2018 was a torrid year for cryptocurrencies. The price of BCH dropped an astonishing 94% since it opened at $2,359.30 on January 1st, 2018. It closed on December 31st, 2018 at $148.66.
Despite the hammering the price of BCH took in 2018, it remains one of the biggest, most well known, and most widely traded cryptocurrencies around. It is one of the top 10 cryptocurrenices by market capitalisation.
Monthly BCH price and monthly change
| Date | Open | Close | Monthly change | Annual change |
| Jan-18 | 2,359.30 | 1,492.10 | -36.76% | -36.76% |
| Feb-18 | 1,492.10 | 1,200.38 | -19.55% | -49.12% |
| Mar-18 | 1,200.38 | 685.09 | -42.93% | -70.96% |
| Apr-18 | 685.09 | 1,348.33 | 96.81% | -42.85% |
| May-18 | 1,348.33 | 996.97 | -26.06% | -57.74% |
| Jun-18 | 996.97 | 749.05 | -24.87% | -68.25% |
| Jul-18 | 749.05 | 775.64 | 3.55% | -67.12% |
| Aug-18 | 775.64 | 542.39 | -30.07% | -77.01% |
| Sep-18 | 542.39 | 531.26 | -2.05% | -77.48% |
| Oct-18 | 531.26 | 427.13 | -19.60% | -81.90% |
| Nov-18 | 427.13 | 177.56 | -58.43% | -92.47% |
| Dec-18 | 177.56 | 148.66 | -16.28% | -93.70% |
Latest Bitcoin Cash price commentary
Current live BCH price information and interactive charts are available on our site 24 hours a day. The ticker bar at the top of every page on our site has the latest BCH price. Pricing is also available in a range of different currency equivalents:
US Dollar – BCHUSD
British Pound Sterling – BCHGBP
Japanese Yen – BCHJPY
Euro – BCHEUR
Australian Dollar – BCHAUD
Russian Rouble – BCHRUB
Bitcoin – BCHBTC
In addition, we regularly publish a BCH price analysis:
About Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Cash was born out of the idea of making Bitcoin more practical for small, day-to-day payments. In May 2017, Bitcoin payments took about four days unless a fee was paid, which was proportionately too large for small transactions. A change to the code was implemented and Bitcoin Cash was born on August 1st, 2017.
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