<p>Bitcoin Gold is a new hard fork planned by Jack Liao (CEO of LightningASIC), that will happen on October 25. It's main aim is to decentralize mining by changing the Proof-of-Work algorithm to ZCash's <a href="https://z.cash/blog/why-equihash.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Equihash algorithm</a>, and they promise it'll switch to a different PoW when ASICs are launched.</p>

<p>Its addresses will start with <code>G</code> (P2PKH) or <code>A</code> (P2SH), and it has replay protection. <sub><sub><sub><a href="https://bitcoingold.org/bitcoin-gold-daily-dev-update-26-10-2017/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source</a></sub></sub></sub></p>

<p>The official website is <a href="https://bitcoingold.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bitcoingold.org</a></p>

<p>Also These can be used to contact them:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BTCGPU/BTCGPU" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/BTCGPU/BTCGPU</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/btcgpu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://twitter.com/btcgpu</a></li>
</ul>

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<p>There have been a lot of discussions about <a href="/questions/tagged/bitcoin-gold" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;bitcoin-gold&#39;" rel="tag">bitcoin-gold</a>. What is it? I couldn't find an official website or something?</p>

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What is Bitcoin Gold?
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# What is Bitcoin Gold?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-09)

There have been a lot of discussions about [bitcoin-gold](/questions/tagged/bitcoin-gold "show questions tagged 'bitcoin-gold'"). What is it? I couldn't find an official website or something?

**Tags:** blockchain-fork, bitcoin-gold


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### Answer by username_0 on 2017-10-09. Score: 2

Bitcoin Gold is a new hard fork planned by Jack Liao (CEO of LightningASIC), that will happen on October 25. It's main aim is to decentralize mining by changing the Proof-of-Work algorithm to ZCash's [Equihash algorithm](https://z.cash/blog/why-equihash.html), and they promise it'll switch to a different PoW when ASICs are launched.

Its addresses will start with `G` (P2PKH) or `A` (P2SH), and it has replay protection. [Source](https://bitcoingold.org/bitcoin-gold-daily-dev-update-26-10-2017/)

The official website is [bitcoingold.org](https://bitcoingold.org)

Also These can be used to contact them:

* <https://github.com/BTCGPU/BTCGPU>
* <https://twitter.com/btcgpu>


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