The inevitable happened. The X day has come on November 15th when Bitcoin Cash blockchain split into two BCH versions: Bitcoin ABC version favored by Roger Ver — the founder of Bitcoin Cash, and Bitcoin «Satoshi Version» favored by Craig S Wright — an Australian entrepreneur and self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto.

For the reason the Internet is already oversaturated with different articles on the BCH fork topic, we at Changelly decided not to repeat meaningless words and predictions. Instead, we asked two frontmen of the opposing parties to share their strategic vision on the BCH further development.

Firstly, we found out about the critical features of each Bitcoin Cash version. Here’s what Roger Ver says (style and spelling of the original are kept).

Hello, Roger! Changelly team appreciates the opportunity to find out all the nuances about the BCH fork at first hand. Could you tell us what the primary purpose of the Bitcoin ABC 0.18.0 is? Which innovative options does it bring to the community?

The upgrade was made with respects to improving scalability, working towards making it suitable to be used as a global currency. There were also new tools introduced that will support the developer community.

One of the significant BTC problems is scaling capability. Can the Bitcoin ABC 0.18.0 become a solution to BTC scaling problem, or, at least, a step forward to such a solution?

Yes. They have taken a great approach to scale Bitcoin Cash.

There is a perception that one version brings the coin back to its roots, whether the other one doesn’t. Do you find it essential nowadays to stick to the roots or you support the idea of moving away from the past in such a vibrant crypto environment?

I think that we need to be focused on doing what we can to make Bitcoin Cash as usable as possible. This includes building a vibrant ecosystem around BCH, and something that we are committed to at Bitcoin.com.

Craig, in turn, is a man of few words. However, these words make a statement (style and spelling of the original are kept).

Hello, Craig, and thanks for interviewing with Changelly. What are the critical differences between BCH SV and, so to say, traditional BCH?

Bitcoin SV is the original Bitcoin. ABC is not Bitcoin when they fork. Rather simple. The things people think are flaws are why Bitcoin will survive, and, removing things like malfixes and adding SegWit in BTC… these are all dead ends.

Can you tell us the story behind the BCH «Satoshi Version» name creation?

It is returning Bitcoin to Version 0.1. Set in stone as it was designed.