Ethereum Classic (ETC) Trading 8.6% Lower This Week

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 6.5% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 9:00 AM ET on April 30th. During the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded down 8.6% against the U.S. dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $3.75 billion and approximately $256.86 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for $25.52 or 0.00041701 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $61,202.73 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 5.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.13 or 0.00000220 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $439.98 or 0.00718897 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 5.9% against the dollar and now trades at $78.88 or 0.00128876 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $5.81 or 0.00009493 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 5.1% against the dollar and now trades at $119.67 or 0.00195529 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 4.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $33.48 or 0.00054701 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 6% against the dollar and now trades at $60.83 or 0.00099398 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded down 5.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 6.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.21 or 0.00000343 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 146,811,596 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news. The Reddit community for Ethereum Classic is https://reddit.com/r/ethereumclassic and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here.

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 presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, GDAX or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView