**What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?**

 

**What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?**

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a cryptocurrency that emerged in 2017 as a result of a hard fork from Bitcoin (BTC). The fork was driven by disagreements within the Bitcoin community over how to scale the network to handle a growing number of transactions.

### Key Features:

1. **Larger Block Size**: Bitcoin Cash increased the block size limit from 1 MB to 8 MB (and later to 32 MB), allowing for more transactions to be processed per block. This was intended to reduce fees and improve transaction speed compared to Bitcoin.

2. **Fast Transactions and Low Fees**: BCH is designed for faster and cheaper transactions, making it more practical for everyday use, such as payments for goods and services.

3. **Decentralization**: Like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash operates on a decentralized blockchain, where no central authority controls the network.

### Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash

While both BTC and BCH share the same origin, they differ primarily in their approach to scaling. Bitcoin Cash focuses on on-chain scaling through larger blocks, while Bitcoin aims to scale through second-layer solutions like the Lightning Network.

Bitcoin Cash has carved its niche as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, maintaining the original vision of Bitcoin as an efficient medium of exchange.