Bitcoin Cash price falls 6.14 percent to 283.91 USD

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) sees its Bitcoin Cash price fall 6.14 percent to 283.91 USD on October 16, 2026. The move comes as a scheduled derivatives launch remains set for October 19, 2026, subject to regulatory review.

CME sets a 250 BCH contract size

On September 22, 2026, CME Group said it planned to launch Bitcoin Cash futures on October 19, 2026, pending regulatory review, according to CME Group. The standard contract represents 250 BCH, while the micro contract represents 25 BCH.

The planned contracts would add regulated derivatives tied directly to BCH. CME Group lists the launch date as October 19, 2026, and describes the products as tools for price discovery and risk management on its 24-hour marketplace, according to CME Group.

Network hashrate reaches 3.71 EH/s

Hashrate, the computing power used to process and secure a proof-of-work network, measured 3.71 EH/s on October 16, 2026, across the last 144 blocks, according to the Selene.cash explorer. The same dashboard reported a transaction rate of 0.147 transactions per second for that block sample.

The CME launch remains subject to regulatory review, while the network dashboard's latest estimate records activity rather than a prediction about future BCH demand. These are separate developments from the October 16, 2026 price movement.

BCH market data show a 6.14 percent drop

According to Investing.com, BCH trades at 283.91 USD as of October 16, 2026, down 6.14 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 301.89 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 280.29 USD. Market capitalization is 5.70 billion USD, ranking BCH 18th, while 24-hour volume is 220.82 million USD and circulating supply is 20.10 million BCH.

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