Ethereum Classic Price Reaches $8.82 (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 6.7% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 9:00 AM Eastern on September 21st. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $1.40 billion and approximately $57.78 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $8.82 or 0.00010346 BTC on popular exchanges. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 15.7% higher against the US dollar.

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

• Arweave (AR) traded 9.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $4.71 or 0.00005522 BTC.
• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 6.1% against the dollar and now trades at $85,238.74 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Zcash (ZEC) traded up 7.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1,544.87 or 0.01812399 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 10.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0936 or 0.00000110 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 7.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $571.28 or 0.00670208 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $8.93 or 0.00010475 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 10.1% against the dollar and now trades at $270.91 or 0.00317824 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 9.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $62.37 or 0.00073171 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 8.4% against the dollar and now trades at $18.11 or 0.00021249 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

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 158,237,950 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news. 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.

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 US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView