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Many of you would have read about the UAHF (User Activated Hard Fork) taking place tomorrow, 1 Aug 2017. I'm not going to go into the details of Bitcoin Cash, the hard fork etc. - there is a lot of info available online...

The three most popular ways of getting free Bitcoin Cash (BCC):

Store your current Bitcoin on paper wallets whereby you have access to the private keys.
Store you current Bitcoin in a wallet that has expressed support for Bitcoin Cash.
Store your current Bitcoin on an actual exchange that has expressed support for Bitcoin Cash.

This will ensure that, for every Bitcoin you own (or part thereof), you will be "credited" with the exact same amount of Bitcoin Cash. For example, if you have 2.35 Bitcoin stored in a paper wallet, when the fork takes place you will then still own 2.35 Bitcoin BUT will also own 2.35 Bitcoin Cash!

In my case, most of my current Bitcoin is already stored offline on paper wallets. I thus have access to the private keys and thus don't have to do anything here...

I did have some Bitcoin stored on my local exchange (Luno) here in South Africa though. I got an email from Kraken informing me that they will be supporting Bitcoin Cash:

Clients holding Bitcoin (XBT) balances at the time of the fork will be credited with an equal amount of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) - e.g. 1 XBT will result in 1 XBT + 1 BCH

Fortunately I already have an account at Kraken and thus transferred my current Bitcoin lying at Luno to Kraken. This will just lie there until the dust passes and the fork is official. I will then decide if I sell off the Bitcoin Cash or keep it...

So, do yourself a favour and make sure you get your free Bitcoin Cash...

I had a look at Bitcoin Cash's website and noticed the following exchanges and wallets have expressed support. So make sure you have your current Bitcoin stored on a paper wallet or one of these wallets or exchanges to receive your Bitcoin Cash: