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Blockchainās debut of full Bitcoin Cash functionality appeared to have a muted effect as users continue asking for SegWit.
Popular Bitcoin wallet provider Blockchain.info has announced it has now given āfull supportā to Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
In a blog post today, Blockchain confirmed that a Bitcoin fork, Bitcoin Cash, had become one of its walletās main currencies alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
āIn November, we revealed our plan to deliver on the growing demand weāve seen for Bitcoin Cash,ā the post explains.
āStarting today, weāre supporting Bitcoin Cash with full functionality through the same web wallet[.]ā
Blockchain.infoās initial run with BCH saw users gain the ability to āunlockā duplicate balances earmarked on the fork date Aug. 1. Now, trading in and out has the same setup as with the walletās other two supported coins.
No mobile support is yet available, but itās promised to appear by the end of Q1 2018.
BCH meanwhile remains a contentious topic, with its principle advocate Roger Ver continuing to cause controversy with comments aimed at casting doubt on the reputation of BTC.
An appearance by Ver on CNBC this week spurred criticism from prominent personalities including Max Keiser, who hit back at what he called āborderline fraudā BCH and the networkās choice of Ver as a Bitcoin spokesman.
Blockchain.info has also faced a backlash from some sources over its prioritizing BCH features while so far failing to implement SegWit for its transactions.
The issue came to light again following the latest announcement, with venture capitalist Alan Silbert and others openly asking CEO Peter Smith why the technology had not yet appeared in his wallet.
Our gift to you - introducing #BitcoinCash w/full support in the @blockchain wallet. Now you can send, request, & exchange btw BTC/ETH/BCH from one place! ššš https://t.co/wah83Ghu1r
ā Peter Smith (@OneMorePeter) December 14, 2017
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