Monero Price Hits $149.88 on Top Exchanges (XMR)

Monero (XMR) traded down 2.1% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on October 6th. Over the last seven days, Monero has traded down 3.1% against the dollar. One Monero coin can currently be purchased for about $149.88 or 0.00240502 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Monero has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion and approximately $44.77 million worth of Monero was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $62,318.77 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 1.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.11 or 0.00000177 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $323.59 or 0.00519244 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $6.01 or 0.00009650 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 2.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $67.43 or 0.00108197 BTC.
• Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 0.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $18.71 or 0.00030017 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 3.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $19.33 or 0.00031017 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 0.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $46.01 or 0.00073829 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded up 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.18 or 0.00000291 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.

Monero Coin Profile

Monero (XMR) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the RandomX hashing algorithm. It was first traded on April 18th, 2014. Monero’s total supply is 18,446,744 coins. Monero’s official Twitter account is @monero and its Facebook page is accessible here. Monero’s official website is www.getmonero.org. The Reddit community for Monero is https://reddit.com/r/monero and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official message board for Monero is forum.getmonero.org.

According to CryptoCompare, “Monero (XMR) is a decentralized cryptocurrency created in April 2014 by a group of developers led by the pseudonymous developer “thankful_for_today”. It utilizes a combination of ring signatures, ring confidential transactions and stealth addresses to protect sender and receiver privacy, and employs a proof-of-work consensus algorithm to ensure the security of the network. XMR is used as a medium of exchange between individuals and organizations, allowing for fast and secure money transfers over the internet, and can be exchanged for other cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. It is listed on a variety of cryptocurrency exchanges and is accepted by many merchants and services.”

Monero Coin Trading

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

XMR/USD price chart by TradingView