: A 2018 fork led by Craig Wright, focusing on even larger block sizes (initially 128MB) to strictly follow what he termed "Satoshi's Vision".
: While BTC maintains a roughly 1MB block size (effectively up to 4MB with SegWit), BCH launched with an 8MB limit, which has since been increased to 32MB . What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a cryptocurrency created in August 2017 through a of the original Bitcoin blockchain. It was designed to function as "digital cash" for daily transactions rather than just a store of value, specifically addressing Bitcoin's historical issues with slow speeds and high transaction fees. Financial Snapshot 1 BCH equals As of Apr 28, 6:30 PM EDT • Disclaimer Apr 28, 2026 Core Technology & Scaling Strategy : A 2018 fork led by Craig Wright,
: A 2020 split from the "Bitcoin ABC" implementation that rebranded to focus on technical performance and a new ticker. It was designed to function as "digital cash"
Bitcoin Cash has experienced its own internal splits due to community disagreements over protocol changes:
The primary technical difference between Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash lies in their approach to :