Bitcoin Cash (BCH)

Tokenomics & Utility

Supply and distribution

BCH follows the supply model it inherited from Bitcoin. Its maximum supply is 21 million coins, and one BCH can be divided into 100 million smaller units called satoshis. New coins enter circulation as part of the reward for mining a block. That reward began at 50 BCH and is cut in half every 210,000 blocks. Transaction fees provide miners with an additional source of payment. (coingecko.com)

The 2017 split shaped BCH’s initial distribution: holders of Bitcoin at the fork held matching coins on the Bitcoin Cash chain, provided they controlled access to those holdings. Coins issued afterward followed the mining rules. BCH now serves three connected purposes. People use it to make payments, miners receive it for adding valid blocks, and users spend small amounts of it on transaction fees. (bitcoinabc.org)

BCH and CashTokens

Applications can issue other assets on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain through CashTokens. These assets are distinct from BCH. CashTokens support both fungible units, which can be exchanged one for another within the same category, and non-fungible tokens, which can carry individual information. BCH remains the network’s native coin for payments and fees when those tokens move. (cashtokens.org)