Good things to remember about Bitcoin Cash (#bch): * Reliably fast transactions (big blocks) * Low fees (big blocks) * No Replacement-By-Fee (higher confidence of deal completion) * All on chain - pure, efficient, simple * Low inflation (21 million cap) * Clear upgrade protocol (CasH Improvement Proposal (CHIP)) * Ability to use anywhere subject to buyer and seller agreement

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Afternoon BCH folks! Time to chill after yesterday’s price action. 💚

Layla upgrade is now effective and appears to have gone through smoothly.

A major upgrade to Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the Layla upgrade, is scheduled for 12:00:00 UTC, 15 May 2026. It is a hard fork (scheduled consensus-level network upgrade) that activates four Cash Improvement Proposals (CHIPs). 1. Loops (bounded looping operations): Allows repetitive tasks enabling much more efficient smart contracts. 2. Reusable Functions: Lets developers define custom shortcuts improving code efficiency (10-100x shorter contracts). 3. Pay-to-Script (P2S): Improves smart contract transparency, security, and usability. 4. Bitwise operations: Restores/enables bitwise arithmetic opcodes for advanced scripting and privacy tools. This makes BCH far more powerful for complex smart contracts while keeping fees low, improving developer experience, security, and the framework for scalability/privacy/quantum readiness.

#bch upgrade for May 2026 explained.

#bch Explorer v3.6.0

BCH Explorer

Explore the full Bitcoin Cash ecosystem by Melroy van den Berg. See the real-time status of your transactions, get network info, and more.

Grok. Does Bitcoin Cash have replace by fee? **No, #BitcoinCash (#BCH) does not support Replace-By-Fee (RBF).** Bitcoin Cash deliberately removed RBF support during its 2017 hard fork from Bitcoin. This was part of prioritizing reliable zero-confirmation (0-conf) transactions for merchant and point-of-sale use cases, where the first-seen transaction is the one that nodes and miners generally accept and relay. ### Key Details on Bitcoin Cash's Policy - **First-seen rule**: BCH nodes (such as Bitcoin Cash Node / Bitcoin ABC implementations) typically accept and relay only the first version of a transaction they see for a given set of inputs. They do not replace it with a conflicting higher-fee version. - **No BIP 125 signaling**: The opt-in RBF mechanism (BIP 125) that Bitcoin uses was explicitly removed or disabled in BCH. Any signaling for replacement is ignored. - **No full RBF**: Unlike Bitcoin (where full RBF is an optional node policy in recent versions), BCH does not allow arbitrary replacement of unconfirmed transactions, even without opt-in flags. ### Why Bitcoin Cash Avoids RBF The design choice supports **instant, reliable payments** with low fees and large block capacity (no congestion like Bitcoin during high demand). Merchants can more confidently accept unconfirmed transactions without worrying about the sender "replacing" it via a higher-fee double-spend. This reduces the need for RBF "bumping" in the first place, as fees stay predictable and low. In contrast, Bitcoin uses RBF (opt-in by default, with full RBF options) mainly to handle fee spikes and stuck transactions in its more congested mempool. ### Practical Implications for Users - If your BCH transaction is stuck (rare due to scaling and low fees), you generally cannot RBF it. Instead, wait for confirmation or use other methods if supported by your wallet (though native replacement isn't available). - Wallets and explorers for BCH treat transactions as final once broadcast under the first-seen rule, aiding point-of-sale and everyday use. This has remained consistent since the fork, with no major reintroduction of RBF as of 2026. For the latest node behavior, check official BCH documentation or implementations like Bitcoin Cash Node. If you're building or using tools on BCH, the lack of RBF is a deliberate feature for its "electronic cash" focus. https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMi1jb3B5_f0deb48d-ea83-4676-83b7-9ec262ad6677

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