Ethereum Classic (ETC) Hits Market Capitalization of $3.97 Billion

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 2.8% higher against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 13:00 PM Eastern on April 26th. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion and $183.67 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded up 3.9% against the dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $27.05 or 0.00042501 BTC on exchanges.

Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 1.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $63,648.50 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00000233 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $482.52 or 0.00758096 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 3.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $86.71 or 0.00136231 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 1.1% against the dollar and now trades at $5.85 or 0.00009184 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 2.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $122.27 or 0.00192099 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $31.57 or 0.00049602 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 1.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $65.84 or 0.00103441 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 1.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 6.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.24 or 0.00000378 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

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 146,749,825 coins. 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. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. The official message board for Ethereum Classic 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 currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Gemini, Coinbase or GDAX. 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