Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Exchange

Bitcoin Cash was created on August 1, 2017, through a hard fork of Bitcoin. A group of developers and miners — including Roger Ver — argued that Bitcoin's 1 MB block size limit was insufficient to handle growing transaction demand, causing fees to spike during congestion. When a proposed soft fork (SegWit2x) failed to increase block size, this group executed a hard fork, creating Bitcoin Cash with an 8 MB block size limit starting from Bitcoin block 478,558.

ABLA (Adaptive Block Limit Algorithm) was activated in May 2024. Before ABLA, Bitcoin Cash had a static maximum block size of 32 MB. ABLA replaced this with a dynamic algorithm that automatically adjusts the maximum block size upward when blocks are consistently full and downward when they are not. This allows the network to scale to transaction demand without requiring a hard fork to increase the limit manually.

Bitcoin has a 1 MB base block size limit (up to 4 MB of block weight with SegWit). Bitcoin Cash started at 8 MB, expanded to 32 MB, and now operates under ABLA with an adaptive limit. As a result, BCH blocks have room for many more transactions than Bitcoin blocks, and transaction fees are typically under $0.01.

0-conf (zero-confirmation) means accepting a BCH transaction before it has been included in a block. Because BCH fees are low and blocks are fast, double-spend attempts are economically impractical for small transactions. Many BCH merchants accept 0-conf for purchases under a threshold (commonly $50 to $200). For larger amounts, waiting for one or more block confirmations (approximately 10 minutes each) is safer.

CashTokens is a May 2023 upgrade that added native support for fungible tokens and NFTs directly on the BCH blockchain — without requiring a separate token standard or smart contract layer. Previously, tokens on BCH required additional protocols. CashTokens allows developers to issue assets and build simple financial instruments directly within BCH's UTXO model, expanding BCH's use case beyond peer-to-peer payments into basic tokenised assets.

Yes. Bitcoin Cash uses SHA-256 proof of work, the same algorithm as Bitcoin. This means any hardware designed for Bitcoin mining (ASIC miners) can also mine BCH. Miners freely switch between BTC and BCH based on which is more profitable at a given time, and BCH's difficulty adjustment algorithm responds accordingly to maintain approximately 10-minute block times regardless of hashrate fluctuations.

The April 2024 halving reduced Bitcoin Cash's block reward from 6.25 BCH to 3.125 BCH per block — the same event and the same halving schedule as Bitcoin, since both chains shared identical history before the August 2017 fork. The next BCH halving is expected in April 2028, which will reduce the reward to 1.5625 BCH per block.

The next Bitcoin Cash halving is expected in April 2028, following the same schedule as Bitcoin: every 210,000 blocks, approximately every four years. At that halving, the block reward will drop from 3.125 BCH to 1.5625 BCH per block. The halving schedule is hardcoded into the protocol and applies identically to both BTC and BCH.

BCH transaction fees are typically under $0.01 per transaction — often fractions of a cent — thanks to the large block size and low congestion. Bitcoin fees can rise sharply during periods of high demand. Ethereum fees vary by gas price and can range from cents to several dollars or more. BCH is specifically optimised for low-cost, high-frequency payments where fee predictability matters.

The maximum Bitcoin Cash supply is 21,000,000 BCH — identical to Bitcoin's hard cap. Approximately 20.1 million BCH are in circulation as of October 2026, according to CoinGecko. The remaining supply will be issued as block rewards over the coming decades, with each halving cutting the issuance rate in half until all 21 million coins are mined around the year 2140.

Go to swapzone.io/exchange/bitcoin-cash, enter the BCH amount you want to send or receive, and compare live offers from exchange partners. Each offer shows the rate, estimated completion time, and KYC frequency label. Select the offer that fits your needs, enter your destination wallet address (BCH does not require a MEMO or destination tag), and send BCH to the deposit address provided. No registration is required on Swapzone.