{
  "id": 18725570,
  "title": "Bitcoin holders have received eCash — What can you do with it?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/bitcoin-holders-have-received-ecash-what-can-you-do-with-it",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-07T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-holders-have-received-ecash-what-can-you-with-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bitcoin holders who participated in the recent eCash hard fork have received an equivalent balance of the new token, ECX. The eCash network, launched by LayerTwo Labs, aims to bring payments, privacy, and other applications to a Bitcoin-based network. This fork, which took place at Bitcoin block 973,728, offers developers the ability to build independent sidechains with different features using Drivechains, a system that provides freedom from changes to Bitcoin's base-layer protocol. Currently, five sidechains have been launched alongside eCash's mainnet, with two more expected soon. However, trading eCash is not yet widely available on major crypto exchanges, and its value on platforms like CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko remains uncertain. Bitcoiners who self-custody their coins will need to use a wallet that supports eCash and carefully separate their ECX from their BTC. Wallets that support eCash will need to follow specific processes to ensure the two networks' transaction histories do not interfere with one another.",
  "summary": "Bitcoin’s eCash fork gives eligible holders an equivalent balance of ECX, but questions remain over where they can trade the tokens and what they can do with them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}