Bitcoin.com Forum Closes on July 23

Published at: June 24, 2020

The Bitcoin.com forum, one of the most popular forums in the crypto community, has abruptly announced closure.

A place for the heated debates and thoughtful cryptocurrency-related discussions, Bitcoin.com’s forum will terminate its services on July 23, 2020. The news was reported by the forum’s administrator in a thread posted on June 24.

In the post, the forum admin provided few details about the upcoming closure. The post does not specify the reasons behind the action.

Bitcoin.com’s forum is associated with the Bitcoin.com website — one of the oldest and biggest cryptocurrency-related web portals in the world. Backed by early Bitcoin (BTC) adopter and investor, Roger Ver, the website provides a number of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) services, including a cryptocurrency exchange.

Update: Roger Ver has indicated to Cointelegraph that the forum’s closure announcement was premature. The executive chairman of Bitcoin.com added that he expects a reversal announcement soon.

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