Bitcoin Cash$BCH (BCH) was created in 2017 as a hard fork of Bitcoin $BTC (BTC). The split occurred due to disagreements over how to scale Bitcoin. BCH increased the block size, aiming for faster, cheaper transactions for everyday use.

Block Size: 32 MB (vs. Bitcoin’s 1 MB at fork time)

Speed: Faster transaction confirmations than BTC

Consensus: Proof of Work (SHA-256)

Use Case: Peer-to-peer digital payments

BCH sticks to Bitcoin’s original vision of “electronic cash”, enabling low-cost transactions suitable for daily spending. It has strong adoption in developing countries where small transaction fees are essential.

BCH may not compete with BTC in market dominance, but it remains a practical, merchant-friendly crypto with a solid user base and consistent development

Some of BCH’s biggest supporters were once major Bitcoin developers and miners, making this fork one of the most philosophically driven splits in crypto history.