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DO NOT USE: OFF-TOPIC. Bitcoin Cash is an altcoin which forked from Bitcoin to increase the maximum block size.

Bitcoin Cash is an altcoin which forked from Bitcoin in order to raise the maximum block size initially from 1 MB to 8 MB. And by the year 2018 increased the maximum block size from 8 MB to 32 MB as well as re-enabled Satoshi OP_Codes.

Bitcoin Cash activated when the Median Time Past of a block was after August 1st 2017 at 12:20 UTC. The first Bitcoin Cash block was at height 478559. Anyone who held Bitcoin prior to the fork had the same amount of Bitcoin Cash following the fork.

Bitcoin Cash implemented mandatory 2-way replay protection by adopting the Signature Hashing scheme described in BIP 143.

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How does Bitcoin Cash implement replay protection?

Bitcoin Cash says that they are providing replay protection for their fork. How does this replay protection work?
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I have Bitcoins in a local wallet, how do I get my Bitcoin Cash without using an exchange?

I have a few Bitcoins in a local wallet and I own my private key. I know that on 1st August 2017, Bitcoin is splitting into BTC and BCC. How do I get Bitcoin Cash without transferring my Bitcoins to a 3rd party exchange?
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Bitcoin Cash: how to check address balance / transactions?

BlockExplorer (https://blockexplorer.com) provides a way to check bitcoin balances. What is the alternative to check for transactions in Bitcoin Cash addresses?
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Which wallets support Bitcoin Cash?

I'm looking for a big list of wallets that support Bitcoin Cash. What are the wallets that have Bitcoin Cash support?
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What would happen if you send Bitcoin (BTC) to a Bitcoin Cash (BCH, aka BCC) address?

Could someone please explain what happens if someone sends bitcoin to a Bitcoin Cash address after the August 1st fork? Would there be a way to recover them?
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How to claim Bitcoin Cash & Bitcoin Gold from paper wallet

Before the first Bitcoin fork (August 1st) I put all my Bitcoin into a paper wallet. I kind of forgot about it. Now I think I can claim Bitcoin cash as well. Now there has been another fork resulting in Bitcoin gold. How to I take my Bitcoin from…
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Bitcoin Cash "Cash Address" format

What is "Cash Address" or "CashAddr"? Is that a new Bitcoin Cash address format?
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Bitcoin Cash accidentally sent to Bitcoin address. Can I get them back?

I managed my Bitcoins Cash in a Electrum Cash wallet on my PC. From there, I accidentally sent them to another internet based wallet, but didn't notice that this wallet is for Bitcoin and not Bitcoin Cash. In the Bitcoin Cash blockchain I can see…
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What happens to coins after Bitcoin Cash fork?

I'm new to Bitcoin and I read that there is a fork going to happen on Aug 1st to create Bitcoin Cash (BCC). From https://ethereumprice.org/ethereum-classic-and-bitcoin-cash/?a=1&b=https://ethereumprice.org/ it is estimated that Bitcoin Cash is going…
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BIP44: What's the use of internal addresses?

I've read other questions (and their answers) on this but I still don't see the use for internal addresses. I get that you're supposed to send the change of a transaction there but I don't see how this benefits you, all it does is move your…
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What is the dust limit on Bitcoin Cash transactions?

I understand from another question here on Stack Exchange that the dust limit for Bitcoin transactions is 546 satoshi, meaning that no transaction output may be on an amount less than that. What is the equivalent dust limit for Bitcoin Cash…
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Forks to be aware of other than Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold?

I have now taken care of the Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold that I was given "for free" when the hard forks took place, and sent them to other wallets. Before getting rid of [*] my old Electrum wallet containing all the relevant keys and wallet…
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Claim Bitcoin cash from android bitcoin app

I have some bitcoin stored in the bitcoin wallet android app I want to transfer my inherited Bitcoin Cash (BCC) to an exchange. The android app doesn't care about BCC. I tried to decode a backup of my wallet to use the private key in Bitcoin ABC…
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Get BCH from blockchain.info after fork

I had a fraction of BTC on blockchain.info before the 1st of August and I didn't touch them at all afterwards. I never got my private keys (nor the 12 words) from my blockchain.info wallet (or if I did god knows where they are). Question: if I try…
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What is the maximum number of transactions per seconds on Bitcoin Cash?

What is the maximum number of transactions per seconds on Bitcoin Cash? I know that on Bitcoin (BTC) is was 7 tx/s.
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