Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Tops $19.21 on Top Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 1.5% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 22:00 PM ET on October 17th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be bought for $19.21 or 0.00028291 BTC on exchanges. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded up 5.2% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $2.87 billion and approximately $102.07 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $67,887.79 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 8.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000200 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $374.37 or 0.00551338 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $6.09 or 0.00008968 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 4.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $73.76 or 0.00108632 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $158.79 or 0.00233850 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $18.88 or 0.00027800 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 1.3% against the dollar and now trades at $51.50 or 0.00075839 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 1.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.

Ethereum Classic 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 149,180,972 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news. 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 website for Ethereum Classic 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 currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, Gemini or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView