My
Bitcoin Fork claiming guide (and service) is probably a good place to start reading up. Note that the prices and Forks in that topic are outdated, I would currently only claim
these 5 Forkcoins.
I've seen reports of people losing BTC when using dodgy splitting apps or even malware.
The basics to avoid this:
- Move your Bitcoin to a new address before doing anything else
- Consider those addresses compromised, so don't use them again
- Understand and mitigate the lack of replay protection before continuing
- Don't install Forkcoin wallets on your normal PC, use a separate system or VM
For some of the Forks, it's possible to do offline signing. Start with the most valuable ones.