Bitcoin Cash split
Bitcoin Cash split from Bitcoin in 2017 after disagreement over block-size and scaling policy, creating a separate network with incompatible consensus rules.
Why it matters
Bitcoin Cash split from Bitcoin in 2017 after disagreement over block-size and scaling policy, creating a separate network with incompatible consensus rules.
Key ideas
- Bitcoin Cash split from Bitcoin in 2017 after disagreement over block-size and scaling policy, creating a separate network with incompatible consensus rules.
- This topic belongs to California Bitcoin’s history knowledge layer.
- Use primary and technical sources where possible, and distinguish protocol facts from market narratives.
Primary and technical sources
Bitcoin Developer DocumentationBitcoin.orgBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto