Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin Cash
Denominations
CodeBCH[1]
Precision10−8
Development
Implementation(s)Bitcoin Cash Node ("BCHN")
Bitcoin Unlimited ("BU")
Bitcoin Verde ("Verde")
K•th
BCHD
Latest releaseBCHN: 27.1.0 / July 10, 2024[2]
Project fork ofbitcoin
Written inBCHN: C++
BU: C++
Verde: Java
K•th: C++
BCHD: Go
LicenseBCHN: MIT[3]
BU: MIT[4]
Verde: MIT[5]
K•th: MIT[6]
BCHD: ISC[7]
Ledger
Ledger start3 January 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-01-03)[8]
Split height#478559 / 1 August 2017 (7 years ago) (2017-08-01)
Split frombitcoin
Split ratio1:1
Timestamping schemeProof-of-work (partial hash inversion)
Hash functionSHA-256
Issuance scheduleInitially BCH 50 per block, halved every 210,000 blocks
Block rewardBCH 3.125[a]
Block time10 minutes
Block explorerblockchair.com/bitcoin-cash/blocks
Circulating supply19,767,947[b]
Supply limit21,000,000[c]
Website
Websitebitcoincash.org[citation needed]
  1. ^ As of August 2024; halves approximately every four years.
  2. ^ As of September 2024
  3. ^ The supply will approach, but never reach, BCH 21 million. Issuance will permanently halt around 2140 at BCH 20,999,999.9769.

Bitcoin Cash (also referred to as Bcash) is a cryptocurrency that is a fork of bitcoin. Launched in 2017, Bitcoin Cash is considered an altcoin or spin-off of bitcoin.[9][10][11] In November 2018, Bitcoin Cash further split into two separate cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV).[12]

  1. ^ Vigna, Paul (1 August 2017). "Bitcoin Rival Launches in Volatile First Day". WSJ. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Download Bitcoin Cash Node". Bitcoin Cash Node. Retrieved 21 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "BCHN MIT License". Gitlab. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  4. ^ "BU MIT License". Gitlab. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Verde MIT License". Github. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  6. ^ "K•th MIT License". Github. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ^ "BCHD ISC License". Github. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  8. ^ Cuthbertson, Anthony (21 May 2018). "The Battle over Bitcoin: Scandal and Infighting as 'Bitcoin Cash' Threatens to Overthrow the Most Famous Cryptocurrency". Independent. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  9. ^ Vigna, Paul (23 December 2017). "Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ether, Oh My! What's With All the Bitcoin Clones?". WSJ. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. ^ Wilson, Tom (17 July 2019). "Smaller cryptocurrencies feel pain as criticism of Facebook's Libra grows". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. ^ Lee, Timothy B. (20 December 2017). "Bitcoin rival Bitcoin Cash soars as Coinbase adds support". Ars Technica. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  12. ^ Kharif, Olga (23 November 2018). "Bitcoin Cash Wars End With No Relief for Biggest Cryptocurrency". Bloomberg LP. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.