Bitcoin Cash (BCH): price, market cap and how it did against Bitcoin
Bottom line
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) closed at $281.70 on 4 November 2026, with a market capitalisation of $5.5B (rank 20). On 30 October 2026 it was above its 200-day average of $285.36, which is falling. Over 90 days it is 18.2 percentage points ahead of Bitcoin. Layer 1 as a theme is -1.3% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks.
Price
$281.70
as of 2026-11-04
Market cap
$5.5B
snapshot 2026-11-04
vs Bitcoin · 90d
+18.2 pts
as of 2026-10-30
30-day median volume
$148.3M
as of 2026-10-30
What it is · from the data we hold
What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a crypto token that CoinGecko lists under smart contract platform, layer 1 (L1) and bitcoin fork. We place it in the Layer 1 theme, with 73 coins. Its highest daily close since 12 November 2021 was $695.16 on 6 April 2024; its lowest was $89.35 on 9 November 2022.
01 · the tape, against its benchmark
How has Bitcoin Cash moved against Bitcoin?
Bitcoin Cash is -45.7% over one year, +41.5% over 90 days and -3.9% over 30 days. Annualised 30-day volatility is 69%. Its deepest fall from a high inside the last 90 days is 25%. It trades above its 200-day average, which is falling.
BCH · rebasedBitcoinLayer 1 · equal weight
All three lines rebased to 100 at the first week each has data. Bitcoin is the opportunity-cost benchmark for crypto risk; the theme line is its equal-weight index of current rated members.
02 · returns, volatility and drawdown
What do Bitcoin Cash's returns and risk look like?
7 days+4.1%
30 days-3.9%
90 days+41%
180 days-34%
1 year-46%
30-day volatility69% annualised
Deepest 90-day fall25%
200-day average$285.36 · above · falling
50-day average$283.35
03 · what the protocol actually earns
Does Bitcoin Cash generate fees or revenue?
Bitcoin Cash has no complete calendar-quarter series on file yet, so no quarterly chart is drawn. DefiLlama does publish recent daily figures for it, and the last 30 and 90 days are shown below with their end date. Network activity is evidence about the protocol, not earnings owed to the token.
Fees, last 30 days$2.2K
Revenue, last 30 days$0
Fees, last 90 days$6.3K
Revenue, last 90 days$0
Active addresses a day, 30-day average22,668
Transactions, last 30 days419,971
Source: DefiLlama, daily figures summed to 2026-10-30. Fees are what users paid; revenue is the part the protocol keeps. Active addresses and transactions are for the Bitcoin Cash network itself. Fees here are the network fees paid to use Bitcoin Cash.
No complete calendar-quarter series is on file yet for Bitcoin Cash; the recent figures above are what DefiLlama publishes today.
04 · exact additive research priority
What does the evidence say about Bitcoin Cash?
Bitcoin Cash scores 64.5 out of 100 inside Layer 1, ranked 4 of 64 rated coins on 50% evidence. The four displayed point contributions add exactly to the total; missing evidence pulls only the affected factor toward neutral and lowers its stated coverage. It ranks research attention within one theme, never portfolio action, and it is not comparable across themes.
Bitcoin Cash · BCH
64.5/100 · Price-led, little network data · 50% evidence · rank 4 of 64 rated Layer 1 coins
Exact sum: 27.9 + 15.0 + 10.0 + 11.6 = 64.5
What it means: Mostly a price reading: less than half of this score rests on the network's own use (fees, users, deposits), so it says little about the project itself yet.
27.9/35Price leadership
vs Bitcoin (90 days): +18.2 pts · vs its theme (30 days): +13.1 pts · above its 200-day average
100% evidence
15.0/30Usage growth
Fees — · revenue — · users —
0% evidence
10.0/20Value capture
Fee yield — · revenue yield —
0% evidence
11.6/15Liquidity & risk
Typical daily trading: $148.3M · price swings: 68.6% a year
100% evidence
This weakens if: The read weakens if 90-day strength against Bitcoin falls below zero with two weekly closes below the 200-day average, or native activity contracts for two complete calendar quarters.
No valuation section exists on this page, for any coin. There is no company-style P/E or PEG for a token, and historical market capitalisation is not held at all, only a dated current snapshot, so no ten-year valuation band can be built honestly. Where a protocol publishes fees or revenue, the yield against that dated snapshot is shown above instead.
