Bitcoin Cash vs 
Bitcoin SV
A fork of a fork. Bitcoin Cash split from Bitcoin in 2017 over block size; Bitcoin SV split from Bitcoin Cash in 2018 in a dispute that escalated into a hash war, pushing for far larger blocks still. Both claim to be the truer version of the original design. Neither has approached Bitcoin's network effect, and the pair is mostly useful as a case study in how governance disputes end when there is no mechanism to resolve them.
12 months, both starting at 100 (AUD)
BCH → 52 · BSV → 80| Measure | BCH | BSV |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | A$9.7B | A$0.6B |
| Rank | #21 | #121 |
| Price | A$481.18 | A$31.65 |
| 90-day change (AUD) | +78.8% | +101.5% |
| 12-month change (AUD) | −42.8% | −12.7% |
| From all-time high | −90.3% | −95.0% |
| Supply model | Capped: 21.0M max | Capped: 21.0M max |
| AU exchanges we verify it on | 2 | 1 |
About Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Cash split from Bitcoin in 2017 over a dispute about block sizes, prioritising cheap on-chain payments over Bitcoin's conservatism. It shares Bitcoin's fixed-supply design but commands a small fraction of its value and security.
About Bitcoin SV
Bitcoin SV split from Bitcoin Cash in 2018 pursuing very large blocks and its own reading of Bitcoin's original design. Its history is inseparable from Craig Wright's discredited claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto — a UK court found in 2024 he is not.
FAQ
Which is bigger, Bitcoin Cash or Bitcoin SV?
By market value today: Bitcoin Cash (A$9.7B vs A$0.6B). Size measures money invested, not quality — but it does measure liquidity, which affects how easily you can buy and sell.
Which performed better this year?
Over the past 12 months in AUD terms: BCH −42.8%, BSV −12.7% — the chart above shows the whole path, which matters more than the endpoints. Past performance is no indicator of future results, in either direction.
Can I buy both in Australia?
Yes — both are listed on AUSTRAC-registered exchanges we verify. BCH appears on 2 of our reviewed platforms and BSV on 1. Compare costs first on the fee calculator, and remember every crypto-to-crypto swap between them is a CGT event.
Should I hold BCH or BSV?
That's a personal decision we don't make for you — this page exists to make the structural differences clear so the choice is yours. What we'd say to anyone: understand what job each coin is designed for, size positions like the risk is real, and check the honest failure statistics before going further down the market-cap list.
Data from our market records (powered by CoinGecko), refreshed with the daily rebuild. General information only, not financial advice — we compare structure and history, we don't pick winners.