Ethereum Classic (ETC) Market Capitalization Tops $2.62 Billion

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 2.7% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on March 18th. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 0.2% lower against the dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion and approximately $127.99 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for $17.32 or 0.00021310 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over 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 down 1.2% 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 down 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $9.74 or 0.00011991 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 4.6% lower 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 down 1.6% against the dollar and now trades at $207.47 or 0.00255313 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 0.3% lower 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.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: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 151,165,327 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 currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, Coinbase or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView