Ethereum Classic (ETC) Tops 24-Hour Volume of $116.95 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 3.3% lower against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 12:00 PM Eastern on October 21st. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 0% higher against the dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for approximately $19.43 or 0.00029014 BTC on exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $2.90 billion and $116.95 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $66,977.43 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 0.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000209 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 1.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $360.27 or 0.00537895 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $6.10 or 0.00009107 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 4.8% against the dollar and now trades at $71.22 or 0.00106335 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 4.9% against the dollar and now trades at $153.38 or 0.00228995 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 3.6% against the dollar and now trades at $18.57 or 0.00027731 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $49.06 or 0.00073254 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 3.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000236 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO:ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 149,228,123 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. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here.

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 U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, GDAX or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView