Horizen (ZEN) Trading 13.6% Higher This Week

Horizen (ZEN) traded up 2% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 14:00 PM Eastern on May 23rd. One Horizen coin can currently be purchased for about $9.39 or 0.00013984 BTC on popular exchanges. During the last seven days, Horizen has traded 13.6% higher against the U.S. dollar. Horizen has a market capitalization of $141.10 million and $9.92 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

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

• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded down 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $36.58 or 0.00054459 BTC.
• Zcash (ZEC) traded 1.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $24.14 or 0.00035939 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded down 7.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.26 or 0.00000393 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded down 6.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.38 or 0.00000558 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00000700 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded 0.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0624 or 0.00000093 BTC.

Horizen Profile

Horizen is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. Its launch date was May 1st, 2017. Horizen’s total supply is 15,022,694 coins. The Reddit community for Horizen is /r/Horizen/ and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Horizen’s official website is www.horizen.io. Horizen’s official message board is forum.horizen.global. Horizen’s official Twitter account is @horizenglobal and its Facebook page is accessible here.

According to CryptoCompare, “Horizen is an ecosystem that rewards contributors and empowers everyone. Its scalable platform allows businesses and developers to create public or private blockchains easily and affordably using the largest node network in the industry. The Sidechain SDK provides all the necessary components for quick deployment of a fully customizable blockchain. The native cryptocurrency, ZEN, is a mineable PoW coin traded on various exchanges, and integrated on major wallets including Sphere by Horizen, a multifunctional wallet that serves as an interface with most Horizen products and services.”

Buying and Selling Horizen

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

ZEN/USD price chart by TradingView