Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Tops $19.67 on Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 0.8% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 23:00 PM ET on October 19th. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $2.93 billion and approximately $83.04 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $19.67 or 0.00028854 BTC on popular exchanges. In the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 5.5% higher against the U.S. dollar.

Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 0.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $68,166.64 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 2.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000207 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 2.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $359.29 or 0.00527072 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.5% against the dollar and now trades at $6.10 or 0.00008951 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 1.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $74.89 or 0.00109862 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $159.31 or 0.00233702 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $18.71 or 0.00027447 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 2.3% against the dollar and now trades at $49.99 or 0.00073337 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000235 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

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 149,208,048 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.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum Classic

It is usually not presently 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 Changelly, Coinbase or GDAX. 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