Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Reaches $18.26 on Top Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 3.1% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on October 26th. Ethereum Classic has a total market cap of $2.73 billion and $147.10 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded down 7.2% against the dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $18.26 or 0.00027161 BTC on popular exchanges.

Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 0.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $67,230.33 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 1.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000204 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 2.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $351.06 or 0.00522172 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $5.99 or 0.00008915 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 2.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $68.63 or 0.00102075 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 1.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $159.91 or 0.00237855 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 8.1% against the dollar and now trades at $16.20 or 0.00024089 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 3.5% against the dollar and now trades at $45.47 or 0.00067627 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded down 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

ETC is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 149,297,311 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news. 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 presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView