Bitcoin Cash

BCH Launched 2017 source

What this page is: neutral, sourced facts about Bitcoin Cash. Every line links where it was checked. 9 facts, 3 from primary sources. Educational, not financial advice.

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Launch

Created by a hard fork of Bitcoin in August 2017. primary source source

Origin story

Bitcoin Cash increased the block size. secondary source source

Stated purpose

Bitcoin activists, developers, and China-based miners opposed the SegWit upgrades and pushed alternative plans which would increase the block size. secondary source source

Consensus mechanism

Proof of work using SHA-256. primary source source

Supply model

The Bitcoin Cash protocol ensures there will never be more than 21 million coins in existence. primary source source

Main uses today

In 2022, Colorado began accepting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin for state taxes and fee payments. secondary source source

Key milestones

In 2018, the Bitcoin Cash maximum block size was raised from 8MB to 32MB. secondary source source

Notable events and controversies

A November 2018 hard fork split off Bitcoin SV. secondary source source
In November 2020, there was a second contested hard fork where BitcoinABC created BCHA (now dubbed "eCash" or "XEC"). secondary source source

Sources & studies

Last checked: 2026-11-04 · Prices, market caps and circulating supply are left out on purpose because they change by the minute. Educational, not financial advice.

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