繼上次比特幣分叉出比特現金（Bitcoin Cash）之後，比特幣在 2017/10/23 再度出現硬分叉出 Bitcoin Gold (BTG) 新幣種。
Bitcoin Gold 的特性和原生母幣Bitcoin的最大不同有兩大點：
- 它的挖礦不再靠特殊晶片，以一般的GPU就可以挖；
- 挖礦難度約每10分鐘調整一次，而不是每兩個星期調整一次。
美國線上交易 Coinbase 對分叉出 Bitcoin Gold 表示暫不多支援（持）：
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Bitcoin Gold
The Bitcoin Gold fork is projected to take place on October 23rd. Information about this fork has been limited and there are concerns about its security and stability. As a result, we do not believe it is safe to allow support for Bitcoin Gold at this time. If the blockchain proves to be secure and valuable, Coinbase may choose to support it.
For more information about Bitcoin Gold please see our FAQ page.
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Coinbase Team
以 Jack Liao 為主，主導這次 Bitcoin Gold 分叉的團隊也做出了（反擊）回應：