Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc plans an August 2026 hard fork called eCash, which would copy Bitcoin's ledger. The proposal faces scrutiny over its plan to reallocate dormant Satoshi-linked coins and potential confusion with existing projects.
Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc of LayerTwo Labs has proposed a hard fork called eCash that would reassign approximately 500,000 Bitcoin associated with the pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto to investors in a new project. The plan involves creating a separate blockchain copying Bitcoin's history but modifying the ledger to reassign coins from the 'Patoshi pattern' while giving current BTC holders equivalent eCash tokens. Named after David Chaum's early digital money project, the controversial fork is expected to launch in about 119 days with Drivechain scaling support.
Paul Sztorc lance eCash, le hard fork de Bitcoin qui active les Drivechains (BIP 300/301), offre un airdrop 1:1 aux holders et finance le projet en redistribuant une partie des bitcoins dormants de Satoshi. Lancement prévu en août 2026. L’article Hard Fork eCash : Paul Sztorc veut diviser Bitcoin et redistribuer le million de BTC de Satoshi Nakamoto est apparu en premier sur Journal du Coin.
The hard fork will introduce a new, competing layer-1 blockchain and seven layer-2 scaling networks, according to Sztorc's announcement.
