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rgbkey.github.io/pgp.txt
December 02, 2017, 02:54:00 AM
#7
I imagine that they would support a fork provided that:

-The value of it was high enough for their users to demand it
-It had a functioning codebase
-It was secure for them to implement support.

However, since "Bitcoin Gold" was an extremely shady group who listed a scam on their website that stole millions of dollars, failed to protect their official client from malware and basically rode off the back of BCH anyway, I find it hard to believe that there's any more relevant forks to come.

Were did you get your info that btg is such a scam, would be interested to hear more.
Not Bitcoin Gold itself. But the wallet created by a random dev that were stealing private-keys/wallet seeds and was linked for some time by the BTG team in the BTG's official website.

That's the one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7drv3v/scam_warningbitcoin_gold_wallet_stole_all_my/
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-gold-wallet-scam-nets-3-million-illicit-earnings/

And the more recently fiasco: https://bitcoingold.org/critical-warning-nov-26/

thanks for sharing that. We have to be so careful. its almost possible that someone would create a fork in order to steal private keys like that.
I'm not quite sure it's the devs that did that, just because they already gave themselves plenty of "bounty" coins.
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November 27, 2017, 11:59:06 AM
#6
I imagine that they would support a fork provided that:

-The value of it was high enough for their users to demand it
-It had a functioning codebase
-It was secure for them to implement support.

However, since "Bitcoin Gold" was an extremely shady group who listed a scam on their website that stole millions of dollars, failed to protect their official client from malware and basically rode off the back of BCH anyway, I find it hard to believe that there's any more relevant forks to come.

Were did you get your info that btg is such a scam, would be interested to hear more.
Not Bitcoin Gold itself. But the wallet created by a random dev that were stealing private-keys/wallet seeds and was linked for some time by the BTG team in the BTG's official website.

That's the one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7drv3v/scam_warningbitcoin_gold_wallet_stole_all_my/
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-gold-wallet-scam-nets-3-million-illicit-earnings/

And the more recently fiasco: https://bitcoingold.org/critical-warning-nov-26/

thanks for sharing that. We have to be so careful. its almost possible that someone would create a fork in order to steal private keys like that.
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November 26, 2017, 04:18:11 PM
#5
I imagine that they would support a fork provided that:

-The value of it was high enough for their users to demand it
-It had a functioning codebase
-It was secure for them to implement support.

However, since "Bitcoin Gold" was an extremely shady group who listed a scam on their website that stole millions of dollars, failed to protect their official client from malware and basically rode off the back of BCH anyway, I find it hard to believe that there's any more relevant forks to come.

Were did you get your info that btg is such a scam, would be interested to hear more.
Not Bitcoin Gold itself. But the wallet created by a random dev that were stealing private-keys/wallet seeds and was linked for some time by the BTG team in the BTG's official website.

That's the one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/7drv3v/scam_warningbitcoin_gold_wallet_stole_all_my/
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-gold-wallet-scam-nets-3-million-illicit-earnings/

And the more recently fiasco: https://bitcoingold.org/critical-warning-nov-26/
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November 26, 2017, 03:48:49 PM
#4
I imagine that they would support a fork provided that:

-The value of it was high enough for their users to demand it
-It had a functioning codebase
-It was secure for them to implement support.

However, since "Bitcoin Gold" was an extremely shady group who listed a scam on their website that stole millions of dollars, failed to protect their official client from malware and basically rode off the back of BCH anyway, I find it hard to believe that there's any more relevant forks to come.

Were did you get your info that btg is such a scam, would be interested to hear more.
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November 26, 2017, 08:37:14 AM
#3
I imagine that they would support a fork provided that:

-The value of it was high enough for their users to demand it
-It had a functioning codebase
-It was secure for them to implement support.

However, since "Bitcoin Gold" was an extremely shady group who listed a scam on their website that stole millions of dollars, failed to protect their official client from malware and basically rode off the back of BCH anyway, I find it hard to believe that there's any more relevant forks to come.
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rgbkey.github.io/pgp.txt
November 26, 2017, 01:43:21 AM
#2
I would imagine they would support any fork as long as it's economically worth it for the owners. Their entire business is a wallet so I'm hoping they continue to support the forks.
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November 25, 2017, 04:56:43 PM
#1
There are now a lot of bitcoin forks coming and I wonder if ledger are going to support each one. Does anyone know? it is fantastic if they do but a lot to ask I guess.
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