Ethereum Classic Trading Down 0.2% This Week (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 1.6% higher against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 23:00 PM E.T. on September 9th. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $18.21 or 0.00032135 BTC on popular exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $2.71 billion and $85.29 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded down 0.2% against the US dollar.

Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $56,654.47 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 6.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.10 or 0.00000181 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 4.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $319.34 or 0.00563607 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 3.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.60 or 0.00009891 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $60.66 or 0.00107052 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $170.75 or 0.00301363 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $20.35 or 0.00035918 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 3.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $45.92 or 0.00081037 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded down 1.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: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 148,677,617 coins. 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 Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. 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.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum Classic

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

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView