Blockchain.info Launches Bitcoin Cash Support, Users Cry For SegWit
Popular Bitcoin wallet provider Blockchain.info has announced it has now given “full support” to Bitcoin Cash (BCH). In a blog post today, Blockchain confirmed that a Bitcoin fork, Bitcoin Cash, had become one of its wallet’s main currencies alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). “In November, we revealed our plan to deliver on the growing demand we’ve seen for Bitcoin Cash,” the post explains. “Starting today, we’re supporting Bitcoin Cash with full functionality through the same web wallet[.]” Blockchain.info’s initial run with BCH saw users gain the ability to ‘unlock’ duplicate balances earmarked on the fork date Aug. 1. Now, trading in and out has the same setup as with the wallet’s other two supported coins. No mobile support is yet available, but it’s promised to appear by the end of Q1 2018. BCH meanwhile remains a contentious topic, with its principle advocate Roger Ver continuing to cause controversy with ...