What is Bitcoin Cash (the network)?

More philosophically, these two use cases combine with the decentralized and open nature of the protocol to make Bitcoin Cash (the network) a method for supporting and enhancing global economic freedom. The total supply of Bitcoin Cash will never exceed 21 million coins. This is written into the code that defines the Bitcoin Cash protocol.

What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and how does it work?

Mainly, Bitcoin Cash aims to scale the number of transactions per second, and community members hope that this goal will be achieved to enable BCH to compete with Visa and PayPal’s transactions. Transactions on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain are cheaper (around $0.20). Thus using BCH on transactions will save you more money compared to Bitcoin.

What is the difference between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash?

Bitcoin Cash has a larger maximum block size (32MB) than Bitcoin (1MB). The larger block size increases the volume of transactions that the Bitcoin Cash network can process on chain. While Bitcoin typically processes between 3-7 transactions per second, Bitcoin Cash has the capacity to process as many as 200 transactions per second.

Is Bitcoin Cash a fork?

It is considered a 'fork' of Bitcoin, although proponents argue that Bitcoin Cash more closely adheres to the original vision of creating a peer-to-peer electronic cash system as laid out in a 2008 white paper written by the founder of the protocol, a person or group going by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. What is Bitcoin Cash used for?