Ethereum Classic (ETC) Hits 24 Hour Trading Volume of $238.90 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 7.3% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 22:00 PM ET on April 24th. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be purchased for $26.23 or 0.00040851 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $3.85 billion and approximately $238.90 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 2.8% higher against the U.S. dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 3.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $64,213.05 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 6.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00000235 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 5.4% against the dollar and now trades at $480.37 or 0.00748088 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 3.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $82.89 or 0.00129083 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.77 or 0.00008984 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 3.2% against the dollar and now trades at $118.03 or 0.00183817 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $32.80 or 0.00051088 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 5.1% against the dollar and now trades at $67.97 or 0.00105846 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 6.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded 6.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.24 or 0.00000377 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

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 146,722,115 coins. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. The official website for Ethereum Classic 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. 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 possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Gemini, GDAX or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView