Bitcoin Cash (BCH) price: chart and year-by-year history

Bitcoin Cash: the road down from its high

Bitcoin Cash trades at $229.8 today — −86.1% from its $1,650 high set in May 2021. A fall that deep means something simple: returning to that level would take a 7.2× rise.

From low to high

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) price high and low

Over 7 years the price of Bitcoin Cash has moved between $87.00 and $1,650. The low came in November 2022, the high in May 2021. From the bottom the price has risen 2.6× — which is what someone would have made buying at the worst possible moment and holding to today.

The deepest BCH drawdown

The deepest fall on monthly closes was −90.3%: from the peak in April 2021 to the bottom in December 2022, taking 20 months. A useful number: it shows what holding through would have meant.

How long since the high

It has been 67 months since that high, and the price has not returned to it.

What the years show

Best and worst year for Bitcoin Cash

The best full year was 2023 at +168%. The worst was 2022 at −77.5%. Of 6 full years, 5 closed up and 1 closed down.

Rising years outnumber falling ones — but the spread between the best and worst year matters more than the count: that is what tells you what to be ready for.

BCH price in 2026

The current year stands at −61.7%, ranging from $181.0 to $669.6.

Months: how many closed up

How many months BCH closed up

Of 83 closed months, 40 finished up and 43 finished down — 48% of months were rising ones. The average month returned +4.2%.

Strongest and weakest month for Bitcoin Cash

The strongest month on record was June 2023 at +169%; the hardest was June 2022 at −49.6%.

Does BCH have a seasonal pattern

Which month Bitcoin Cash rose in most often

On average BCH did best in March: +17.5% across 7 observations, 4 of them positive. It did worst in May: −11.0% across 7 observations.

Why the number of observations beats the average percentage

We print the number of observations next to the percentage for a reason. 7 observations is 7 observations: on a sample that size a pattern cannot be told apart from coincidence. Interesting to look at, not something to plan around.

How to use this

What these numbers do not say

Everything above is the past. It does not say where the price goes next, but it does show the range to be ready for: $87.00 to $1,650, with a drawdown of −90.3%.

Where to check the BCH price across exchanges

What is useful right now comes down to three things, all of them computed from live data rather than history.

The BCH price gap between exchanges

BCH costs different amounts on different exchanges, and that gap is visible in the cross-exchange scanner: it shows where the coin is cheaper and where it is dearer right now.

How much BCH you can actually buy at that price

Before a large purchase it is worth checking the order books — they show how much you can actually take at a given price, not just the best offer.

Moving BCH between platforms

And if the coin has to move between venues, the transfers section shows which network is cheaper.

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