If you are a relative newbie like me, this question may be causing you some anxiety right now.... I have trawled through quite a lot of information in order to find out more about the recent hard-fork and how to claim the BTC Gold we are entitled to by virtue of holding BTC. In short, the eco systems supporting the split are quite limited at this stage and big players like Coinbase have released statements indicating that due to "concerns about its security and stability they will not allow support for Bitcoin Gold at this time. If the blockchain proves to be secure and valuable, Coinbase may choose to support it. At that point, your account will be credited with an amount of Bitcoin Gold equal to your Bitcoin (BTC) balance at the time of the fork".
So how can you claim your BTC Gold that's rightfully yours?
The distribution method is exactly the same as that used by Bitcoin Cash (BCH). All Bitcoin holders who possessed BTC private keys at block 491 407 will receive a Bitcoin Gold on the rate of 1 BTC = 1 BTG.
If your BTC wallet gives you exclusive control of the private keys, which includes most software/hardware wallets like Exodus, Coinomi, Jaxx etc. will either offer you direct access or require some additional technical steps. Verified wallets that support BTC and BTG side by side have been listed on the Bitcoin Gold Official website here.
I've also included a fellow Steemian's tutorial (which I found extremely helpful and easy to follow) on how to locate your private keys and claim it on an exchange. You can check out his post below:
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