Ethereum Classic (ETC) Trading Up 4.6% This Week

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 2.9% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 10:00 AM Eastern on October 17th. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $2.82 billion and $91.54 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded up 4.6% against the U.S. dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be bought for $18.90 or 0.00028166 BTC on exchanges.

Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $67,110.73 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 3.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.12 or 0.00000181 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $367.01 or 0.00546879 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $6.11 or 0.00009100 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $71.86 or 0.00107078 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $154.53 or 0.00230266 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 3.1% against the dollar and now trades at $18.57 or 0.00027674 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 2.3% against the dollar and now trades at $50.06 or 0.00074597 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000238 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It launched on July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 149,173,865 coins. 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. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org.

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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not 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 GDAX, Gemini or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView