Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 0.3% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on August 5th. Over the last week, Bitcoin Gold has traded down 22.1% against the U.S. dollar. Bitcoin Gold has a total market capitalization of $378.25 million and $7.47 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Bitcoin Gold coin can now be purchased for $21.60 or 0.00038798 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Zcash (ZEC) traded up 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $29.55 or 0.00053091 BTC.
- Horizen (ZEN) traded 3.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $7.84 or 0.00014085 BTC.
- Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 7.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.17 or 0.00000298 BTC.
- Komodo (KMD) traded up 5.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00000394 BTC.
- ZClassic (ZCL) traded 1.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0450 or 0.00000081 BTC.
Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on October 25th, 2017. Bitcoin Gold’s total supply is 17,513,924 coins. The Reddit community for Bitcoin Gold is https://reddit.com/r/bitcoingoldhq and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Bitcoin Gold’s official Twitter account is @bitcoingold and its Facebook page is accessible here. Bitcoin Gold’s official website is bitcoingold.org. The official message board for Bitcoin Gold is forum.bitcoingold.org.
Buying and Selling Bitcoin Gold
It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Bitcoin Gold should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, GDAX or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Bitcoin Gold using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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