{"id":12274,"date":"2026-08-24T05:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12274"},"modified":"2026-08-24T05:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:48:14","slug":"alpha-live-oct-31-mainnet-deadline-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12274","title":{"rendered":"Alpha live, Oct. 31 mainnet deadline remains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>An eCash fork, which would create a separate ECX asset for Bitcoin holders, produced Alpha-chain blocks from height 963,648 on Aug. 23. The permanent fork did not happen: the project&#8217;s current roadmap now places the 1:1 allocation of permanent ECX at a Mainnet launch around Bitcoin block 973,728 on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n<p>For holders, miners and exchanges, Aug. 23 became a rehearsal rather than the permanent allocation event. Bitcoin ownership did not change, practice pECX is not permanent ECX, and public exchange notices did not show a universal freeze of Bitcoin services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin holders may get new eCash in 2026 fork as Satoshi coin fight raises new risks<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<h2>What the Alpha chain proved<\/h2>\n<p>The eCash Alpha explorer showed a block at height 963,648 and the chain advancing through at least 963,650. It also flagged a stale competing block at the opening height, evidence of a young rehearsal network rather than a settled production chain.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s own record was separate. Mempool.space resolved Bitcoin block 963,648 to hash <code>00000000000000000001769d9a327f5b455aa8a2dd407b1b63040d2a9f832d32<\/code> and displayed a timestamp of 2026-08-23 01:48:47. Together, the two records show an Alpha chain running alongside Bitcoin, not a permanent replacement for it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Saylor joins Bitcoin\u2019s BIP-110 fight as miners get one last chance to avoid forced signaling<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<h2>What remains before the eCash fork<\/h2>\n<p>The revised schedule has three stages: Alpha at roughly 963,648 on Aug. 23, Beta near 967,680 on Sept. 20 and permanent Mainnet near 973,728 on Oct. 31. Alpha and Beta produce practice pECX rather than the permanent 1:1 balance copied from Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. Everything that matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-privacy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free to join. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-557307\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-b3aae7a3-7e5e-47a8-8174-0727bb096d57.png\" alt=\"Timeline showing the eCash fork's Alpha and Beta practice pECX stages before the permanent Oct. 31 Mainnet fork\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-557307\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-b3aae7a3-7e5e-47a8-8174-0727bb096d57.png\" alt=\"Timeline showing the eCash fork's Alpha and Beta practice pECX stages before the permanent Oct. 31 Mainnet fork\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The project says practice units can be burned for real ECX at Mainnet. Founder Paul Sztorc said 1,000 pECX could be redeemed for 10 ECX. The supplied evidence does not establish that Alpha transaction history or balances automatically carry into Beta or Mainnet, so pECX is not an early permanent allocation.<\/p>\n<p>The production handoff is also unfinished. The project&#8217;s integration guide, last updated Aug. 11 and marked pre-launch, still treats 963,648 as the production fork point and labels key values as drynet4 parameters. It says the final fork hash, software branch or tag and replay scheme will be published later.<\/p>\n<p>Current coin-splitting guidance uses an opt-in <code>nLockTime<\/code> of 499999999 for ECX transactions, but tells integrators to verify the final scheme before launch.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Alpha notices generally kept Bitcoin services available while reserving later risk-based changes. GMO Coin said covered Bitcoin services would continue. Coincheck, SBI VC Trade and Zaif published similar continuity plans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin\u2019s BIP-110 fork fight gives exchanges an August deadline before miners signal support<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>Their treatment of the new asset was different. GMO said it would not handle pECX or ECX during Alpha and Beta, while Coincheck, SBI and Zaif left later ECX crediting, listing or handling undecided.<\/p>\n<p>The eCash fork\u2019s Aug. 23 Alpha stage was therefore low-impact for BTC ownership but still operationally useful as a test window. For miners, wallets and exchanges, the next production target is Oct. 31, and final software and replay details remain the key checkpoint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured,Technology,Bitcoin,CoinCheck,miningBitcoin,CoinCheck,mining#Alpha #live #Oct #mainnet #deadline #remains1787550494<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An eCash fork, which would create a separate ECX asset for Bitcoin holders, produced Alpha-chain blocks from height 963,648 on Aug. 23. The permanent fork did not happen: the project&#8217;s current roadmap now places the 1:1 allocation of permanent ECX at a Mainnet launch around Bitcoin block 973,728 on Oct. 31. 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