Ethereum Classic (ETC) 24-Hour Volume Tops $237.53 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 1.9% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on March 28th. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $4.76 billion and approximately $237.53 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 7.8% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $32.54 or 0.00045914 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 2.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $70,886.94 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 9.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00000313 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 6.2% against the dollar and now trades at $570.32 or 0.00804629 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 0.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $94.50 or 0.00133328 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $6.04 or 0.00008527 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 3.6% against the dollar and now trades at $42.03 or 0.00059294 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $135.68 or 0.00191423 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.49 or 0.00000684 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 4.7% against the dollar and now trades at $94.35 or 0.00133114 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded up 6.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO:ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It launched on July 23rd, 2016. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 146,269,612 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is forum.ethereumclassic.org. 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 trade Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, 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