Horizen Trading Down 8.5% Over Last Week (ZEN)

Horizen (ZEN) traded down 0.1% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on April 29th. One Horizen coin can now be bought for about $8.72 or 0.00013563 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Horizen has a total market capitalization of $130.19 million and approximately $6.01 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Horizen has traded 8.5% lower against the U.S. dollar.

Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:

• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $33.35 or 0.00051897 BTC.
• Zcash (ZEC) traded 0.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $22.38 or 0.00034835 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded down 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.38 or 0.00000595 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 0.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00000643 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00000700 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded 1.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0576 or 0.00000090 BTC.

Horizen Coin Profile

Horizen (CRYPTO:ZEN) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was May 1st, 2017. Horizen’s total supply is 14,937,688 coins. The official website for Horizen is www.horizen.io. Horizen’s official Twitter account is @horizenglobal and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for Horizen is /r/Horizen/ and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official message board for Horizen is forum.horizen.global.

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 acquire Horizen should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Horizen using one of the exchanges listed above.

ZEN/USD price chart by TradingView