Horizen (ZEN) Price Reaches $8.45

Horizen (ZEN) traded 5.1% higher against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on August 23rd. One Horizen coin can now be purchased for approximately $8.45 or 0.00013666 BTC on popular exchanges. Horizen has a market capitalization of $129.78 million and approximately $8.28 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Horizen has traded up 9.9% against the US dollar.

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

• Zcash (ZEC) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $40.34 or 0.00065212 BTC.
• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded up 3.6% against the dollar and now trades at $23.48 or 0.00037961 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded up 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.28 or 0.00000453 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 4.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.17 or 0.00000281 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0680 or 0.00000110 BTC.

Horizen Profile

Horizen (CRYPTO:ZEN) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on May 1st, 2017. Horizen’s total supply is 15,351,662 coins. The official message board for Horizen is forum.horizen.global. Horizen’s official Twitter account is @horizenglobal and its Facebook page is accessible here. Horizen’s official website is www.horizen.io. The Reddit community for Horizen is /r/Horizen/ and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here.

According to CryptoCompare, “Horizen is an ecosystem that rewards contributors and empowers everyone. Its scalable platform allows businesses and developers to create public or private blockchains easily and affordably using the largest node network in the industry. The Sidechain SDK provides all the necessary components for quick deployment of a fully customizable blockchain. The native cryptocurrency, ZEN, is a mineable PoW coin traded on various exchanges, and integrated on major wallets including Sphere by Horizen, a multifunctional wallet that serves as an interface with most Horizen products and services.”

Buying and Selling Horizen

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

ZEN/USD price chart by TradingView