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What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?
Bitcoin Cash basic info
Hardfork
Bitcoin Cash is the result of a hard fork. But what is a hard fork? A hard fork is an event that comes from a change. A fork is a separation of a blockchain into several parts.
There are two main categories of changes. Either the changes are backward compatible with the software, and therefore it is possible to implement them directly without changing much, in this case, it is called a soft fork. In case the update is more complex, and the community is divided, then we call it a hard fork.
A hard fork results in the creation of a new blockchain. We have seen this, for example, with Ethereum and the Ethereum Classic. Following the hack of a contract on Ethereum, the community decided to create a new blockchain without accounting for the money that had been stolen by the hacker. Another well-known example is Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.
Bitcoin Bitcoin Cash, the story
In August 2017, when Bitcoin started to really make news in the media, we noticed that on the Bitcoin network congestion and, therefore, transactions that, instead of taking between 1 and 10 minutes, were taking between 1.5 and 3 hours. The fees, instead of costing between 1 and 5 dollars, were costing between 10 and 30 dollars. The Bitcoin community split in two, with one side wanting to keep the code the same. The second wanted to improve the code to be more efficient. So Bitcoin Cash was created.
Bitcoin Cash is a kind of new Bitcoin where the block sizes are larger than on Bitcoin; therefore, it is possible to make more transactions per second.
Today in Bitcoin Cash, there are new conflicts that could lead to new hard forks. This would mean that, once again, the source code would be copied.
Should you invest in Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash?
Bitcoin Cash is not the new Bitcoin or the original Bitcoin. In fact, some people would rather call it BCash.
Where there is a big debate is who was for the creation of Bitcoin Cash. It seems that there was not a majority of the Bitcoin community. However, a minority had many shares of the mining power. This allowed them to be very strong in negotiations. In particular, there was a stakeholder named Bitmain, along with other well-known players in the crypto world, who came out in favor of Bitcoin Cash.
Bitcoin Cash fees are lower than Bitcoin fees. This is well illustrated by the site txstreet. That said, Bitcoin's Lightning Network technology makes it possible to conduct transactions almost instantaneously and with very low fees.
Bitcoin Cash first proposed increasing the block size to 8MB, and it is now at 32MB.
What we have to tell ourselves when we choose investment support is not only a question of looking at who is going to be the best. This is a criterion but not the only one. What we need is a strategy. For example, a diversification strategy. You also need to spread your risk.
We won't go into all the technical details that separate Bitcoin from Bitcoin Cash in this article.
Conclusion
What you should know is that when there was this fork, all Bitcoin holders were automatically allocated Bitcoin Cash. During hard forks, there are often risks related to liquidity. Hard forks often generate volatility. A soft fork does not generate the creation of a new token.
Many people see Bitcoin Cash as simply an opportunity for some to create a new cryptocurrency. Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash share the same roots and operate in very similar ways. The main difference between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash is the block size, which is 1MB for Bitcoin versus 32MB for Bitcoin Cash. We at Bitget are non-judgmental and leave our customers free to choose which crypto they want to use.
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BCH supply and tokenomics
Uniqueness
Unlike Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash aims to scale to meet the demands of a global payment system. At the time of the split, the Bitcoin Cash block size was increased from 1MB to 8MB. An increased block size means Bitcoin Cash can now handle significantly more transactions per second (TPS) while keeping fees extremely low, solving the issues of payment delays and high fees experienced by some users on the Bitcoin BTC network.
As of 2023, Bitcoin Cash has a block size of 32MB, compared to Bitcoin’s block size of 1MB.
Token utility
BCH is used as a native currency within the Bitcoin Cash network. BCH can be used for peer-to-peer payments and value storage within the Bitcoin Cash network. With its larger block sizes (relative to Bitcoin), Bitcoin Cash aims to offer high throughout and on-chain scalability through increased block sizes, aiming to reduce the reliance on off-chain scalability solutions for transactions.
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What is the development prospect and future value of BCH?
The market value of BCH currently stands at $5.83B, and its market ranking is #16. The value of BCH is widely recognized by the market. When the bull market comes, the market value of BCH will likely continue to increase.
Moreover, if BCH can play a greater role in practical applications, such as Bitcoin Cash builders fully leveraging the potential of BCH, partnering with more businesses, and increasing its user base, the long-term value of BCH will be significantly enhanced.
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