Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Tops $28.39 on Top Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 2.9% higher against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on April 22nd. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $4.16 billion and approximately $178.39 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for approximately $28.39 or 0.00042362 BTC on exchanges. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 7% higher against the US dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 3.4% against the dollar and now trades at $67,008.49 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000240 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 3.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $521.23 or 0.00777718 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $85.54 or 0.00127631 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $5.76 or 0.00008590 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 6.8% against the dollar and now trades at $35.49 or 0.00052959 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $121.61 or 0.00181454 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $72.67 or 0.00108427 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded up 4.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded 3.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.26 or 0.00000384 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

Ethereum Classic 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 146,688,213 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. 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 website is ethereumclassic.org.

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 currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Changelly or Gemini. 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