Ethereum Classic Tops 24 Hour Volume of $165.74 Million (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 1.4% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on May 4th. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $26.72 or 0.00042212 BTC on popular exchanges. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 3.7% lower against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $3.92 billion and $165.74 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $63,294.04 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000248 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $460.25 or 0.00727157 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 1.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $81.14 or 0.00128200 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $5.83 or 0.00009205 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $35.85 or 0.00056643 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $123.46 or 0.00195054 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 1.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $64.19 or 0.00101408 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded down 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00000349 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 146,887,614 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. The Reddit community for Ethereum Classic is https://reddit.com/r/ethereumclassic and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. Ethereum Classic’s official message board 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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not presently 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 Gemini, GDAX or Coinbase. 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