eCash
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What is eCash?
Origins and monetary units
The network separated from Bitcoin Cash on 15 November 2020. It adopted the eCash name and XEC ticker in July 2021. Bitcoin ABC, led by Amaury Séchet, continues its development. The rebrand converted one BCHA into one million XEC. This changed the denomination rather than multiplying a holder's economic ownership. XEC retains a capped mining issuance schedule. Its maximum supply is 21 trillion units. Users spend XEC for payments, transfers and network fees.
Consensus and applications
The chain tracks funds using unspent transaction outputs. SHA-256 Proof of Work produces blocks at an approximate ten-minute target. An independent Avalanche layer adds stake-weighted voting to that mining foundation. Pre-Consensus, activated in November 2025, finalizes transactions before block inclusion. Avalanche participants must operate validating nodes and provide qualifying stake proofs. Staking rewards incentivize those nodes alongside mining rewards. Heartbeat adjusts effective mining targets to reduce sharp swings in block production. Programmable transactions and token standards support applications such as the Agora exchange. Wallets and payment tools connect XEC to merchant payments and small-value transfers.
Where to trade XEC
31 exchanges · top 10
Live spot quotes from connected exchanges
XEC funding rates
Live perpetual funding on every connected exchange. Positive = longs pay shorts.
Contracts & chains
Exact contract or mint per network — the identity layer used for DEX routing.
On-chain routes
Networks with a connected DEX routing adapter.