Ethereum Classic (ETC) 24-Hour Trading Volume Tops $194.89 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 2.1% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on May 9th. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $4.07 billion and approximately $194.89 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be bought for about $27.66 or 0.00044047 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 6.4% higher against the US dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 2.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $62,808.37 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 3.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00000240 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $452.25 or 0.00720175 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 1.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $83.29 or 0.00132639 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $5.90 or 0.00009393 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 9.3% against the dollar and now trades at $42.21 or 0.00067216 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $132.01 or 0.00210216 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $64.89 or 0.00103336 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 2.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded up 3.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00000349 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

Ethereum Classic (ETC) 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 146,971,297 coins. 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. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. 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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

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

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView