Ethereum Classic (ETC) Trading Up 2.1% This Week

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 1.9% against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on September 8th. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded up 2.1% against the dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $2.66 billion and $58.40 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be bought for $17.89 or 0.00032817 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 1.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $54,517.18 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 0.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0957 or 0.00000176 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 2.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $304.62 or 0.00558698 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $5.41 or 0.00009916 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $60.62 or 0.00111185 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $172.57 or 0.00316515 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 5.1% against the dollar and now trades at $20.24 or 0.00037122 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 0.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $44.39 or 0.00081415 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded up 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic 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 148,661,981 coins. 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 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 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 buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView