Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Reaches $20.32 on Major Exchanges

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 4.4% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on February 22nd. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be purchased for about $20.32 or 0.00021038 BTC on popular exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $3.06 billion and $174.27 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded down 2.8% against the US dollar.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 1.6% against the dollar and now trades at $96,585.74 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 5.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.24 or 0.00000253 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 4.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $127.41 or 0.00131944 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $9.71 or 0.00010053 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $319.40 or 0.00330760 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $234.26 or 0.00242593 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• IOTA (MIOTA) traded down 6.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00000231 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 4.1% against the dollar and now trades at $37.15 or 0.00038474 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded down 6.5% against the dollar and now trades at $9.47 or 0.00009804 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. Its launch date was July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 150,853,399 coins. 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. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. 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 currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView