Bitcoin Cash price stands at 278.76 USD as hashrate reaches 3.14 EH/ s

Published on 10/26/2026 at 13:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

CME futures cover 250 BCH per standard contract. The Bitcoin Cash price has a 5.58 billion USD market value, ranking 18th.

Network and derivatives

On October 25, 2026, the Bitcoin Cash network recorded 3.14 EH/s in estimated hashrate.
CME futures launched with standard contracts covering 250 BCH on October 19, 2026.
The Bitcoin Cash price stands at 278.76 USD as of October 26, 2026, 2.18 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

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The Bitcoin Cash price for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) stands at 278.76 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 2.18 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com. Network hashrate, a measure of the computing power securing the blockchain, is estimated at 3.14 EH/s on October 25, 2026, according to the Selene Cash explorer.

Hashrate reaches 3.14 EH/s

The explorer recorded Bitcoin Cash mainnet height 974,422 on October 25, 2026, alongside the 3.14 EH/s hashrate estimate. It also showed 289 transactions in a block at 11:56 UTC and 710.74 thousand BCH transacted across the latest 144 blocks, according to the Selene Cash explorer.

CME contracts cover 250 BCH

CME Group began listing Bitcoin Cash futures on October 19, 2026, with standard contracts covering 250 BCH and Micro contracts covering 25 BCH, according to Gate.com. The contracts are cash-settled against the CME CF reference rate, so the trade does not require delivery of BCH, the report said. Gate.com also reported on October 20, 2026, that FalconX and GSR executed the first block trade in the contracts.

Price data show a 2.18 percent move

The Bitcoin Cash price is 278.76 USD as of October 26, 2026, according to Investing.com, 2.18 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 279.65 USD and the daily low is 270.35 USD. Market capitalization is 5.58 billion USD, ranking BCH 18th, while 24-hour volume is 100.83 million USD and circulating supply is 20.11 million BCH.