1.5M Bitcoin Cash deposited on exchanges as fork looms

1.5M Bitcoin Cash deposited on exchanges as fork looms

With Bitcoin Cash’s Nov. 15 chain split looming, BCH hodlers have deposited more than $300 million worth of the coin into exchanges since the start of the month. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hodlers are scrambling to get their coins onto exchanges ahead of the hard fork expected for Nov. 15.According to Chainalysis, nearly $140 million worth of BCH has flowed onto exchanges in just the past week, bringing November’s total up to $300 million. Since the start of the month, more than 1.56 million BCH has been moved onto exchanges.As such, BCH in-flows to exchanges for the past 12 days have equated to....


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