# Bitcoin Gold

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Bitcoin Gold (codename BTCGPU) is a fork of the Bitcoin blockchain that will occur at the first block after 12:00:00 UTC October 25, 2017.

At the predetermined block height, Bitcoin Gold miners will begin creating blocks with a new proof-of-work algorithm, and this will cause a bifurcation of the Bitcoin blockchain. The original Bitcoin blockchain will continue on unaltered, but a new branch of the blockchain will split off from the original chain. The new branch is a distinct blockchain with the same transaction history as Bitcoin up until the fork, but then diverges from it. As a result of this process, a new cryptocurrency will be born.

## Links

* Website: http://btcgpu.org
* Slack: [invitation](https://join.slack.com/t/bitcoin-gold/shared_invite/enQtMjU2MDY5MDQyNjkzLTQyMzZhMTBkMDM4MmRhNTI3NzM4YjlmMzMyNDIwZmFkYjc3ZmFiOTQ4NTJjNDNlNGM0NDI4YTI3MzZmZTRmMzg)
* TODO-list: https://trello.com/b/P1rLw1G9/bitcoin-gold-todos

# Bitcoin Gold

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/BTCGPU/BTCGPU.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/BTCGPU/BTCGPU)

Bitcoin Gold (codename BTCGPU) is a fork of the Bitcoin blockchain that will occur at block height 491407, at roughly 12:00:00 UTC October 25, 2017.

At the predetermined block height, Bitcoin Gold miners will begin creating blocks with a new proof-of-work algorithm, and this will cause a bifurcation of the Bitcoin blockchain. The original Bitcoin blockchain will continue on unaltered, but a new branch of the blockchain will split off from the original chain. The new branch is a distinct blockchain with the same transaction history as Bitcoin up until the fork, but then diverges from it. As a result of this process, a new cryptocurrency will be born.

## Links

* Website: http://btcgpu.org
* Slack: [invitation](https://join.slack.com/t/bitcoin-gold/shared_invite/enQtMjU2MDY5MDQyNjkzLTQyMzZhMTBkMDM4MmRhNTI3NzM4YjlmMzMyNDIwZmFkYjc3ZmFiOTQ4NTJjNDNlNGM0NDI4YTI3MzZmZTRmMzg)
* TODO-list: https://trello.com/b/P1rLw1G9/bitcoin-gold-todos

Update readme with exact block height
Update readme with exact block height
