Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Hits $17.53 on Top Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 1.9% against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 10:00 AM ET on September 18th. During the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 3.2% lower against the U.S. dollar. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $2.61 billion and $97.35 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be purchased for approximately $17.53 or 0.00029473 BTC on exchanges.

Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $59,417.44 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.10 or 0.00000169 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $308.60 or 0.00518735 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $5.60 or 0.00009417 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $62.68 or 0.00105362 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $171.65 or 0.00288540 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 4% against the dollar and now trades at $18.04 or 0.00030329 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 3.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $45.35 or 0.00076239 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Nervos Network (CKB) traded 6.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0173 or 0.00000029 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It launched on July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 148,789,040 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website 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 possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, 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