05 · the theme it competes in
How does Bitcoin Cash compare with other Layer 1 coins?
Bitcoin Cash is one of 73 Layer 1 coins here, 64 of which carry enough evidence to be rated and ranked. Bitcoin Cash ranks 4 of those 64 on 50% evidence. The table below is the theme's own scorecard, in its own order, with this coin marked.
The Layer 1 scorecard in its own order, with this coin marked. Scores are within-theme and are not comparable with coins in another theme. See the full Layer 1 page.
Which coins are closest to Bitcoin Cash in market cap?
Bitcoin Cash is number 17 by market cap among the 604 coins with a page on this site. The 4 just larger and the 4 just smaller are listed here, each with its theme, so the comparison crosses themes. Market cap is the snapshot dated 2026-11-04.
This page names 5 ways its own evidence about Bitcoin Cash can mislead, all listed below. The largest is that crypto network activity is not company earnings: protocol revenue does not automatically accrue to token holders. Price runs through 2026-11-04; market capitalisation is a separate snapshot dated 2026-11-04.
Crypto network activity is not company earnings. Protocol revenue does not automatically accrue to token holders.
Market capitalisation is a dated snapshot, not a point-in-time historical supply series, so yields computed against it inherit that lag.
No valuation band exists for any coin: historical market capitalisation is not held at all.
Funding rates, open interest, liquidations, exchange flows, unlock schedules and developer activity are not held and are not inferred.
The research score is relative to this coin's own theme only. It is not comparable across themes and is not an entry signal.
Price and technicalsPrice through 2026-11-04; moving averages and returns through 2026-10-30, from exchange closes; moving averages are computed, never scraped.
Protocol activityNone published for this token.
Market capSnapshot dated 2026-11-04; no historical supply series is implied.
Decision useResearch priority within one theme. Not entry, exit, sizing or leverage instructions.
Questions the page should answer directly
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These 8 answers cover the questions this page can settle from data it holds: what the category is, how the score is built, what the coverage gaps are, and what would change the read. Every answer below is also present in the page’s FAQ schema and in its plain-text rendition. None of them is a recommendation.
What is Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a crypto token that CoinGecko lists under smart contract platform, layer 1 (L1) and bitcoin fork. We place it in the Layer 1 theme, with 73 coins. Its highest daily close since 12 November 2021 was $695.16 on 6 April 2024; its lowest was $89.35 on 9 November 2022.
What is the market cap of Bitcoin Cash?
Bitcoin Cash's market capitalisation is $5.5B, ranking it 20 in the top-1,000 crypto universe, read on 4 November 2026. It is refreshed separately from the daily price.
Is Bitcoin Cash beating Bitcoin?
Over 90 days Bitcoin Cash is 18.2 percentage points ahead of Bitcoin: its own return minus Bitcoin's. Its theme, Layer 1, is -1.3% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks. Bitcoin Cash trades above its 200-day average as of 4 November 2026.
What is Bitcoin Cash's highest price?
The highest daily close we hold for Bitcoin Cash is $695.16, on 6 April 2024, in records from 12 November 2021. The lowest is $89.35, on 9 November 2022. The close on 4 November 2026, $281.70, is 59% below that high.
Does Bitcoin Cash have a P/E ratio?
No. There is no company-style P/E or PEG for a crypto token, and no valuation band is shown on this page because the data to build one honestly does not exist: historical market capitalisation is not held, only a current snapshot. Where a protocol publishes fees or revenue, this page shows the yield against that dated snapshot instead.
What is Bitcoin Cash's research score?
64.5/100 within Layer 1, ranked 4 of 64 rated Layer 1 coins, on 50% evidence: 27.9 + 15.0 + 10.0 + 11.6 = 64.5. It is labelled “Price-led, little network data”. The score ranks research attention inside one theme, never portfolio action.
How much Bitcoin Cash history does this page show?
Five years of weekly closes where they exist, plus 20 complete calendar quarters of on-chain activity for the metrics Bitcoin Cash actually publishes. No complete quarterly series is on file for this token yet; DefiLlama's last 30 and 90 days are shown instead.
How much did Bitcoin Cash earn in the last 30 days?
In the 30 days to 30 October 2026, DefiLlama shows $2.2K of fees and $0 of protocol revenue for Bitcoin Cash. Over 90 days: $6.3K of fees and $0 of revenue. Fees are what users paid; revenue is the part the protocol keeps.