Horizen (ZEN) Trading 10.7% Higher This Week

Horizen (ZEN) traded 9.6% lower against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 10:00 AM Eastern on December 28th. One Horizen coin can now be bought for approximately $28.53 or 0.00030159 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Horizen has a total market cap of $450.13 million and $180.94 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Horizen has traded 10.7% higher against the dollar.

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

• Zcash (ZEC) traded down 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $60.92 or 0.00064402 BTC.
• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded up 2.3% against the dollar and now trades at $10.34 or 0.00010936 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 9.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.34 or 0.00000361 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 4.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.21 or 0.00000224 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0397 or 0.00000042 BTC.

Horizen Coin Profile

Horizen is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It launched on May 1st, 2017. Horizen’s total supply is 15,778,116 coins. Horizen’s official Twitter account is @horizenglobal and its Facebook page is accessible here. Horizen’s official website is www.horizen.io. The official message board for Horizen is forum.horizen.global. The Reddit community for Horizen is /r/Horizen/ and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here.

According to CryptoCompare, “Horizen is an ecosystem that rewards contributors and empowers everyone. Its scalable platform allows businesses and developers to create public or private blockchains easily and affordably using the largest node network in the industry. The Sidechain SDK provides all the necessary components for quick deployment of a fully customizable blockchain. The native cryptocurrency, ZEN, is a mineable PoW coin traded on various exchanges, and integrated on major wallets including Sphere by Horizen, a multifunctional wallet that serves as an interface with most Horizen products and services.”

Buying and Selling Horizen

It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Horizen directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Horizen should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Horizen using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ZEN/USD price chart by TradingView