Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Also known as: BCH, Bitcoin Fork, Scalable Bitcoin
A hard fork of Bitcoin designed to enable faster and cheaper transactions through larger block sizes.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a cryptocurrency that originated from a hard fork of Bitcoin in August 2017. The split was driven by disagreements over scalability, with BCH increasing block size limits to allow more transactions per block. This aims to reduce fees and improve transaction speed, making BCH more suitable for everyday payments. It maintains many core Bitcoin features such as SHA-256 mining and a capped supply of 21 million coins, but diverges in governance and development community. Over time, BCH has also experienced further forks, like Bitcoin SV, reflecting ongoing debates in the crypto space.