Ethereum Classic Trading 3.7% Higher This Week (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 2.3% lower against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 13:00 PM Eastern on September 22nd. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded up 3.7% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $2.81 billion and approximately $91.29 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $18.87 or 0.00030014 BTC on popular exchanges.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $62,857.88 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.11 or 0.00000169 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $339.63 or 0.00540319 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $5.80 or 0.00009226 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 0.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $67.36 or 0.00107169 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $176.30 or 0.00280476 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 3.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $19.36 or 0.00030805 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 3.2% against the dollar and now trades at $48.05 or 0.00076435 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Nervos Network (CKB) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0161 or 0.00000026 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin 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 148,844,472 coins. 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. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. Ethereum Classic’s official website 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.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum Classic

It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Gemini or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView