ElectrumG – Release 3.2.1

Announcements, Development

The BTG blockchain has been performing wonderfully since the successful Network Upgrade last week. If you’re using our ElectrumG wallet, make sure you update to the latest version, published last week: ElectrumG 3.2.1 ElectrumG 3.2.1 is a stable release and is fully compatible with the recently Upgraded Bitcoin Gold Network. What is ElectrumG? ElectrumG is our version […]

A Successful Network Upgrade

Announcements, Updates

Block 536200 was mined Jul 3, 2018 at 9:59:26 PM UTC Unlocked: New PoW, Equihash-BTGUnlocked: New DAA, LWMA The Network Upgrade was a success, the blockchain is stable, and all partners can resume regular activities – including returning confirmation requirements to pre-fork levels. Now delivering: greater safety, greater stability, and renewed ASIC resistance It has been

ElectrumG – an SPV wallet for Bitcoin Gold

Announcements, Development

We are releasing our Beta version of ElectrumG, our fork of the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet project for Bitcoin Gold. Electrum was first announced for Bitcoin in 2011. Since then, it has grown to be one of the most popular Bitcoin wallets, both for users and developers, and we’re thrilled to bring this well-known piece of software to the

The BTGPay Program

Announcements, General

The Bitcoin Gold Organization is thrilled to announce the launch of BTGPay, an exciting new program which will accelerate the adoption of Bitcoin Gold (BTG) as a payment cryptocurrency and drive the growth of the payment ecosystem around BTG. The BTGPay program will initially consist of two major initiatives. First, the BTGPay Partner program will

BTG is on Exodus

Announcements

We’re happy to report that Bitcoin Gold is now on Exodus! The very popular (and very pretty) Exodus multi-asset desktop wallet brings us support for Bitcoin Gold in their latest release. Now, BTG fans can use a lite wallet that doesn’t just securely manage their coins, it also beautifully charts their holdings! And, since Exodus fully

Roadmap 2018

Announcements, Development, General, Updates

Seeing how far we’ve come, it’s easy to forget that just a few days ago, we enjoyed the two-month anniversary of our Launch on November 12th, 2017. Since then, the Bitcoin Gold (BTG) coin has been listed in 46 markets on 26 exchanges and is supported by the top instant exchange platforms (ShapeShift and Changelly), which would not

ShapeShift Supports Bitcoin Gold

Announcements, Updates

We’re happy to share that ShapeShift is providing instant exchange services into and out of Bitcoin Gold! Full BTG functionality is live and available to anyone using ShapeShift, including merchants (like Overstock), business service providers (like BitGo), wallets (like Coinomi), and anyone else who uses the ShapeShift API. End users can use ShapeShift directly through their website. With ShapeShift joining Changelly, both

Somewhere We Can Talk

Announcements, General

5-second summary: We’re moving from Slack to Discord on Monday. We’ve also set up a discussion Forum. More Comfortable Places for the Community The attention and interest the Bitcoin Gold project has attracted is phenomenal and continues to expand. Part of our ambition for serving this growing community is to continuously improve communications… both by improving our messaging

Vulnerable Wallets and the Suspicious File

Announcements, Updates

Summary After the Suspicious File incident that we reported on November 26th, our staff conducted a security audit, performed password rotations and 2FA reset for all accounts with access to critical facilities including (but not limited to) Github, and implemented strict security measures and protocols to greatly enhance safety and ensure this does not happen again. We