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BCH · Proof-of-work currency
The latest available Bitcoin Cash reference is $275.11 on BCH/USD at Coinbase Exchange. It is a read-only market observation, not an executable quote.
A Bitcoin-derived network with different block-capacity and development choices.
Bitcoin Cash began in August 2017 when incompatible block-size rules created a separate history from Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Cash appears in this directory for research, not as an endorsement. Its proof-of-work currency design should be judged through the documented network, supply, control, and failure model rather than through the BCH unit price alone.
The displayed BCH reference is the latest available observation from Coinbase Exchange for BCH/USD. It belongs to that venue, quote asset, and timestamp; Bitcoin Cash has no single official global price.
An executable BCH order can differ after spread, depth, slippage, fees, payment method, and location. The market label above shows which currency or asset defines the observed price.
Compare the mining algorithm, hashrate distribution, difficulty process, block reward, fee market, and the rules independently validating nodes enforce.
Bitcoin Cash uses an independent proof-of-work ledger where miners order transactions and nodes validate the network rules.
For BCH, a halving block subsidy and maximum supply derived from Bitcoin's original 21 million-unit schedule.
Miners, node operators, wallet developers, exchanges, and users influence adoption, but compatible validating nodes decide which rules they accept.
The documented BCH role includes peer-to-peer value transfer and payment settlement on its own network.
For Bitcoin Cash, material risks include lower hashrate than Bitcoin, mining concentration, limited liquidity, software fragmentation, and a smaller security budget.
Confirm the current BCH software or contract, the supply mechanism, parties with upgrade or administrator authority, dependencies such as validators, issuers or bridges, and liquidity in the exact BCH/USD market. Leave any unsupported field unanswered instead of filling it with a market-cap ranking or social claim.
Bitcoin Cash began in August 2017 when incompatible block-size rules created a separate history from Bitcoin.
It uses SHA-256 proof of work and a UTXO ledger, with nodes enforcing Bitcoin Cash's own consensus rules.
The project prioritizes larger base-layer transaction capacity, creating a distinct scaling and network-effect trade-off.
Short answers to the things readers usually need before using a market number.
The current Bitcoin.now reference is based on BCH/USD from Coinbase Exchange. It updates from public market data and is informational only.
It uses SHA-256 proof of work and a UTXO ledger, with nodes enforcing Bitcoin Cash's own consensus rules.
Lower hashrate than bitcoin, mining concentration, limited liquidity, software fragmentation, and a smaller security budget.
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