Bitcoin Cash price BCH

What is Bitcoin Cash?

Bitcoin Cash was created on 1 August 2017 in one of crypto’s most famous splits, a hard fork from Bitcoin. Its supporters wanted larger blocks so the chain could handle more transactions and work better as everyday digital cash, staying close to the original peer-to-peer electronic cash idea. Everyone holding Bitcoin at the time received an equal amount of BCH.

Like Bitcoin, BCH is capped at 21 million coins and secured by proof-of-work, but its bigger blocks let it process far more transactions per block at lower fees.

Following the live Bitcoin Cash price

On this page you will find the live Bitcoin Cash price in both US dollars and euros, with the context you need to read the market. The chart shows the last 7 days by default, and you can switch the view to 24 hours, 7 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or a full year. Tap a button and it redraws straight away.

That makes it simple to weigh recent action against the bigger picture before drawing conclusions.

Market data at a glance

Together with the live rate, the page collects:

• The day’s high and low.
• Market capitalisation in dollars (B for billion, M for million).
• Combined trading volume across the major exchanges.
• The amount of BCH in circulation, out of a 21 million cap.
• The all-time high, when it was reached and how far below it the price sits now.
• Where you can buy BCH.
• Links to the official website, whitepaper and social channels.

Convert BCH and see the real cost

The calculator instantly converts any amount of BCH into dollars or euros, and back again. Beside it sits an exchange fee calculator, so you can see what a trade actually costs once fees are counted and roughly how much BCH you would receive, rather than just the quoted figure.

Historical Bitcoin Cash data

Under historical data you can revisit past prices on any date, shown in dollars as the market standard, with the matching trading volume and market cap.

A fork and its aftermath

• December 2017: riding the bull market and a “real Bitcoin” narrative, BCH hits an all-time high around 4,355 dollars.
• 2018: a second hard fork splits off Bitcoin SV after a protocol dispute, denting confidence, and BCH slides hard in the bear market.
• 2020 and 2024: BCH runs its own halvings, cutting the block reward on a Bitcoin-like schedule.
• 2021: a partial recovery to roughly 1,600 dollars, still well short of its record.
• since: a broad trading range as it competes with faster and cheaper rivals.

BCH is a case study in how community splits can shape a coin’s brand, and its price, for years afterward.

What moves the Bitcoin Cash price?

The value of BCH reflects supply and demand, with adoption as a payments coin and its link to Bitcoin both mattering. The main drivers:

Why the value climbs

• Growing merchant and payment adoption.
• A strong Bitcoin market, which BCH often follows.
• Anticipation around its halving.
• Positive crypto news and risk-on sentiment.

Why the value drops

• Being overshadowed by Bitcoin or newer payment coins.
• Renewed debate or division within the community.
• Market-wide downturns or a global crisis.
• A buy the rumour, sell the news reaction.

These are far from the only factors, but they explain most of the swings. For the reporting behind them, follow our latest Bitcoin Cash news and our Bitcoin news.