otr.cash

What It Is

OpenTokenRegistry (OTR) is an open-source, volunteer-maintained token information registry for Bitcoin Cash. It is used by some BCH wallets, block explorers, indexers, and other software to display human-readable token names, icons, ticker symbols, descriptions, URIs, and related information. It is not an exchange, wallet, or DeFi protocol, and it does not provide asset custody, order matching, or yield features. Instead, it serves as lower-level data infrastructure.

Core Aspects

OTR supports token metadata for assets issued on Bitcoin Cash and does not provide trading pairs. Submissions must comply with the BCMR JSON Schema and include items such as a name, description, token field, icon, and website URI. Symbols should be as globally unique as possible, and icons must be square static files in SVG, AVIF, WebP, or PNG format. Static data URIs are required to use IPFS. Reviews are handled through a public Pull Request process, with related discussions visible publicly. A submission can only be merged after approval from at least two members of the OpenTokenRegistry GitHub organization.

Pricing and Fees

OTR clearly states that it is free to use, free to list tokens, and free to update token information. Software projects can also import the Bitcoin Cash Metadata Registry via https://otr.cash. For developers and token projects, the main cost is not money, but the effort required to prepare compliant, accurate, and objective metadata and participate in the public review process.

Pros and Cons

Its advantages are openness, transparency, no fees, and community auditability. It also sets relatively clear standards for icons, descriptions, symbol uniqueness, and valid webpages, which helps reduce confusion in how tokens are displayed in wallets and browsers. The limitations are also clear: it only covers the BCH ecosystem and does not offer exchange features such as trading, fiat deposits, KYC, cold-wallet insurance, or leverage. As a volunteer-run project, support response and long-term maintenance stability are not backed by a commercial SLA. The documentation also notes that malicious registries could mislead users, so integrators still need to design their own validation and risk warnings.

Who It Is For and Access from China

OTR is best suited for Bitcoin Cash wallet, browser, and indexer developers, as well as projects that want to submit BCH token information. Ordinary investors should not treat it as a platform for buying, selling, or custodying assets. The main content does not provide information about access, payments, or network restrictions in mainland China, so these factors are unknown. If trading or fiat on/off-ramp services are needed, users should choose a compliant exchange or a wallet/browser that supports BCH ecosystem assets as a supplement.