All of us know that recently Bitcoin’s value declined below $5,500 for the first time since 2017. Since Bitcoin’s plunge is a clear signal for the entire cryptocurrency selloff. The other crypto major Ethereum is believed to have fallen more than 15 percent whereas Bitcoin Cash is declined by 18 percent.

Bitcoin Cash is a cryptocurrency. In mid-2017, a group of developers wanting to increase bitcoin’s block size limit prepared a code change. The change, called a hard fork, took effect on 1 August 2017. As a result, the bitcoin ledger called the blockchain and the cryptocurrency split in two.

As per the CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded at $443.80 with Market cap stands at $7,748,266,679 as on 15th November 2018 (2:30 pm IST).

Amid this, most of bitcoin’s developers and community users favored sustaining the 1-megabyte block-size limit that was in effect at the time when it was segregated. With this, the hard limit caused imposition on the bitcoin network however by increasing transaction fees upwards to $34 in mid-December.

Let us not forget that amid the entire scenario, those who support Bitcoin Cash, have created their own version of bitcoin at the highest 8 megabyte block size limit (later raised to 32 megabytes) thereby allowing this competing version of bitcoin in order to execute a variety transactions per second however at a very competitive cost.

However, at present Bitcoin Cash’s camp of big-block reluctant and do not want to separate it again. Amid the entire story, Craig Wright who is one of the most controversial figures in the bitcoin has raised eyebrows of numerous crypto founders. As his impression is believed to have committed ridiculous comments towards numerous cryptocurrencies.

However, the specific technical details of the separation aren’t very interesting as Bitcoin ABC wanted to adjust the bitcoin protocol, and Wright’s actions amid all these favors while maintaining a closer to the original design. However, the schism has started delegating into a power struggle towards the one who will be able to control Bitcoin Cash in the days to come. Needless to say that Wright’s criticism having him closely associated with Bitcoin Cash which may expectedly damage the reputation of Bitcoin Cash as well.

Let us not forget that the surmounting controversy is confined up to Bitcoin Cash only. As the community users that separated from the original bitcoin circle a year ago. So it won’t prevail any negative circumstances pertaining to the value of core bitcoin or else other cryptocurrencies in the market.

However, when one cryptocurrency struggles with any critics or complex situation, the others tend to be volatile due to the delicacy of the market.

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