Ethereum Classic (ETC) One Day Volume Tops $157.92 Million

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 4.4% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on May 5th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $27.90 or 0.00043314 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 1.5% lower against the U.S. dollar. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $4.10 billion and approximately $157.92 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $64,428.50 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 3.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000253 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $471.74 or 0.00732305 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $81.62 or 0.00126702 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $5.84 or 0.00009065 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 12% higher against the dollar and now trades at $40.35 or 0.00062633 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 8.8% against the dollar and now trades at $134.30 or 0.00208484 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 1.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $65.17 or 0.00101168 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded 2.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded up 5.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.23 or 0.00000363 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO:ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 146,904,186 coins. The Reddit community for Ethereum Classic is https://reddit.com/r/ethereumclassic and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible 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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Ethereum Classic should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Gemini or Changelly. 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