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Not 100% sure but BCH might not be a payment option for a week or two.
BTC LTC ETH will be fine (no one really uses BCH here much)
Twice a year, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network hard forks as part of scheduled protocol upgrades. The next BCH hard fork is scheduled for this Thursday, Nov 15, 2018.
Unlike previous BCH hard forks, there is a competing proposal that is not compatible with the published roadmap. Coinbase will monitor the hard fork process and work to minimize customer disruption until the network meets Coinbase security standards.
Coinbase previously announced that we would pause sends and receives on the BCH wallets at Coinbase.com, in our iOS and Android apps, and at Coinbase Pro, Prime, and Custody beginning at 8:00AM PST on Thursday, November 15 (approximately 1 hour before the fork).
Due to recent developments, we have now determined that it will be necessary to also pause all buys, sells, and trading of BCH starting at 8:00AM PST on Thursday on Coinbase.com, in the iOS and Android apps, and on Coinbase Pro and Prime. Accordingly, during the time of the pause, you will not be able to sell or remove your BCH from Coinbase. If you wish to have access to your BCH during the pause, you will need to remove it from the Coinbase platform prior.
Please note that Coinbase has no control over the timing of the fork, and therefore cannot provide specific timing for the items below. We will monitor the fork and communicate with our customers promptly and frequently regarding the status of access to BCH. During the fork, we will take the following steps.
Starting at 8:00AM PST on Thursday, November 15, Coinbase will:
Pause sends (withdrawals) and receives (deposits), as well as buys, sells, and trading of BCH;
Take a snapshot of existing BCH balances;
Monitor the fork for network consensus;
When network conditions stabilize, we will notify customers of the expected date and time to re-enable buys, sells, sends, receives, and trading of BCH
Clear order books and re-enable buys, sells, sends, receives, and trading of BCH; and
If another viable chain exists, customers will have the ability to withdraw funds at a future date. We anticipate this will take at least a few weeks, but may take longer.
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