Ethereum Classic Price Tops $26.29 (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 3.3% higher against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 0:00 AM ET on April 19th. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $3.85 billion and $233.37 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 10.7% lower against the dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be bought for approximately $26.29 or 0.00041130 BTC on major exchanges.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 2.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $63,926.34 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 4.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000243 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 1.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $477.28 or 0.00746758 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 3.4% against the dollar and now trades at $82.11 or 0.00128467 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $5.81 or 0.00009085 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $118.40 or 0.00185251 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 14.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $27.97 or 0.00043770 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $65.98 or 0.00103235 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded up 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded up 6.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.24 or 0.00000373 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 146,641,314 coins. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. 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. Ethereum Classic’s official message board 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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade 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