KEY POINTS
- A Bitcoin hard fork called eCash launched on Oct. 29, crediting eligible holders with an equal amount of ECX at Bitcoin block 973,728.
- Holders are advised to move ECX first, because an unprotected BTC transaction could be replayed on the eCash network.
- ECX trading is limited: NeoxEX lists it, CoinW has only announced a distribution, and Orca offers a wrapped version on Solana.
A new Bitcoin hard fork named eCash went live on Oct. 29, giving eligible Bitcoin holders a matching balance of its native token, ECX. Cointelegraph reported on Nov. 7 that questions remain about where the tokens can be traded and what holders can do with them.
