Ethereum Classic Price Hits $29.16 on Top Exchanges (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 10.3% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 7:00 AM Eastern on April 28th. In the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded up 4.8% against the U.S. dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for $29.16 or 0.00045810 BTC on major exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $4.28 billion and approximately $297.59 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $63,658.03 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 3.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00000234 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $480.68 or 0.00755102 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $84.56 or 0.00132828 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $5.79 or 0.00009094 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 3.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $124.37 or 0.00195366 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 11.8% against the dollar and now trades at $34.90 or 0.00054821 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 3.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $67.00 or 0.00105244 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded up 2.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded 4.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.24 or 0.00000383 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

Ethereum Classic (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 146,778,612 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. 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 website is ethereumclassic.org. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news.

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

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView