Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin Cash is a cryptocurrency that is a fork of Bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash is a spin-off or altcoin that was created in 2017.

In November 2018, Bitcoin Cash split further into two cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV.

Bitcoin cash is like a new version of Microsoft Word, which generates documents that can no longer be opened via the older versions.

Code: BCH

Precision: 10−8

Implementation: Bitcoin Unlimited

Latest release: 1.9.1 / 17 February 2021; 11 months ago

Development status: Active

Project fork of: Bitcoin

Website: bitcoincash.org

Ledger start: 3 January 2009 (13 years ago)

Split height: #478559 / 1 August 2017 (4 years ago)

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 6.25 [a]

Block time: 10 minutes

Block explorer: blockchair.com/bitcoin-cash/blocks

Supply limit: 21,000,000

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