Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 3.7% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 0:00 AM ET on July 28th. One Bitcoin Gold coin can now be bought for $26.70 or 0.00038512 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitcoin Gold has a market capitalization of $467.57 million and approximately $5.85 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, Bitcoin Gold has traded up 1.1% against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- Zcash (ZEC) traded up 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $31.71 or 0.00045746 BTC.
- Horizen (ZEN) traded 2.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $10.94 or 0.00015784 BTC.
- Komodo (KMD) traded up 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.28 or 0.00000409 BTC.
- Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded up 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.18 or 0.00000254 BTC.
- ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0557 or 0.00000080 BTC.
Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile
BTG is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It launched on October 25th, 2017. Bitcoin Gold’s total supply is 17,513,924 coins. The official website for Bitcoin Gold is bitcoingold.org. The official message board for Bitcoin Gold is forum.bitcoingold.org. The Reddit community for Bitcoin Gold is https://reddit.com/r/bitcoingoldhq and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Bitcoin Gold’s official Twitter account is @bitcoingold and its Facebook page is accessible here.
Buying and Selling Bitcoin Gold
It is usually not possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Bitcoin Gold should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, GDAX or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Bitcoin Gold using one of the exchanges listed above.
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