Ethereum Classic Tops One Day Volume of $205.57 Million (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 1.1% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 14:00 PM ET on April 17th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $25.49 or 0.00041292 BTC on popular exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $3.74 billion and $205.57 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 22.8% lower against the dollar.

Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 2.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $61,736.69 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00000242 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 3.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $464.36 or 0.00752159 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $79.14 or 0.00128196 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.88 or 0.00009527 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $119.90 or 0.00194220 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 2.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $24.71 or 0.00040026 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $65.31 or 0.00105794 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 3.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Nervos Network (CKB) traded down 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0213 or 0.00000034 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

ETC is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. Its launch date was July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 146,598,988 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for Ethereum Classic is https://reddit.com/r/ethereumclassic and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news.

According to CryptoCompare, “Ethereum Classic (ETC) is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that uses proof-of-work consensus to execute and store smart contracts and dApps. It was created in July 2016 by a group of developers and users who opposed the Ethereum Foundation’s decision to hard fork the Ethereum blockchain in response to the “DAO hack.” ETC is used for a variety of purposes, including creating dApps and issuing tokens, and has a strong focus on immutability and censorship-resistance. It is led by a team of developers and supported by a global community of users and organizations.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum Classic

It is usually not possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Changelly or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView