Over the past year NEAR Protocol did better: ₹10,000 became ₹17,734 in NEAR versus ₹5,503 in BCH. NEAR Protocol swings about 1.6× as much on a typical day, and they move fairly independently (correlation 0.39).
BC BCH | NE NEAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹29,629 | ₹473.18 |
| Rank | #22 | #21 |
| Market cap | ₹595.78B | ₹615.88B |
| 24h volume | ₹29.94B | ₹119.55B |
| Circulating supply | 20.10M | 1.31B |
| Max supply | 21.00M | No cap |
| Below all-time high | -92% | -76% |
| 24h | 6.60% | 6.34% |
| 7 days | 14.72% | 21.68% |
| ₹10,000 invested | BCH | NEAR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | ₹12,683 26.83% | ₹27,088 170.88% |
| 3 months ago | ₹15,435 54.35% | ₹27,697 176.97% |
| 6 months ago | ₹6,617 33.83% | ₹41,429 314.29% |
| 1 year ago | ₹5,503 44.97% | ₹17,734 77.34% |
| 2 years ago | ₹8,755 12.45% | ₹8,964 10.36% |
| ₹1,000/month SIP, 12 months | ₹10,105 | ₹36,048 |
| Typical daily move | ±1.7% | ±2.7% |
| Deepest fall (1y) | -71% | -69% |
| Worst day (1y) | -14.76% | -21.99% |
Green marks the better figure in each row: more money, smaller swings or a shallower fall.
Over the last 12 months BCH returned -44.97% and NEAR +77.34%. Over just the last month the picture is the same: BCH +26.83%, NEAR +170.88%. Short periods can tell a very different story from long ones, which is why picking a coin from last month's chart rarely works.
NEAR Protocol moves about ±2.7% on a typical day against ±1.7% for Bitcoin Cash. In the past year BCH fell as much as 71% from a peak and NEAR 69%. Bigger swings mean bigger possible gains and bigger possible losses, size your position so a fall like that wouldn't force you to sell.
The correlation of their daily moves over the past year is 0.39 (1 = always together, 0 = unrelated): they move fairly independently. That makes holding both a little less risky than holding either alone.
NEAR Protocol is the bigger network, with a market cap about 1.0× that of Bitcoin Cash. A lower price per coin doesn't make a coin “cheaper”: what matters is market cap, and how many new coins will still be created (BCH: capped at 21.00M; NEAR: no fixed cap).
Both trade on FIU-registered exchanges. Profit on either is taxed at 30% plus 4% cess, 1% TDS is deducted when you sell, and a loss on one can't be set off against a gain on the other. Guides: how to buy Bitcoin Cash · how to buy NEAR Protocol · best crypto apps in India.
NEAR Protocol. ₹10,000 invested a year ago would be worth ₹17,734 in NEAR today, against ₹5,503 in BCH (+77.34% vs -44.97%). Past returns do not predict future ones.
By day-to-day swings, NEAR Protocol: it moves about ±2.7% on a typical day against ±1.7% for Bitcoin Cash, and its deepest fall in the past year was 69% versus 71%.
NEAR Protocol's market cap is about ₹615.88B, roughly 1.0× Bitcoin Cash's ₹595.78B. A larger market cap usually means more liquidity, not necessarily higher returns.
We don't give buy or sell advice. The data shows how each has behaved, not what happens next. Many investors hold more than one coin rather than choosing; with a correlation of 0.39, they move fairly independently, so holding both spreads less risk than it might seem.
