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<p>Bitcoin Cash (also referred to as Bcash) is a <a href="/facts/Cryptocurrency/Rg6JAS8y">cryptocurrency</a> that is a <a href="/facts/List_of_bitcoin_forks/s6y9pbgV">fork</a> of <a href="/facts/Bitcoin/UJvqfray">bitcoin</a>. Launched in 2017, Bitcoin Cash is considered an <a href="/facts/Altcoin/Rg6JAS8y">altcoin</a> or spin-off of <a href="/facts/Bitcoin/UJvqfray">bitcoin</a>. In November 2018, Bitcoin Cash further <a href="/facts/Hard_fork/5KUtGrbC">split</a> into two separate cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and <a href="/facts/Bitcoin_Satoshi_Vision/IEd2hxcB">Bitcoin Satoshi Vision</a> (BSV). </p>