Ethereum Classic Trading 0.1% Higher Over Last 7 Days (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 0.6% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 8:00 AM ET on October 9th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for approximately $18.40 or 0.00029599 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $2.74 billion and approximately $85.15 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 0.1% higher against the U.S. dollar.

Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $62,156.91 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.11 or 0.00000178 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $326.15 or 0.00524722 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $5.98 or 0.00009623 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $65.57 or 0.00105493 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 4.3% against the dollar and now trades at $152.66 or 0.00245598 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $18.83 or 0.00030298 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $45.52 or 0.00073238 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded up 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.18 or 0.00000296 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO:ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 149,066,622 coins. The Reddit community for Ethereum Classic is https://reddit.com/r/ethereumclassic and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Ethereum Classic 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.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum Classic

It is usually not presently 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 Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. 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