Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Tops $18.05 on Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 2.1% higher against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 17:00 PM ET on September 17th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $18.05 or 0.00029921 BTC on exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $2.69 billion and approximately $89.79 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 2.7% lower against the US dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $60,331.05 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.10 or 0.00000168 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 1.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $314.58 or 0.00521426 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $5.71 or 0.00009459 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 2.1% against the dollar and now trades at $63.62 or 0.00105452 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $171.81 or 0.00284771 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 0.5% against the dollar and now trades at $18.64 or 0.00030891 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 3.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $47.35 or 0.00078483 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Nervos Network (CKB) traded up 3.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0162 or 0.00000027 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic (ETC) 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 148,780,105 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.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum Classic

It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Coinbase or Changelly. 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