Bitcoin Cash help & community

Stuck? Curious? Building something? The BCH community is small, and people answer questions.

General BCH websites

The Accept BCH Initiative

A community-curated list of merchants that accept BCH.

$ open acceptbitcoin.cash Verified
Awesome Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin Cash projects & resources.

$ open awesomebitcoin.cash Verified
BCH.info

BCH developer website.

$ open bch.info Verified
Bitcoin Cash FAQ

Frequently asked BCH questions with comprehensive answers.

$ open bchfaq.com Verified
BCH Gang

BCH community.

$ open bchgang.org Verified
Best BCH Wallets

Your guide to finding the ideal BCH wallet for you.

$ open www.bestbchwallets.com Verified
BitcoinCash.org

One-page BCH website.

$ open bitcoincash.org Verified
BitcoinProtocol.org

A BCH website with a fresh design.

$ open BitcoinProtocol.org Verified
Bmap.app

A merchant map.

$ open bmap.app Not yet verified
BTC vs BCH Energy Stats

Compare the energy usage of BTC and BCH.

$ open www.monsterbitar.se/~jonathan/energy Verified
Discover Cash

Bitcoin Cash ecosystem information site

$ open discover.cash Verified
eatBCH

Charity feeding communities with BCH donations

$ open eatbch.org Verified
El Bitcoin

Spanish-language BCH info.

$ open elbitcoin.org Not yet verified
HelpMe.cash

BCH projects and tools with events calendar.

$ open helpme.cash Verified
BCH Developments

Project list maintained by KeepBitcoinFree

$ open keepbitcoinfree.org/bch-dev Verified
WhyBitcoinCash.com

Introductory BCH website.

$ open whybitcoincash.com Verified
developers.cash

Developer reference.

$ open developers.cash Verified stale

Bitcoin Cash FAQ

Straight answers, including the parts that are not flattering.

Who runs Bitcoin Cash?

Nobody, in the company sense. Bitcoin Cash is a public ledger kept by independent node software, miners and users. There is no foundation, no treasury and no head office. Protocol changes go through public proposals (CHIPs) and activate each May if the ecosystem adopts them.

Who created Bitcoin Cash?

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008. Bitcoin Cash shares that history. In 2017 it split from Bitcoin (BTC) to keep block sizes growing so everyday payments stay cheap.

How is BCH different from BTC?

Same 21 million supply, same SHA-256 proof of work, same early history. BTC chose to be a settlement layer and digital gold. BCH kept the peer-to-peer cash plan: bigger blocks, fees under a cent, and since 2023 native tokens and covenant contracts that BTC is still debating. BTC has far more hash rate, liquidity and attention.

Is Bitcoin Cash legal?

It depends on where you live. Most countries allow people to hold and use it; some restrict exchanges or payments. Check your local rules, especially for taxes.

Is Bitcoin Cash private?

No. It is a transparent public ledger. Your name is not on it, but addresses can be linked. What BCH does give you is self-custody and censorship resistance: no account, and no one who can freeze your wallet.

What are the honest weaknesses?

A small ecosystem, thin liquidity, little buzz, much less hash rate than BTC, 10-minute blocks, and contracts that are harder to write than Solidity. We would rather you hear it here first.

Is my wallet tied to my identity?

A self-custody wallet is controlled by your keys or recovery phrase, not by your name or ID. That also means nobody can recover your BCH if you lose them. Back up your recovery phrase securely.

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