{"id":2636,"date":"2017-12-30T01:25:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T01:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2017-12-30T02:42:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T02:42:23","slug":"segwit2x-futures-b2x-plunges-amidst-controversies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/segwit2x-futures-b2x-plunges-amidst-controversies\/","title":{"rendered":"SegWit2X Futures (B2X) Plunges Amidst Controversies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"As announced on December 16, Bitcoin network underwent another forking on December 28<\/a> to create an altcoin named SegWit2x. However, the days that led to Forking saw the SegWit2x (futures) rise from $540.01 to $968.57. That represents a $40 billion rise in market capitalization.<\/p>\n

Following the completion of forking at block 501451, the futures price plunged to $281. Likewise, Bitcoin SegWit2x (BT2) plunged to $125.69, from $334.87 before forking. There are many controversies surrounding the SegWit2x project.<\/p>\n

Firstly, none of the developers involved in the original SegWit2X project, which was cancelled in November, is involved in this forking. That was confirmed through a live chat by Finance Magnates<\/a> with the developers involved in the forking completed earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Secondly, very little information is revealed about the team members on the official website. Even the LinkedIn profile of the project\u2019s supposed founder Jaap Terlouw is not complete in all aspects. No sources are provided to corroborate Terlouw\u2019s status as an experienced developer.<\/p>\n

The project\u2019s GitHub account<\/a> is only about 10 days old. The code stored in GitHub account reveals that the six members involved in the project are planning to set aside six million pre-mined coins for themselves. That represents 28% of the 21 million coins that are ever going to be created.<\/p>\n

While websites, which offer paid-for press releases<\/a>, were going gaga about the sharp rally in the futures contracts, unbiased news sources<\/a> have been raising doubts about the project.<\/p>\n

The developers had promised to issue \u201ca proportional number of Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s Bitcoins\u201d<\/strong> to all BTC holders, after the completion of the fork. However, it is unclear how the team will actually be able to access the coins created by the anonymous inventor.<\/p>\n

Thus, an abundance of caution is advised for traders and investors who are planning to hold position in SegWit2x coin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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