Bitcoin Cash (BCH) against Bitcoin (BTC)
Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin next to each other: how the prices travelled, what differs under the hood and what each coin is built for.
BCH and BTC: what is under the hood
| Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | Bitcoin (BTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $223.17 | $76,449.00 |
| Ticker | BCH | BTC |
| Type | coin of its own network | coin of its own network |
| Launched | 2017 | 2009 |
| Consensus | Proof of Work (SHA-256) | Proof of Work (SHA-256) |
| Block | ~10 min | ~10 min |
| Supply cap | 21 M BCH | 21 M BTC |
| Privacy | transfers are public | transfers are public |
| In circulation | 20.09 M BCH | 20.09 M BTC |
| Market cap | $4.48 B | $1.54 T |
| Rank by cap | #23 | #1 |
| Built by | — | Satoshi Nakamoto |
Source: CoinGecko, Sep 17, 2026 11:54. Where these numbers come from
Who went where: BCH and BTC
Both prices start the period at 100, so the chart shows which one rose or fell harder — not the prices themselves.
| Period | BCH | BTC |
|---|---|---|
| Week | −12.5% | −2.72% |
| Month | +7.41% | +18.08% |
| Quarter | +10.46% | +21.07% |
Over the quarter their daily moves line up at 0.66 (they travel alike).
What each one is built for: BCH and BTC
- Payments and transfersBitcoin Cash
- Holding value long termBitcoin
How Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin are built
How Bitcoin Cash works
BCH keeps Bitcoin's Proof of Work (SHA-256), 10-minute blocks and 21 million supply cap, but allows much larger blocks. This lets more transactions fit into each block and keeps fees very low.
What Bitcoin Cash is for
Bitcoin Cash is used for low-cost payments and transfers, including small everyday amounts.
How Bitcoin works
The network uses Proof of Work with the SHA-256 algorithm: miners compete to add a new block roughly every 10 minutes and receive newly issued coins plus fees. Every 210,000 blocks (about four years) the block reward is cut in half, which slows issuance until the 21 million cap is reached. Balances are tracked as unspent transaction outputs (UTXO).
What Bitcoin is for
Bitcoin is mostly held as a long-term store of value and used as the base asset of the crypto market: most trading pairs, indices and derivatives are priced against it. It is also used for cross-border transfers and, through the Lightning Network, for small fast payments.