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What are the main technical differences between Bitcoin-core (BTC), Bitcoin SV (BSV) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?

  1. At what block number did the fork take place?
  2. Do they integrate Segwit/Taproot?
  3. What differences are there, if any, in the script instruction set used?
  4. Is the address space exactly the same?
  5. Is there an estimate for total number of PoW hashes expended on each chain?
  6. Are there any other significant differences not covered by the above?

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    Hi atomh33ls, thanks for your well-written question. For the past two and a half years, this site has only been covering questions about Bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV are forkcoins that don't fall in the focus of this site. You can find some statistics that compare the three projects for example on coin.dance.
    – Murch ♦
    Nov 30, 2021 at 15:11
  • bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/infographic-map-bitcoin-forks
    – atomh33ls
    Dec 9, 2021 at 14:58

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What are the main technical differences between Bitcoin-core (BTC), Bitcoin SV (BSV) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?

BTC is not Bitcoin Core.

  • BTC is the code/symbol/ticker used for the token (currency) bitcoin.

  • bitcoin is the token (currency) used in Bitcoin, a protocol for decentralized network that allows you to settle payments without trusting third parties.

  • Bitcoin Core is one of the full node implementations for Bitcoin. Some others are Knots, BTCD, bcoin, gocoin, bitcore, libbitcoin etc.

  • Bitcoin SV and Bitcoin Cash are forks (blockchain) of Bitcoin. I'm not sure if they have stack exchanges or subreddits but questions about other cryptocurrencies are off-topic here.

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