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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Surges 15% As Coinbase Plans Futures Listing

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Surges 15% As Coinbase Plans Futures Listing
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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has registered a sharp 15% rally in the past 24 hours after plans of a futures listing on Coinbase have surfaced for the asset.

Coinbase Plans To Launch Bitcoin Cash Futures Product On 1 April

As an X user has pointed out, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase appears to have filed certifications with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to list futures products for three coins on its platform: Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC).

As per the CFTC filing, all of these products were certified on March 7, and they are set to go live on trading on the first of the month.

Interestingly, all three of these digital assets happen to be based on the original cryptocurrency: Bitcoin. Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart has hinted that this may be why Coinbase has chosen them.

Unlike LTC and DOGE, which are based initially on BTCs code, BCH is a direct fork of the cryptocurrency made to fulfill BTCs original purpose as a fast and cheap form of currency that may be used for regular purposes (hence the name).

The filling made by Coinbase on Bitcoin Cash reads:

The market position of Bitcoin Cash reflects its role as an alternative to Bitcoin that prioritizes transaction efficiency. While it has not matched Bitcoin in terms of market capitalization or price, Bitcoin Cash has established itself as a significant player in the cryptocurrency space, with a dedicated user base and ecosystem.

BCH Has Enjoyed A 14% Surge During The Last 24 Hours

The cryptocurrency sector has been up in the past day, but two coins in particular have stood out among the top 20 assets by market cap: Bitcoin Cash and Dogecoin.

Both of these have managed more than 14% returns in this period, notably outperforming their peers. Bitcoin itself has only been able to put together a rally of about 6%.

Given that the Coinbase filling has been making the rounds in this window, it would appear likely that it was at least partially responsible for the extraordinary surges of these coins.

Even though Litecoin is also planned to see its futures contract launch on the same day as the other two, its price performance has been more or less in line with the rest of the market with its profits sitting at just 4%.

Following the sharp rally, Bitcoin Cash has now arrived at the $424 level. The chart below shows how the cryptocurrencys trajectory has looked in the last few days.

Regarding the market cap, Bitcoin Cash is currently the 17th largest asset. While there is some distance to Polygon (MATIC) in 16th place, LTC may be able to catch it if it can keep up this rally.

Read more: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin-cash/bitcoin-cash-bch-15-coinbase-futures-listing/

Text source: NewsBTC

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