Ethereum Classic (ETC) One Day Volume Tops $157.92 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 4.4% higher against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on May 5th. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 1.5% lower against the dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $4.10 billion and $157.92 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for approximately $27.90 or 0.00043314 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $64,428.50 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 3.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000253 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $471.74 or 0.00732305 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 0.5% against the dollar and now trades at $81.62 or 0.00126702 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.84 or 0.00009065 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 12% against the dollar and now trades at $40.35 or 0.00062633 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 8.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $134.30 or 0.00208484 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $65.17 or 0.00101168 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 2.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded 5.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.23 or 0.00000363 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

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 146,904,186 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.”

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

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView