Top Bitcoin dev is launching a new BTC fork giving holders new eCash, but claiming it may be a real risk

Piyasa gündeminde öne çıkan haber: Paul Sztorc, LayerTwo Labs CEO and longtime Bitcoin developer, is planning an August 2026 Bitcoin hard fork called eCash, targeted around Bitcoin block 964,000 . His April 24 announcement described a new chain that would copy Bitcoin history , give holders 1 eCash for every 1 BTC at the split, and launch with a Bitcoin-Core-like base layer mined with SHA-256d alongside Drivechain-style sidechains. For ordinary Bitcoin holders, the practical question is more specific than the backlash.

The fork can create a new asset, new confusion, and new operational decisions, while BTC balances remain governed by Bitcoin software, Bitcoin consensus, and Bitcoin private keys. In a later clarification , Sztorc said the current eCash plan would give Satoshi Nakamoto 600,000 eCash rather than 1. He also repeated that BTC balances are untouched by eCash and that moving BTC always requires Bitcoin software plus the relevant Bitcoin private key.

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That distinction sets the holder map. A Bitcoin holder can ignore a fork and still keep the same BTC. The unresolved issue is whether eCash becomes a supported asset that exchanges, wallets, custodians, miners, and tax records have to process.

Until that happens, the controversy is mostly about legitimacy, incentives, and precedent on a new ledger. What eCash would copy from Bitcoin The proposed chain starts from a familiar hard-fork mechanic. At the fork height, Bitcoin history would be copied into a new network.

19 BTC at the split would have 4. 19 eCash on the new chain, according to Sztorc's announcement. Holders could keep, sell, or ignore those coins if the new chain launches and if they can safely access them.

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The base-chain pitch is intentionally close to Bitcoin. Sztorc described the eCash layer 1 as a near-copy of Bitcoin Core, mined with the same SHA-256d algorithm, with a one-time difficulty reset to its minimum value at launch. He also said the chain would activate BIP300 and BIP301 through CUSF, a route meant to bring Drivechain-style sidechains into eCash without changing Bitcoin itself.

The Drivechain component should stay in the background for holders. BIP300 describes hashrate escrows for sidechains, while BIP301 describes blind merged mining, a design under which SHA-256d miners can collect revenue from other chains without running those chains' full software. Those mechanics explain why Sztorc wants a separate eCash network.

BTC remains governed by Bitcoin mainnet rules. Code readiness is a separate threshold. The public LayerTwo Labs CUSF enforcer repository showed active development, while LayerTwo Labs' download page offered BitWindow software related to the Drivechain stack.

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