What Does Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Mean?
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a derivative of bitcoin that hard forked off of original bitcoin in 2017. Bitcoin Cash emerged when there was no consensus on whether to increase block sizes. Some individuals wanted to increase block size and so after the hard fork, Bitcoin Cash became its own altcoin.
Techopedia Explains Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
The Bitcoin Cash hard fork, like others, had its share of controversy. Bitcoin Cash has been backed by a controversial figure, Craig Steven Wright, who claims to have a lot of influence in crypto. Since the creation of Bitcoin Cash, the currency itself has forked again, leading to Bitcoin SV and Bitcoin ABC.