Can cryptocurrency split?

In cryptocurrency terminology, the closest thing to a stock “split” would be called a “fork”.  Given this slight change in meaning, yes, cryptocurrency can split (i.e. forked). A split usually occurs when a new cryptocurrency is created based on an existing one and an investor can receive some coins in the new currency as well as retaining all of their previous currency. A good example is the bitcoin split which resulted in a new bitcoin currency called Bitcoin Cash (BCC). There have already been a dozen other splits off of the original bitcoin. Some of these splits have been total failures but others have been successful, such as the case with BCC. Other splits are not just unsuccessful, they can also be scams in order to enrich those to caused the split. If you hear that your coin has been split, then be careful about how you collect it since you could be robbed. Read our section on [understanding cryptocurrency Forks][] to learn more.