Bitcoin will experience two fork events in 2026, and BTC holders will receive 1:1 new assets

Odaily reported that Bitcoin will undergo two fork events in 2026. Developer Paul Sztorc plans to launch an intentional hard fork called eCash, expected to activate around August 21 at block height 964,000. Another controversial soft fork proposal, BIP-110, has the potential to inadvertently cause a chain split during the August signaling window. A Bitcoin chain split duplicates the UTXO set, giving holders 1:1 assets on both ledgers. Whether a forked coin maintains usability depends on replay protection, mining difficulty, and market conditions. Self-custody holders control their private keys at the time of the snapshot and can typically sign transactions on either chain; custody holdings have their private keys controlled by the exchange at the time of the snapshot, and whether users receive the forked coin depends on the platform's policy. (Bitcoin.com News).