Ethereum Classic (ETC) Achieves Market Capitalization of $3.94 Billion

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 2.7% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on April 26th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $26.85 or 0.00042833 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion and $225.26 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 2.7% higher against the U.S. dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 2.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $62,696.23 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000231 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $472.33 or 0.00753366 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 3.5% against the dollar and now trades at $86.45 or 0.00137894 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $5.82 or 0.00009275 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $119.68 or 0.00190882 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 13% lower against the dollar and now trades at $29.94 or 0.00047757 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 1.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $65.62 or 0.00104665 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 3.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 7.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.23 or 0.00000373 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO:ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 146,756,060 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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, GDAX or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView