Bitcoin Cash price stands at 269.98 USD as hashrate reaches 3.27 EH/ s

Published on 10/20/2026 at 07:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

CME planned 250-BCH futures for October 19, 2026. The Bitcoin Cash price stands at 269.98 USD, down 1.20 percent.

Network data and market dates

Bitcoin Cash recorded a 3.27 EH/s hashrate on October 19, 2026.
CME planned standard contracts covering 250 BCH and micro contracts covering 25 BCH for October 19, 2026.
The Bitcoin Cash price stands at 269.98 USD as of October 20, 2026, 1.20 percent below the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026.
The network dashboard recorded 558,150 BCH transacted across the latest 144 blocks on October 19, 2026.

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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network hashrate reached 3.27 EH/s on October 19, 2026, according to Selene Cash. The Bitcoin Cash price stands at 269.98 USD as of October 20, 2026, down 1.20 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026.

Hashrate reaches 3.27 EH/s on October 19

Hashrate measures the computing power used to process and secure a proof-of-work blockchain. The Selene Cash dashboard listed BCH at 3.27 EH/s on October 19, 2026, and showed a current chain height of block 973,548. The dashboard also recorded 558,150 BCH transacted across the latest 144 blocks, a period labeled as roughly 24 hours in the source.

The same October 19, 2026 snapshot showed a current subsidy of 3.125 BCH and a latest-block miner fee of 0.00163795 BCH. These figures describe network operation and transaction activity rather than a forecast for the BCH price.

CME planned two BCH futures sizes

CME Group announced on September 22, 2026, that it planned to launch Bitcoin Cash futures on October 19, 2026, pending regulatory review. The contracts were set at 250 BCH for the standard product and 25 BCH for the micro product, according to CME Group.

CME said the contracts were designed for participants seeking to manage price risk and gain exposure to crypto networks in its regulated, around-the-clock marketplace. The announcement set October 19, 2026, as the planned launch date and made regulatory review a condition of the launch.

BCH market data shows a 1.20 percent decline

According to Investing.com, BCH trades at 269.98 USD as of October 20, 2026. The price is down 1.20 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 19, 2026, with a daily high of 278.20 USD and a daily low of 269.38 USD for the UTC day.

Investing.com lists Bitcoin Cash market capitalization at 5.43 billion USD, ranked 18th, and 24-hour volume at 126.75 million USD. Circulating supply is 20.10 million BCH. The Bitcoin Cash price data therefore combine a 269.98 USD spot level with a 1.20 percent move against the required UTC reference.