Ethereum Classic (ETC) Hits 24 Hour Volume of $70.06 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 1.6% against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 22:00 PM Eastern on May 26th. In the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded down 1.4% against the dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $17.98 or 0.00067303 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $2.54 billion and approximately $70.06 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $26,720.93 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0712 or 0.00000267 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $87.49 or 0.00327408 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 1.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3.52 or 0.00013190 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $150.71 or 0.00564027 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 1.3% against the dollar and now trades at $113.26 or 0.00423864 BTC.
• DEI (DEI) traded 0.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.20 or 0.00000751 BTC.
• Pax Dollar (USDP) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.99 or 0.00003716 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded down 0.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.30 or 0.00001135 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

ETC is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It launched on July 23rd, 2016. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 141,144,536 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is forum.ethereumclassic.org. The Reddit community for Ethereum Classic is https://reddit.com/r/ethereumclassic and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org.

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

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView