remained in tact..

This sounds a bit dramatic that it's a hidden part. If they haven't announced it officially, it doesn't exist.

Bitcoingold clearly stated the following on their website:

Any secure Bitcoin wallet that gives the user exclusive control of the cryptographic private keys is a suitable location to store your coins prior to the October 25 fork. Some wallets may offer you direct access to your BTG, while others may require you to take additional technical steps. Verified wallets that support BTC and BTG side-by-side will be listed on the Bitcoin Gold home page. We will publish guides for retrieving BTG from the most popular wallets, including Bitcoin Core, Electrum, Mycelium, hardware wallets, paper wallets, and more.

https://btcgpu.org/

What would changing a wallet solve the PO s problem. Or you are just desperate to push your own agenda? This is pathetic. You are pathetic.

I really can't believe blockchain.info are going to bother expending time and staff on a bullshit fork that probably isn't going to happen anyway.

Users have a seed. If there is a btg wallet then all they have to do is import it.

The more I understand about this SegWit2X hostile takeover attempt, the more I agree with your sentiment.

Do you even know what the poster is asking here or you just want to appear smart by giving answers of something you know nothing about? This person is asking about Bitcoin gold. What's the relevance of Segwit2X as per your answer?

[Kakmakr]

I think they will wait until after the fork, when everything settle and a secure wallet API for Bitcoin Gold are tested and found to be secure enough for people to withdraw their Bitcoin Gold from their system. I hope they keep it simple, without you having to expose your seed to be able to do this.

Developers like to make things complex and this makes newbies vulnerable to attacks from Hackers or scammers who will exploit this confusion and uncertainty for their own benefit. ^grrrrrrr^

[Lumada]

I think they will wait until after the fork, when everything settle and a secure wallet API for Bitcoin Gold are tested and found to be secure enough for people to withdraw their Bitcoin Gold from their system. I hope they keep it simple, without you having to expose your seed to be able to do this.

Developers like to make things complex and this makes newbies vulnerable to attacks from Hackers or scammers who will exploit this confusion and uncertainty for their own benefit. ^grrrrrrr^

last time fork were too hard to redeem,I hope this time it will be much easier to grab some freebies,as well as dropping of btc may not drop too muchsince I plan to hold it until it increase again.

[arnux]

Ok, so I use blockchain to store my wallet.

I notice that I'm able to access a hidden away part of my profile on the website to access Bitcoin gold, and I notice my balance of BTC has remained in tact..


It appears that I now own both BTC and bitcoin gold?

This makes sense, because my wallet would contain the same data on both blockchains. Therefore, I'd be able to access the wallet on both blockchains and send or receive from each while not affecting the other.


Am I missing something here? I've been reading about some people saying that blockchain.info will be converting everthing to bitcoin cash, which of course I don't.

May I suggest in future that you put your coins into a desktop wallet. it's generally safer and when a fork comes blockchain.info might not accept it.

[boot1985]

Last time they added BCC on 03.10.2017 so in two months after 01.08.2017 hard fork.
So if they won't add BTG by the New Year I will give up waiting and export my private keys into BTG wallet.

As #1 online wallet and "be your bank" and stuff they should really work faster or post a clearer statement.
Those of us (like me) who doesn't wanna bother with creation of new wallet and paying BTC transfer fee (which isn't low these days) and exporting keys are really wasting selling opportunity.

[Mi5h0]

Last time they added BCC on 03.10.2017 so in two months after 01.08.2017 hard fork.
So if they won't add BTG by the New Year I will give up waiting and export my private keys into BTG wallet.

As #1 online wallet and "be your bank" and stuff they should really work faster or post a clearer statement.
Those of us (like me) who doesn't wanna bother with creation of new wallet and paying BTC transfer fee (which isn't low these days) and exporting keys are really wasting selling opportunity.

Like you said, they are the #1 online bitcoin wallet! Why would they bother with every fork that comes along.
If you want free coins, a little effort on your part wouldn't hurt.

[cafetools]

can you get BTG from blockchain.info yet?