The Segwit2x hard fork was called off a little over a week ago in an email post to the 2x mailing list. Several parties threatened to split the network anyway, and we eagerly waited for block 494784 to see whether someone would mine the 2x hard fork or not.

With the recent Bitcoin Gold fork and planned Segwit2X fork in mid-November, the topic of keeping coins safe after disruptive events is especially relevant. As discussed previously on BitcoinTechTalk, a facet of maintaining the safety of one’s coins post-fork is…