Bitcoin Cash

Also known as BCH, BCC, Bcash

fork of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in August 2017

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Within Vinony's link graph, Bitcoin Cash is referenced by 266 other articles, and connects out to proof of work, cryptocurrency and Ethereum.

Vinony files it under 2017 establishments, Bitcoin clients and Currencies without ISO 4217 code.

Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Code: BCH
Implementation s: Bitcoin Cash Node ("BCHN"), Bitcoin Unlimited ("BU"), Bitcoin Verde ("Verde"), K•th, BCHD, BCHC
Latest release: BCHN: 28.0.1 / 29 December 2024
Project fork of: bitcoin
Written in: BCHN: C++, BU: C++, Verde: Java, K•th: C++, BCHD: Go, BCHC: C++
License: BCHN: MIT , BU: MIT , Verde: MIT , K•th: MIT , BCHD: ISC , BCHC: MIT
Ledger start: 3 January 2009 (17 years ago) ( 2009-01-03 )
Split height: #478559 / 1 August 2017 (8 years ago) ( 2017-08-01 )
Split from: bitcoin
Split ratio: 1:1
Timestamping scheme: Proof-of-work (partial hash inversion)
Hash function: SHA-256
Issuance schedule: Block reward halved every 210,000 blocks
Block reward: BCH 3.125
Block time: 10 minutes
Block explorer: blockchair .com /bitcoin-cash /blocks
Circulating supply: 19,767,947
Supply limit: 21,000,000

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: blockchain
Has part: block size
Stock exchange: Coinbase
Based on: Bitcoin
Official website: www.bitcoincash.org

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native label: Bitcoin Cash
depends on software: open-source software
inception: 2017-08-01
Commons category: Bitcoin Cash
short name: BCH
cryptocurrency code: BCH
WordLift URL: data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/bitcoin_cash
price: 446.04
uses: blockchain
programmed in: C++

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Encyclopedic overview

Bitcoin Cash is a cryptocurrency that is a fork of bitcoin. Launched in 2017, Bitcoin Cash is considered an altcoin or spin-off of bitcoin. In November 2018, Bitcoin Cash further split into two separate cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV).

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bitcoin Cash” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.