Ethereum Classic Price Tops $20.39 on Top Exchanges (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 1.6% against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on March 6th. Ethereum Classic has a market cap of $3.08 billion and approximately $201.93 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded 8.1% higher against the dollar. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be bought for $20.39 or 0.00022451 BTC on major exchanges.

Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 1.6% against the dollar and now trades at $90,861.85 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 3.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.21 or 0.00000228 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $9.91 or 0.00010912 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded 3.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $105.41 or 0.00116090 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $392.05 or 0.00431772 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded 1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $226.70 or 0.00249674 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• IOTA (MIOTA) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.22 or 0.00000241 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $36.49 or 0.00040185 BTC.
• Zcash (ZEC) traded down 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $35.38 or 0.00038960 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

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 151,010,242 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. 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. 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.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum Classic

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 Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, Coinbase or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView