Bitcoin-Forks - latest overview - forking dates, block heights, distribution ratios, official homepages

All you need to know about the recent and upcoming Bitcoin hard forks. 

Some love them and regard them as free money and dividends. Some hate them and fear that they will harm the cryptocurrency ecosystem in the long run. And some do not even care as most of them will be probably worthless. 

The present article will provide an overview of all the current and upcoming Bitcoin hardforks that have created / will create a snapshot of the existing Bitcoin blockchain and thus will also replicate Bitcoin holdings according to a certain distribution ratio in the new chain. 

To have access to the new coins, you typically need to have access to the private key (holding your Bitcoins in a paper wallet, software wallet or a hardware wallet - but not on an exchange). In some cases, the exchanges have credited their users with new coins (e.g. Binance), but this was not done consistently for all coins so far. So better be safe and know your private keys. 

In the following table, you will find the main information about the hard forks (name, abbreviation, forking date, block height of fork, distribution ratio). Furthermore, I will provide you with the official homepages where you can read up on the specifics. I have compiled the table to the best of my knowledge and belief. Please post if you find that something is not accurate.    

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bitcoin_forks 

https://btcdiv.com/