About Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a peer-to-peer electronic cash cryptocurrency that split from Bitcoin in August 2017 to pursue larger blocks and lower transaction fees. The fork was driven by a long-running debate over how to scale Bitcoin: BCH supporters favoured raising the on-chain block size to keep payments cheap and fast, while Bitcoin Core developers preferred to keep blocks small and scale via second-layer solutions like the Lightning Network.
Bitcoin Cash uses the same proof-of-work and SHA-256 mining as Bitcoin, with a target block time of ten minutes and a fixed maximum supply of 21 million coins. Through subsequent upgrades it has raised the block size to 32 MB, added smart-contract opcodes (CashScript), introduced the CashTokens primitive for on-chain token issuance, and adopted scheduled annual upgrades coordinated by multiple independent client teams.
BCH is supported by major exchanges and is widely used as a payments asset thanks to its low fees and fast confirmation. The ecosystem includes consumer wallets such as Bitcoin.com Wallet and Electron Cash, payment processors, point-of-sale tools, and emerging DeFi and token applications enabled by CashTokens. Adoption is particularly visible in 'Bitcoin Cash City' communities and a number of payment-focused merchant networks.
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