Horizen Trading 4.9% Lower Over Last Week (ZEN)

Horizen (ZEN) traded up 0.6% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on April 27th. One Horizen coin can currently be purchased for about $8.87 or 0.00014006 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last week, Horizen has traded down 4.9% against the U.S. dollar. Horizen has a total market cap of $132.44 million and $6.46 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded down 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $34.33 or 0.00054195 BTC.
• Zcash (ZEC) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $22.99 or 0.00036298 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded down 9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.39 or 0.00000612 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 1.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00000645 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00000700 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded down 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0567 or 0.00000089 BTC.

Horizen Coin Profile

ZEN is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It launched on May 1st, 2017. Horizen’s total supply is 14,929,588 coins. The Reddit community for Horizen is /r/Horizen/ and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Horizen’s official website is www.horizen.io. Horizen’s official message board is forum.horizen.global. Horizen’s official Twitter account is @horizenglobal and its Facebook page is accessible 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 currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Horizen directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Horizen should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Horizen using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ZEN/USD price chart by TradingView