Bitcoin Cash price stands at 278.76 USD as CME futures trade

Published on 10/27/2026 at 13:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

CME futures use standard contracts for 250 BCH. The Bitcoin Cash price ranks 18th by market capitalization on October 27, 2026.

Market rank and network activity

Bitcoin Cash is ranked 18 by market capitalization on October 27, 2026.
CME Group's standard futures contract covers 250 BCH, while its micro contract covers 25 BCH.
The Bitcoin Cash price stands at 278.76 USD as of October 27, 2026, 2.18 percent above the UTC daily close of October 26, 2026.
The Selene Cash explorer displayed 3.53 EH/s of network hashrate on October 26, 2026.

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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) trades at 278.76 USD on October 27, 2026, with a market capitalization of 5.58 billion USD and a market rank of 18. The Bitcoin Cash price is up 2.18 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 26, 2026, according to Investing.com.

CME Group confirms 250 BCH contracts

CME Group announced on October 20, 2026, that FalconX and GSR executed the first block trade in its new Bitcoin Cash futures, according to Investing News Network. The announcement said trading was underway in the BCH contracts, which are cash-settled products designed to track Bitcoin Cash exposure without requiring delivery of the cryptocurrency.

The standard contract covers 250 BCH and the micro contract covers 25 BCH, according to Gate. CoinDesk reported that CME planned to begin offering the standard and micro contracts on October 19, 2026, subject to regulatory review.

October 26 network data show 3.53 EH/s

On October 26, 2026, the Selene Cash explorer displayed Bitcoin Cash network hashrate of 3.53 EH/s. Hashrate measures the computing power used to process and secure proof-of-work transactions. The dashboard also showed a current chain height of 974,566 and a transaction rate of 0.125 transactions per second over the last 144 blocks, according to Selene Cash.

The same dashboard recorded 414,430 BCH transacted across the last 144 blocks, a window labeled as roughly 24 hours on October 26, 2026. A separate October 25, 2026 assessment by BlockchainReporter said futures provide a regulated route for hedging and exposure but do not by themselves create buying pressure.

BCH market data on October 27, 2026

Bitcoin Cash is at 278.76 USD as of October 27, 2026, according to Investing.com. The price is 2.18 percent above the UTC daily close of October 26, 2026. The daily high is 279.65 USD and the daily low for the UTC day is 270.35 USD. Market capitalization is 5.58 billion USD, ranking BCH 18th, while 24-hour volume is 100.83 million USD. Circulating supply is 20.11 million BCH.