Ethereum Classic Trading 4.4% Higher This Week (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 1.2% higher against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 10:00 AM ET on February 14th. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 4.4% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $21.31 or 0.00022073 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $3.21 billion and approximately $124.28 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $96,535.81 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 5.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.27 or 0.00000279 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 4.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $127.06 or 0.00131624 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $9.81 or 0.00010158 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 3.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $342.04 or 0.00354318 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 2.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $228.75 or 0.00236954 BTC.
• IOTA (MIOTA) traded up 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.24 or 0.00000251 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 1.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $39.87 or 0.00041304 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 3.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $9.26 or 0.00009597 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic 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 150,748,889 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news. 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 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 Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, GDAX or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView