OKEx has officially taken sides in the Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash hash war. According to an official statement made by the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange today, it will list Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash ABC under the original Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash (BCH) ticker.
Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) ABC Wins with OKEx
The statement reads:
“We will change the ticker of Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash ABC from BCHABC to BCH, and that of Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash SV from BCHSV to BSV at 5am Dec 13, 2018 (CET, UTC +1). At the same time, spot trading of BCHABC and BCHSV will also be suspended. All remaining balance of the original BCH will be settled, and the asset will be removed from your account.”
The Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash hard fork split took place on November 15th and caused a lot of drama within the cryptocurrency community. In addition to the drama, coins began falling at a rapid rate as investors lost confidence.
From the beginning, Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) ABC has been supported by a number of the major cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) ABC is led by Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin (available on Coinbase).com. The more conservative upgrade to the Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash protocol was supported by Coinbase, Binance, and Bitmain from the beginning. Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange owned by the Winklevoss twins, also voiced it would only support Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) ABC.