We all by now have seen Bitcoin split and both Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCC) survive and thrive! Combined they are at least equal if not more in value to USD than just BTC was before the split! But now you are thinking, how do I access my BCC and should I be selling it?
Why you should wait!
It may be tempting right now to go download a wallet and transfer those new BCC coins to an exchange and cash out, but after talking with a few people and doing a little digging, I have determined there is NO OFFICIAL WALLET! This is a HUGE security concern when dealing with a new coin as any code that can access your BCC will also have access to your BTC potentially!
What are the risks?
If you download a 3rd party wallet that has barely been tested before you may be exposing yourself to a compromise of not only your BCC but also your BTC! If an attacker builds in a backdoor to steal your private key, you may land up not only loosing out on your new BCC but also having all your BTC stolen as well! Worse they could even ransomeware your computer after stealing your private key so you can't even try to transfer the coins using that machine before they are able to siphon them off!
What should I do?
In my opinion unless you have VERY good technical understanding of what has happened I would advise you to just HODL your BTC private key while we wait for an official BCC wallet on github that can be peer reviewed and quality verified. As long as you have your private key you will be able to access your BCC any time in the future! There is no rush to get access now if you are long BTC since now you have 2 types of it!
Hope this helps some people, I will continue to follow this all as we migrate the BTC/BCC ocean together!
Happy steeming!