We wanted to provide customers notice of how a possible hard
fork of the Bitcoin protocol into Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin
Unlimited will affect your GDAX account.
The only version of Bitcoin supported on GDAX today is Bitcoin
Core, currently represented by the symbol BTC.
We may provide support for Bitcoin Unlimited in the future
depending on market conditions and stability of the protocol, but
we cannot guarantee whether or when such support may be available.
Customers who wish to access both blockchains at the time of the
hard fork should withdraw their BTC from GDAX since we cannot
guarantee what will happen during the hard fork or when this access
may be available.
If one chain receives an overwhelming majority of support from
miners, users, and exchanges, we reserve the right to alter the
name of chains or discontinue support for certain chains in
the future.
Ensuring the safety of customer funds is our top priority. In
the event of a hard fork of the Bitcoin protocol, it is likely that
we will temporarily suspend the deposit, withdrawal and trading of
bitcoin on GDAX pending our assessment of the technical risks posed
by the fork, such as the possibility of replay attacks, network
instability, and other factors. Customers should take note
that they will not be able to withdraw bitcoin from or deposit
bitcoin to GDAX for a period of up to 24 hours or more following
a fork.
We look forward to working with development teams and other
exchanges to ensure the smooth execution of any hard forks with as
little disruption as possible. Customers can monitor our Status
Page and Twitter for the latest updates
from GDAX.
Update for Customers with Bitcoin Stored on
GDAX was originally published in The GDAX Blog on
Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by
highlighting and responding to this story.
We wanted to provide customers notice of how a possible hard
fork of the Bitcoin protocol into Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin
Unlimited will affect your GDAX account.
The only version of Bitcoin supported on GDAX today is Bitcoin
Core, currently represented by the symbol BTC.
We may provide support for Bitcoin Unlimited in the future
depending on market conditions and stability of the protocol, but
we cannot guarantee whether or when such support may be available.
Customers who wish to access both blockchains at the time of the
hard fork should withdraw their BTC from GDAX since we cannot
guarantee what will happen during the hard fork or when this access
may be available.
If one chain receives an overwhelming majority of support from
miners, users, and exchanges, we reserve the right to alter the
name of chains or discontinue support for certain chains in
the future.
Ensuring the safety of customer funds is our top priority. In
the event of a hard fork of the Bitcoin protocol, it is likely that
we will temporarily suspend the deposit, withdrawal and trading of
bitcoin on GDAX pending our assessment of the technical risks posed
by the fork, such as the possibility of replay attacks, network
instability, and other factors. Customers should take note
that they will not be able to withdraw bitcoin from or deposit
bitcoin to GDAX for a period of up to 24 hours or more following
a fork.
We look forward to working with development teams and other
exchanges to ensure the smooth execution of any hard forks with as
little disruption as possible. Customers can monitor our Status
Page and Twitter for the latest updates
from GDAX.
Update for Customers with Bitcoin Stored on
GDAX was originally published in The GDAX Blog on
Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by
highlighting and responding to this story.