Ethereum Classic Price Up 3.2% Over Last Week (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 3.6% lower against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 9:00 AM Eastern on April 18th. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $1.34 billion and approximately $5.83 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $8.58 or 0.00011262 BTC on major exchanges. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded up 3.2% against the dollar.

Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

• Arweave (AR) traded 6.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.04 or 0.00002679 BTC.
• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 1.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $76,187.75 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 5.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0961 or 0.00000126 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $10.15 or 0.00013318 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $446.44 or 0.00585989 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $346.39 or 0.00454667 BTC.
• Zcash (ZEC) traded down 7.7% against the dollar and now trades at $324.95 or 0.00426522 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 2.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $56.03 or 0.00073547 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 3.5% against the dollar and now trades at $16.05 or 0.00021071 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: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 156,353,055 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 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.

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 buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Coinbase or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView