Source note: the 2019 fork list (johnsmithx)
The Bitcointalk list of 43 reviewed Bitcoin forks that this wiki cites as bth-review: who wrote it, how it tested forks, and its limits.
The wiki's angle: much of the fork-wave section rests on this one hands-on review, so its status strings are quoted, dated and never upgraded into facts about today.[1]
What it is
“My list of 43(+3) reviewed Bitcoin forks” was opened on Bitcointalk by johnsmithx on 18 January 2018 and last edited on 1 March 2019, although its own “last update” line says 26 February 2019[1]. It covers “43 (mostly) reviewed Bitcoin forks (+3 Bitcoin Cash forks)” and gives its last update as February 26th, 2019[1].
Method
The author says he would “personally compile the source code, run the software, sync or import all the shared pre-fork blockchain data”, then load his Bitcoin Core wallet.dat and check his balances[1]. He was “only interested in forks with full-node source code based on Bitcoin Core”, and pruned each chain to the fork block so the listed GB figure shows how much it grew[1].
Results and limits
Of 43 forks, it counts 16 that “seem to be working”, 5 that first worked then stopped, 1 with no nodes, 11 without full-node source code based on Bitcoin Core, 3 not tested, 2 abandoned and 5 that no longer seemed to exist[1]. The author warns “This list is not comprehensive” and stopped adding forks that had only a website[1]. This wiki cites it as bth-review and quotes its status lines with their 2019 date[1].
References
- secondary“My list of 43(+3) reviewed Bitcoin forks”, Bitcointalk topic 2777849 (last update 26 Feb 2019) [archived]