Ethereum Classic (ETC) Hits Market Cap of $3.72 Billion

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 7.1% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on April 30th. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $3.72 billion and $290.10 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for $25.32 or 0.00042070 BTC on major exchanges. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded down 10.2% against the U.S. dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 4.6% against the dollar and now trades at $60,184.94 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 6.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.13 or 0.00000220 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 6.4% against the dollar and now trades at $430.33 or 0.00715020 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $79.08 or 0.00131394 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $5.84 or 0.00009697 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 6.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $118.49 or 0.00196871 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 11.5% against the dollar and now trades at $30.60 or 0.00050850 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 6.6% against the dollar and now trades at $60.16 or 0.00099954 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded down 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 3.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.21 or 0.00000356 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

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 146,818,075 coins. 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. 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.

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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not presently 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 Changelly, Gemini or GDAX. 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