The developers of Bitcoin Gold officially announced the date and time of launching the main project network. It will happen on Sunday, November 12, at 07:00 UTC (23:00 Moscow time).
As stated in the project's blog, with the launch of the main network will be given a link to download the client of the full Bitcoin Gold node, earn, BTG blocking pools and users around the world will start mining blocks, and wallets and exchanges, as soon as they are ready, will be able to take deposits, withdraw funds and carry out trading.
Initially, the Bitcoin Gold road map indicated that the project intends to launch the main network and provide an opportunity for the new crypto currency to be mined on November 1, but later the terms were moved.
Earlier, the developers of the project announced the addition of protection against replaying transactions, which will prevent duplication of transactions in the network of the original bitcoin. Also, the complexity recalculation algorithm was implemented, a unique address format was added, a public test network and a block browser were launched.
The planned Bitcoin Gold hardfoot took place on October 24, when a blockade of bitcoin was taken at block 491,407
According to representatives of Bitcoin Gold, the project is aimed at creating a truly "decentralized bitcoin". It is claimed that by using the Equihash algorithm, which makes it easier to extract bitcoins with graphics cards, the mining will be available to a larger number of participants, and the influence of large companies will be reduced accordingly.
