Ethereum Classic (ETC) Market Cap Tops $2.63 Billion

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 0.5% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 13:00 PM Eastern on September 8th. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $2.63 billion and $56.36 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 1.9% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be purchased for approximately $17.67 or 0.00032653 BTC on exchanges.

Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $54,110.66 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0948 or 0.00000175 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 0.5% against the dollar and now trades at $300.16 or 0.00554724 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $5.55 or 0.00010255 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $60.73 or 0.00112234 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $170.56 or 0.00315206 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 2.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $19.81 or 0.00036616 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $43.90 or 0.00081127 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 2.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

Ethereum Classic (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 148,658,711 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. 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.

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 US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, Coinbase or GDAX. 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