Ethereum Classic Market Cap Hits $2.75 Billion (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 3.5% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 22:00 PM ET on September 18th. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $2.75 billion and $120.79 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 0.6% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for $18.47 or 0.00029764 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.

Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 3.1% against the dollar and now trades at $62,054.44 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 3.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.10 or 0.00000167 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 10.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $347.59 or 0.00560130 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 2.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.81 or 0.00009366 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $64.90 or 0.00104593 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 1.1% against the dollar and now trades at $171.04 or 0.00275622 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 6.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $19.39 or 0.00031246 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 3.3% against the dollar and now trades at $48.33 or 0.00077877 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Nervos Network (CKB) traded down 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0176 or 0.00000028 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

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 148,796,283 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. 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 buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView