Ethereum Classic (ETC) Market Cap Reaches $4.15 Billion

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 0.5% against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on April 23rd. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $4.15 billion and $140.81 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be purchased for $28.27 or 0.00042369 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded up 6.8% against the dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $66,733.67 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 1.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000242 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $508.01 or 0.00761372 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 1.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $86.24 or 0.00129244 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $5.75 or 0.00008624 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $121.61 or 0.00182266 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $33.46 or 0.00050150 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $71.80 or 0.00107614 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded up 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.26 or 0.00000392 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

Ethereum Classic 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 146,706,945 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 currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView