Forking Great, up to 50 Bitcoin Forks in 2018

For those not in the know blockchain forks are something of an enigma. Last year saw 19 Bitcoin forks but as many as 50 could occur this year. The most successful one at the moment is Bitcoin Cash which has caused a rift in the Bitcoin core community.
Forks happen when developers clone Bitcoin’s software and release it under a new name with a new coin and often new and improved functionality. In late 2017 in addition to Bitcoin Cash there was Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Diamond, Bitcoin God, Bit