Denominations | |
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Code | BCH[1] |
Precision | 10−8 |
Development | |
Implementation(s) | Bitcoin Cash Node (“BCHN”) Bitcoin Unlimited (“BU”) Bitcoin Verde (“Verde”) K•th BCHD |
Initial release | 0.1.0 / 9 January 2009 |
Latest release | BCHN: 27.1.0 July 10, 2024 [2] / |
Project fork of | Bitcoin |
Written in | BCHN: C++ BU: C++ Verde: Java K•th: C++ BCHD: Go |
License | BCHN: MIT[3] BU: MIT[4] Verde: MIT[5] K•th: MIT[6] BCHD: ISC[7] |
Ledger | |
Ledger start | 3 January 2009[8] |
Split height | #478559 / 1 August 2017 |
Split from | Bitcoin |
Split ratio | 1:1 |
Timestamping scheme | Proof-of-work (partial hash inversion) |
Hash function | SHA-256 |
Issuance schedule | Initially BCH 50 per block, halved every 210,000 blocks |
Block reward | BCH 3.125 [a] |
Block time | 10 minutes |
Block explorer | blockchair |
Circulating supply | 19,767,947 [b] |
Supply limit | 21,000,000[c] |
Website | |
Website | bitcoincash.org[citation needed] |
Bitcoin Cash is a cryptocurrency that is a fork of bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash is a spin-off or altcoin that was created in 2017.[9][10][11] In November 2018, Bitcoin Cash split further into two cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Satoshi Vision.[12]
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