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Bitcoin Cash in 2018

2 key events this year.

Here is what happened to Bitcoin Cash in 2018, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.

First close of 2018$2,310Bitstamp BCH/USD daily close, 2018-01-01
Highest close$2,844Bitstamp BCH/USD daily close, 2018-01-10
Lowest close$76.17Bitstamp BCH/USD daily close, 2018-12-15
Last close of 2018$149.49Bitstamp BCH/USD daily close, 2018-12-31
Bitcoin Cash price, USD
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Source: Bitstamp BCH/USD daily closes 2017-12-04 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

Events in 2018

  1. Nov 15, 2018fork
    Bitcoin SV split $393.86 (Bitstamp BCH/USD daily close, 2018-11-15)
    Bitcoin Cash splits again into BCH and BSV.
  2. Dec 15, 2018crash
    Lowest close after the peak $76.17 (Bitstamp BCH/USD daily close, 2018-12-15)
    The lowest BCH close in our data after its highest close.

Bitcoin SV split Nov 15, 2018

On November 15, 2018 a dispute over a protocol upgrade split Bitcoin Cash into Bitcoin Cash ABC, which kept the BCH ticker, and Bitcoin SV. The fight, called the hash war, dragged prices down across the market.

Lowest close after the peak Dec 15, 2018

After its highest close on 2017-12-20, Bitcoin Cash reached this lowest daily close in our series, a drop of about 98 percent. Later prices may differ.

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