Ethereum Classic (ETC) Hits One Day Trading Volume of $82.64 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 2.9% higher against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 11:00 AM Eastern on September 17th. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $18.18 or 0.00029735 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded down 1.4% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $2.70 billion and approximately $82.64 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 5.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $61,144.00 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.10 or 0.00000167 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 2.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $320.55 or 0.00524262 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $5.89 or 0.00009628 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 1.3% against the dollar and now trades at $63.87 or 0.00104463 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $171.86 or 0.00281080 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $19.20 or 0.00031407 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 4.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $47.92 or 0.00078367 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Nervos Network (CKB) traded 4.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0161 or 0.00000026 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

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 148,776,755 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. Ethereum Classic’s official message board 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.”

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 Changelly, 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