Ethereum Classic Reaches 24-Hour Trading Volume of $238.96 Million (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 5.8% lower against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 10:00 AM ET on April 25th. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for approximately $26.09 or 0.00041175 BTC on popular exchanges. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded up 1.6% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $3.83 billion and approximately $238.96 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 2.3% against the dollar and now trades at $63,353.33 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00000235 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 4.9% against the dollar and now trades at $472.52 or 0.00745856 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $83.03 or 0.00131053 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.77 or 0.00009112 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 2.8% against the dollar and now trades at $118.63 or 0.00187255 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 3.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $32.51 or 0.00051310 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 7.5% against the dollar and now trades at $65.88 or 0.00103996 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 6.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded 4.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.25 or 0.00000392 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It launched on July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 146,730,548 coins. 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. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news.

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 Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView