What If You Don’t Have Any Bitcoin (BTC)?

You Can Mine Bitcoin Atom (BCA)

Bitcoin Atom uses the same hashing algorithm as Bitcoin (BTC), and so, any mining operation that is set up to mine BTC is set up to mine Bitcoin Atom (BCA). And if your favorite cloud mining service isn’t set up for BCA yet, please feel free to encourage them to do so.

You Can Buy Bitcoin Atom on Exchanges, as of the Fork (Bitcoin block #505888)

Bitcoin Atom exchange partners will offer Bitcoin Atom for purchase as of the time of the fork. And if your favorite cryptocurrency exchange isn’t set up for BCA yet, please feel free to encourage them to do so. The current list of Bitcoin Atom exchange partners is listed and linked above, and you can always check https://www.bitcoinatomelectrum.org to see when more have been added.