In May, a group of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporting businesses and individuals launched a fundraiser to support BCH
development.
Since then the fundraiser has received massive support and
so the organizers have decided to double the goal to 1600 BCH by August 1, 2019. Moreover, other projects have been added to the Bitcoin.com/fundraise page in order to include development projects like Bitcoin Verde and Flowee the Hub.
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Support a Fairer Financial System by Donating to Bitcoin Cash Development
Development is important in order to maintain a strong cryptocurrency
network and make sure it scales to meet the needs of everyone living on
earth. The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network aims to be the electronic peer-to-peer cash system as described in the whitepaper
written by Satoshi Nakamoto more than 10 years ago. To ensure
long-lasting and effective development, a group of crypto-based business
and individuals started a fundraiser for open source developers working
with the BCH chain. Originally the fundraiser had planned to raise 800 BCH for developers by August 1, but six days ago
the fundraiser neared its goal. So the organization FVNI Development
Society in collaboration with Bitcoin.com, Bitcoincash.org, Electron
Cash, Bitcoincash.com, and various other businesses decided to double
the goal.
Right now there are six different projects BCH
fans can donate funds to: Bitcoin ABC, Bchd, Bitcoin Unlimited, Bcash,
Bitcoin Verde, and Flowee the Hub. All the projects have different team
members and unique types of BCH
clients. Satoshi’s original implementation, for instance, was written
in C++, but the protocol itself is compatible with any language as long
as the software follows consensus rules.
Bitcoin Cash Protocol Implementations
Bitcoin ABC
Bitcoin ABC
is a full node implementation of the Bitcoin Cash protocol written in
C++ and the ABC stands for Adjustable Blocksize Cap. The Bitcoin ABC
client is the most dominant BCH
implementation. At the moment, 54% of the current 1,549 public nodes
running on the Bitcoin Cash network use ABC. The client is open source and the repository’s binaries include versions for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Bitcoin ABC’s development goal is for BCH to become “sound money that is usable by everyone in the world.” The Bitcoin ABC development team has also published a roadmap giving BCH proponents an idea of where the ABC software is headed and how things like scaling will be improved.
BCHD
BCHD is an alternative full node bitcoin cash implementation written in Go (golang) and the project was launched in November 2018. The open source client
has an advanced API, adjustable blocksize cap, BIP 157/158, BIP 68, and
other features. BCHD developers say that the client provides “a high
powered and reliable blockchain server which makes it a suitable backend
to serve blockchain data to lite clients and block explorers or to
power your local wallet.” BCHD does not include wallet functionality as
the Bchwallet is a separate application that communicates with BCHD nodes.
Bitcoin Unlimited
Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) is a fork of the Bitcoin Core reference client written in C++. The BCH
implementation also features an adjustable blocksize cap, together with
other concepts like emergent consensus and Xthin blocks. BU is the
second most popular BCH client today with 690 BU nodes out of the current 1,549 public nodes. The open source project’s website says that “BU aims to provide a voice to all stakeholders in the Bitcoin ecosystem.” BU’s binaries currently include clients for Mac OS, Windows, Linux, and ARM.
Bcash
Bcash is a client that was originally produced by the Purse.io team but is now maintained by a developer named Jonathan Gonzalez. The open source
project is a full node implementation written in Node.js. Essentially
Node.js is a cross-platform Javascript run-time environment that
executes Javascript code. The Bcash client features a general purpose BCH
library, a wallet backend with BIP44, a mining backend, and the ability
to perform Simplified Payment Verification (SPV). Gonzalez managed to
add the upgrade features to Bcash which include Schnorr signatures,
and the Segwit recovery exemption. The Bcash full node has a unique API
which can come in handy building apps with browsers that use Node.js.
Bitcoin Verde
Bitcoin Verde is a complete full node, block explorer and library. According to the creator, “Bitcoin Verde is a ground-up implementation of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) protocol.” Bitcoin Verde was launched on the 10-year anniversary of the Bitcoin network. Verde’s developer said he had help from members of the XT development team. The open source
project is still a beta release and has been tested on Linux and Mac
OS. However, the developer says Windows users may find issues. “As
v1.1.0, the Bitcoin Verde node validates the entirety of the BCH
blockchain, relays new blocks and transactions, and can process upwards
of 4,000 transactions per second,” Verde’s Github repository notes.
Flowee the Hub
Flowee the Hub is an alternative implementation of the BCH
network that includes features like libsecp256k1, adjustable blocksize
cap, and Xthin blocks. The Flowee website details the project was
created to empower developers. “Flowee adds innovation, greatly
increased speed and reliability as well as the ability for scaling to
much larger blocks than the competition,” Flowee’s documentation
explains. Flowee’s codebase is open source
and hosted on Gitlab. The project’s developer considers Flowee to be a
family of products with the goal to move the world towards a BCH economy. Flowee also uses Gitlab’s Continues Integration (CI) system and can deploy executables and dockers.
Support the Vision of Peer-to-Peer Cash for Everyone
All of these Bitcoin Cash projects and the developers behind them
work effortlessly every day to make these clients run smoothly and
remain reliable. When people help fund BCH
development projects it aids economic prosperity by making sure the
protocol advances the goal of achieving global adoption. So far there’s
been a lot of donations coming in and there’s a little more than one
month left until the goal’s deadline. So if you want to support the
vision of peer-to-peer cash for all then consider visiting the Bitcoin.com/fundraise page or some of the other BCH-related websites (Bitcoincash.org, Electroncash.org, Bitcoinabc.org) to donate.
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