Bitcoin Gold Market Capitalization Achieves $625.57 Million (BTG)

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded up 4% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on April 19th. One Bitcoin Gold coin can now be bought for about $35.72 or 0.00055639 BTC on exchanges. Bitcoin Gold has a market cap of $625.57 million and approximately $9.68 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Bitcoin Gold has traded down 14.1% against the dollar.

Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:

• Zcash (ZEC) traded 4.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $22.56 or 0.00035142 BTC.
• Horizen (ZEN) traded up 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $8.73 or 0.00013600 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 2.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.42 or 0.00000652 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 4.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00000642 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00000700 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0606 or 0.00000094 BTC.

Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile

Bitcoin Gold (CRYPTO: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 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. The official message board for Bitcoin Gold is forum.bitcoingold.org.

According to CryptoCompare, “Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a digital currency that aims to decentralize the process of Bitcoin mining by utilizing GPU hardware, making it more accessible to a wider range of users. BTG is based on the original Bitcoin blockchain but incorporates a different mining algorithm, Equihash, to promote decentralization and prevent the concentration of mining power. BTG was created in 2017 as a fork of Bitcoin, and it maintains similar features such as a limited supply cap of 21 million coins. BTG can be used for peer-to-peer transactions, as well as for mining on GPU hardware to earn rewards for securing the network. BTG aims to provide a more decentralized and democratic approach to mining, empowering individual miners and promoting wider participation in the mining process.”

Buying and Selling Bitcoin Gold

It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Bitcoin Gold should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Gemini, Changelly or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Bitcoin Gold using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

BTG/USD price chart by TradingView