Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Tops $17.69

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded down 1.5% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on September 16th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for about $17.69 or 0.00030567 BTC on major exchanges. In the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded down 4.1% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $2.63 billion and $92.00 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $57,876.27 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded down 4.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0993 or 0.00000172 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 2.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $310.22 or 0.00536001 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded down 0.8% against the dollar and now trades at $5.69 or 0.00009829 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 2.4% against the dollar and now trades at $62.34 or 0.00107707 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded down 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $170.84 or 0.00295186 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 1.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $18.84 or 0.00032552 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 2.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $45.92 or 0.00079342 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Nervos Network (CKB) traded down 5.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0157 or 0.00000027 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Profile

Ethereum Classic 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 148,767,370 coins. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. 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. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news.

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 US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first buy 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 buy Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView