Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 5.2% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 10:00 AM ET on January 1st. One Bitcoin Gold coin can currently be purchased for $8.78 or 0.00009349 BTC on popular exchanges. Bitcoin Gold has a market cap of $153.81 million and approximately $10.41 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Bitcoin Gold has traded down 23.8% against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:
- Zcash (ZEC) traded down 4.2% against the dollar and now trades at $55.99 or 0.00059600 BTC.
- Horizen (ZEN) traded down 0.8% against the dollar and now trades at $29.12 or 0.00031000 BTC.
- Komodo (KMD) traded 3.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.31 or 0.00000332 BTC.
- Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded down 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.21 or 0.00000228 BTC.
- ZClassic (ZCL) traded down 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0395 or 0.00000042 BTC.
Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile
Bitcoin Gold is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on October 25th, 2017. Bitcoin Gold’s total supply is 17,513,924 coins. The official website for Bitcoin Gold is bitcoingold.org. The official message board for Bitcoin Gold is forum.bitcoingold.org. The Reddit community for Bitcoin Gold is https://reddit.com/r/bitcoingoldhq and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Bitcoin Gold’s official Twitter account is @bitcoingold and its Facebook page is accessible here.
Buying and Selling Bitcoin Gold
It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Bitcoin Gold should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, GDAX or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Bitcoin Gold using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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