On August 8, 2026, an attempt was made to alter Bitcoin through a so-called fork—BIP 110. The blockchain did indeed split into two chains, but the BIP-110 chain did not progress further than two blocks. Nevertheless, fraud attempts regularly arise in the wake of such events, and we’d like to warn you about them here.

The same schemes pop up after every fork, and you should be on high alert right now as well. The pattern is always similar: A service or wallet offers to sell your “free fork coins.” It sounds like free money. In reality, since there’s no replay protection, when you send your supposed fork coins, you’re also sending your real Bitcoin along with them. The result: The real coins end up with the buyer, and you get nothing.

Even your own “BIP-110 wallet” doesn’t change this. As long as you don’t have a coin that exists on only one chain, the transaction can still be executed in the background on both chains.

Remember: if in doubt, you can always contact us—we are here for you.