Bitcoin Hard Fork Proposed to Create New Coin eCash

Paul Sztorc, CEO of LayerTwo Labs, announced a Bitcoin hard fork scheduled for August 2026, which will create a new coin called eCash. Holders of Bitcoin at the time of the fork will automatically receive an equal amount of eCash. The fork aims to implement Drivechains, a concept Sztorc has been developing since 2015.

By Pooja Rajkumari · TheStreet · April 27, 2026, 18:29 UTC

Bitcoin Hard Fork Proposed to Create New Coin eCash

Tickers: $BTC

Topics: Bitcoin eCash Hard Fork LayerTwo Labs Paul Sztorc Satoshi Nakamoto

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