Bitcoin Cash

E216132

blockchain network cryptocurrency peer-to-peer electronic cash system

Bitcoin Cash is a decentralized cryptocurrency that forked from Bitcoin to offer faster, cheaper peer-to-peer payments through larger block sizes.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Bitcoin Cash canonical	10
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)	2
Bitcoin Cash mainnet	2
Bitcoin Cash network	1
₿ (with BCH context)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1937685 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bitcoin Cash
Context triple: [REN, supportsAsset, Bitcoin Cash]

A. Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital cryptocurrency that operates without a central bank, enabling peer-to-peer transactions secured by blockchain technology.
B. BitC
BitC is a systems programming language designed for safety, low-level control, and formal verification, drawing on ideas from Modula-3 and capability-based security.
C. Bitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core is the open-source software implementation that serves as the primary full node and wallet for the Bitcoin network, maintaining the blockchain and enforcing consensus rules.
D. Ripple
"Ripple" is a beloved folk-influenced ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody, spiritual lyrics, and enduring sing-along chorus.
E. satoshi
A satoshi is the smallest divisible unit of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, representing one hundred millionth of a single bitcoin.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bitcoin Cash
Target entity description: Bitcoin Cash is a decentralized cryptocurrency that forked from Bitcoin to offer faster, cheaper peer-to-peer payments through larger block sizes.

A. Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital cryptocurrency that operates without a central bank, enabling peer-to-peer transactions secured by blockchain technology.
B. BitC
BitC is a systems programming language designed for safety, low-level control, and formal verification, drawing on ideas from Modula-3 and capability-based security.
C. Bitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core is the open-source software implementation that serves as the primary full node and wallet for the Bitcoin network, maintaining the blockchain and enforcing consensus rules.
D. Ripple
"Ripple" is a beloved folk-influenced ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody, spiritual lyrics, and enduring sing-along chorus.
E. satoshi
A satoshi is the smallest divisible unit of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, representing one hundred millionth of a single bitcoin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	blockchain network ⓘ cryptocurrency ⓘ peer-to-peer electronic cash system ⓘ
baseBlockInterval	600 seconds ⓘ
blockRewardHalvingInterval	210000 blocks ⓘ
blockSizeLimit	larger than Bitcoin ⓘ
blockTimeTarget	10 minutes ⓘ
confirmationRequirement	multiple blocks for high-value transactions ⓘ
consensusMechanism	proof-of-work ⓘ
designGoal	fast peer-to-peer payments ⓘ low transaction fees ⓘ on-chain scaling ⓘ
difficultyAdjustmentAlgorithm	modified from Bitcoin ⓘ
firstBlockHeight	478559 ⓘ
forkedFrom	Bitcoin ⓘ
governanceModel	open-source community ⓘ
hardForkDate	2017-08-01 ⓘ
hashFunction	SHA-256 ⓘ
hasIndependentDevelopmentTeams	true ⓘ
hasSubunits	satoshi ⓘ
increasedBlockSizeOverTime	true ⓘ
isDecentralized	true ⓘ
isListedOn	multiple global cryptocurrency exchanges ⓘ
isMineable	true ⓘ
isTradeableOnExchanges	true ⓘ
launchedAsResultOf	scaling debate in Bitcoin community ⓘ
maximumSupply	21000000 BCH ⓘ
miningHardware	ASICs compatible with SHA-256 ⓘ
monetaryPolicy	fixed supply with halving schedule ⓘ
networkType	public blockchain ⓘ
openSourceSoftware	true ⓘ
originalBlockSizeLimit	8 MB ⓘ
originCountry	global ⓘ
primaryUseCase	everyday payments ⓘ
purpose	medium of exchange ⓘ
satoshisPerBCH	100000000 ⓘ
supports	larger blocks than Bitcoin ⓘ non-custodial wallets ⓘ payment processors integration ⓘ peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries ⓘ
supportsReplayProtection	true ⓘ
symbol	₿ (with BCH context) ⓘ linked to: Bitcoin Cash
tickerSymbol	BCH ⓘ
transactionFees	typically lower than Bitcoin ⓘ
usesAddressFormats	CashAddr format ⓘ legacy format ⓘ
usesDifficultyAdjustmentAlgorithm	yes ⓘ
usesUTXOModel	true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

REN → supportsAsset → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

RenVM → supports → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

subject linked to: Republic Protocol

Republic Protocol → supports → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

RenVM → supports → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

Bitcoin Cash → symbol → ₿ (with BCH context) ⓘ

linked to: Bitcoin Cash

Darknodes → supportsAssetType → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

Coinbase → supports → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

SegWit2x → relatedTo → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

Ren Project → supportsAsset → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

Ren Project → supportsChain → Bitcoin Cash mainnet ⓘ

linked to: Bitcoin Cash

renBCH → basedOn → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

renBCH → underlyingAsset → Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ⓘ

linked to: Bitcoin Cash

renBCH → wrappedFromChain → Bitcoin Cash mainnet ⓘ

linked to: Bitcoin Cash

renBCH → redeemableFor → Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ⓘ

linked to: Bitcoin Cash

BCH → tickerSymbolFor → Bitcoin Cash ⓘ

BCH → blockchainNetwork → Bitcoin Cash network ⓘ

linked to: Bitcoin Cash

All labels observed (5)

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Referenced by (16)

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