The issue is really not about coinbase supporting BCH its about people seeing it as the next best alternative which is why a lot of people that have even doubted the survival of bch up to this point are blaming themselves of exiting the market so soon when it launched. What is needed is bitcoin developers to be on top of their game, and let bitcoin continue to claim its top spot while other coins handle the rest of the available positions.
When a non tech newb hears over and over bitcoin, how do they find info?
Bitcoin.com they type and what do they push? BCH
Then they search google and see coinbase ads, they get a wallet and they see two choices, original bitcoin and cash.
They might do some research, they see btc is slow and expensive to use, they see bch is fast and cheap to use, they see bch is way less to invest in, they buy bch.
I have non tech friends I told about btc for years, none had interest, now they all want some.
I take them to coinbase setup account they throw their CC in it and then I show them the choices.
I say this expensive one is original bitcoin, I explain the fork and how guys like me got a lot of bch and myself I like it for fast cheap transfers.
I explain ether and lite.
Most say okay, let me buy into bch.
None are buying into btc as first time buyers.
A few threw a little into etherum and lite.
So to people that are looking at the whole crypto thing as penny stocks I guess, cheaper coins look good and when you explain bch is the result of a fork and it has advantages and there's a ton of fighting in house at btc core, well new investors are saying let me try some bch.
So far they're happy, it is out performing btc since CB allowed it to be bought the other day.
Now most of them want Ripple, I explained it's hard to buy in USA and I'm not really sure of the other exchanges for US citizens. I have some, a buddy of mine bought it for me and I sent him some btc while back but I don't dabble on the korean exchanges myself, I'm starting to setup accounts on exchanges just to be able do large xrp.
So right now at this point in time, you have huge interest in btc, guys are hearing it all over the news and they now finally want in.
I told them, look, you're years late, but long term crypto and btc and bch have lots of growth but don't be surprised to loose a lot right now, it's very, very volatile.
So for entry level investors, they all like bch, not one of my buddies are buying into btc.
I'm honest with them, I own btc and got a ton of bch at the fork and now I dabble in xrp.
I don't personally like ETH nor LTC.
So if someone else set them up, maybe they would have bought into btc.
Most of these guys are mega millionaires, they own their own businesses and have had great success.
It took all this hype about bitcoin in the media to get their attention.
Will some end up in btc, who knows.
All I know is people that I respect in crypto are all saying the play right now is BCH and XRP.
That may be contrary to this forum, but these are all mega mega millionaires.
They all got into btc and now they are selling btc to put into other coins and bch is the one they are all jumping into.
So at this point in time, crypto is red hot, a lot of coins will be going up and we hit a barrier at 20K with btc and how long for it break through no one can really say, but one guy I trust is saying BCH is twin to BTC and both will soon be seen by most investors are the same thing and the values will equal out.
Is he right? He's saying it happens very soon, so we'll see.
Crypto is now the play and yes, BTC was the original coin, but right now most would agree transactions fees and value and speed are all negatives.
Will it be 50K soon? IMO yes, and BCH might be right with it when it hits 50k.
If not 5% of 50K is 2500, and that's where pre Coinbase had BCH for most of the past 5 months 5% of btc value.
Well it's now 22% since CB said we will trade it.
So for now bch is the play IMO.
Coinbase is why bch is now closing in on the value ratio.
BCH will easily pass ETH as the #2 market coin next week IMO.
The only real question IMO is how much of the space between BTC and BCH in value ratio will disappear now that CB is trading it.
So IMO CB is why we now have 22% value ratios to BCH to BTC.
Will it be 35% soon or 50% or even 100%?
Next 2 weeks to 2 months will answer it.
It could be both BTC and BCH jump over 20K next week or BTC might drop next week for profits.
As BTC goes so does all crypto but BCH is fast becoming the 2nd biggest coin, new blood likes it.