Ethereum Classic Price Reaches $17.32 on Major Exchanges (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 2.7% against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 10:00 AM ET on March 18th. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for $17.32 or 0.00021310 BTC on popular exchanges. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded down 0.2% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $2.62 billion and $127.99 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

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

• Arweave (AR) traded 3.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $6.70 or 0.00008244 BTC.
• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 1.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $81,261.54 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 3.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000202 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $9.74 or 0.00011991 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 4.6% against the dollar and now trades at $88.22 or 0.00108559 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $333.03 or 0.00409830 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $207.47 or 0.00255313 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $33.50 or 0.00041226 BTC.
• IOTA (MIOTA) traded down 2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.18 or 0.00000219 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 151,165,327 coins. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Ethereum Classic 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.

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 presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView