Perhaps the most basic question for investors is: When the blockchain split, who exactly was given access to Bitcoin Cash? And how big is the market for trading?
As of August 1, holders of bitcoin who either controlled their private keys or had accounts with exchanges that were supporting Bitcoin Cash should have had access to an equal amount of cryptocurrency on both the bitcoin blockchain and the newly created Bitcoin Cash blockchain.
Some popular exchanges in the U.S. and abroad, however, chose not to support Bitcoin Cash.
And understanding whether exchanges support Bitcoin Cash is more complicated than a simple yes or no. As an example of this complexity, one blog reported the seemingly straightforward question with multiple different answers, including the simple yes and no, plus "potentially not at a 1:1 rate" and "not at fork time."
Further, some bitcoin owners (due to language confusion or disinterest) may not have even known (or cared) that there was a split.
