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In a blog post yesterday, the exchange said it had made the decision to “protect against” any undesirable consequences of a potential hard fork resulting from the adoption of BIP 148. “During the potential fork, from 2017-07-31 to 2017-08-02, we will suspend Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals due to potential technical risks such as replay attacks and other issues that may cause network instability,” it wrote. OKEX(OKCoin): Will suspend BTC deposits & withdraws 731~81. All versions of bitcoin will be listed if fork happenshttps://t.co/158tkLEHmj — cnLedger (@cnLedger) July 17, 2017 Over the past few days, miners have begun signaling in increasing numbers for BIP 91 over BIP 148. If the required support threshold is reached before Aug. 1, BIP 91 would lock in, providing an alternative road to SegWit without a mandatory hard fork. BIP 91 requires 80 percent miner support to lock in and subsequently activate, as opposed to BIP 148’s 95 percent. At press time Tuesday, BIP 91 had achieved 61.8 percent miner backing, along with relief from community commentators on social media. BIP91 is here to save the day! Avoids a #Bitcoin chainsplit by making Segwit2x and BIP148 compatible. 40% signalling for BIP91 right now! pic.twitter.com/qVaJh5S6S2 — Richard Heart (@RichardHeartWin) July 17, 2017 Nonetheless, OKCoin has indicated its intention not to side with any ‘version’ of Bitcoin should the latest prognosis turn out not to occur and BIP 148 locks in. “OKEx (OKCoin) as a company is dedicated to building the application layer for Bitcoin, and our purpose is to serve the best interests of each and every one of our customers,” it continued. “Our stance is that OKEx will support all competing forms of Bitcoin, and grant each option to our customers and the market.” Bitcoin News Hard Fork Bitcoin Exchanges China SegWit OKCoin Media Comments (3) Hide Comments Hottest Bitcoin News Daily For updates and exclusive offers, enter your e-mail below. 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Suddenly, Bitcoin Hard Fork Looks Unlikely As Chinese Exchange Readies For SegWit
