Woofun AI reports that Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc has scheduled the eCash hard fork for block height 963,648, estimated around August 21st. The event will launch the eCash chain and distribute ECX tokens in a 1:1 ratio to all BTC addresses existing prior to the fork block. Users must migrate their BTC to eCash self-custody wallets to receive the airdrop, with no registration required. Current support for this hard fork within the Bitcoin community is reported as low.

Additionally, the BIP-110 soft fork enters its mandatory phase at block 961,632 around August 7th, with official activation planned for block 963,648 around September 1st.