Bitcoin ABC Developers Unveil Mid-Term Roadmap

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Bitcoin ABC has quickly become the go-to client for Bitcoin Cash users. It is a very versatile project, and its developers recently unveiled their mid-term development plans. Things are looking pretty good for users of this client, as a few big changes are on the horizon. Advancing Bitcoin Cash will be a big challenge, but the roadmap seems to check a lot of the right boxes. Whether or not all these updates will actually be implemented within 12 months remains to be seen.

BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TO BITCOIN ABC

One thing about Bitcoin ABC that is nothing but commendable is how its developers are willing to collaborate with other project developers. More specifically, the team is in touch with teams from nChain, Parity, Bitcoin XT, and a handful of other projects. All of this helps when it comes to creating more versatile solutions to support the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. Not surprisingly, all of those projects share a similar vision for BCH and how this ecosystem must evolve in the coming months.

While Bitcoin Cash has made a pretty solid impact over the past few weeks, no one can afford to stand still and rest on their laurels. This is especially true in the world of cryptocurrency, where things evolve at an accelerated pace and community members will gladly share their thoughts and ideas. It is impossible to please everyone, but it seems the upcoming changes will be appreciated by and large. Making Bitcoin Cash more reliable, improving scalability, and reducing fees are some of the top priorities right now.

That is all much easier said than done, but the Bitcoin ABC team has unveiled some of its plans to do so. The next protocol upgrade will occur on May 15th, 2018, and a second major upgrade will happen around November 15th, 2018. It is a bit unclear how many updates can be crammed into the first protocol upgrade. The code will need to be finalized, and the included features will be announced well in advance. So far, a total of four features are planned, but they might not all make it into the first upgrade.

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