Bitcoin Cash

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<h2 id="key-points">Key Points</h2>
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 <li>The second Bitcoin Cash (BCH) halving has occurred, reducing miner rewards from 6.25 BCH to 3.125 BCH.</li>
 <li>Bitcoin Cash’s price has seen significant fluctuations leading up to the halving.</li>
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<h2 id="bitcoin-cash-halving-event">Bitcoin Cash Halving Event</h2>
<p>The second halving of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), a proof-of-work blockchain network and cryptocurrency, occurred at block height 840,000 on April 3 at 10:45 pm UTC. <br> The miner rewards were cut down from 6.25 BCH to 3.125 BCH.</p>
<p>Bitcoin Cash was engineered to be more efficient and cost-effective than <a href="https://crypto.ro/en/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin (BTC)</a>. <br> Its first halving took place on April 8, 2020, during which miner rewards were halved from 12.5 BCH to 6.25 BCH.</p>
<h2 id="price-fluctuations-and-speculations">Price Fluctuations and Speculations</h2>
<p>In the months leading up to the halving, the price of Bitcoin Cash saw significant changes. <br> Over the past three months, the price increased by 147.85%, and in the last 30 days, it rose by 24%.</p>
<p>However, the price dropped by 9.94% in the last 24 hours. <br> At the time of reporting, the cryptocurrency was trading at $572.21 according to CoinMarketCap data.</p>
<p>This price drop led to liquidations worth $3.9 million, mainly impacting long positions at $3.3 million. <br> Short positions accounted for $569,540 according to CoinGlass data.</p>
<p>On March 29, it was reported that the open interest (OI) in Bitcoin Cash futures perpetual contracts hit an all-time high of $708.75 million. <br> As of now, the OI has climbed even higher, reaching $799.23 million.</p>
<p>More updates on this development will be provided as they become available.</p>

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