Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Hits $18.12 on Major Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 1% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 11:00 AM Eastern on March 26th. Over the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 0.5% lower against the dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be purchased for approximately $18.12 or 0.00020941 BTC on exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $2.74 billion and approximately $88.25 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

• Arweave (AR) traded 5.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $7.26 or 0.00008394 BTC.
• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $86,545.33 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.20 or 0.00000226 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $9.80 or 0.00011326 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $93.14 or 0.00107620 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $330.22 or 0.00381581 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $223.77 or 0.00258570 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• IOTA (MIOTA) traded up 4.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.20 or 0.00000230 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 0.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $34.59 or 0.00039975 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 151,269,805 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official message board 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 presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView