Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Tops $27.71

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 2.1% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 15:00 PM Eastern on May 5th. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be bought for approximately $27.71 or 0.00043310 BTC on popular exchanges. During the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded down 4.1% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $4.07 billion and approximately $156.25 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $63,973.83 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 0.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000254 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 0.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $467.92 or 0.00731428 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded down 1.1% against the dollar and now trades at $81.29 or 0.00127063 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded up 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $5.85 or 0.00009141 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded up 12.9% against the dollar and now trades at $40.24 or 0.00062905 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $129.36 or 0.00202214 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $64.73 or 0.00101184 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded down 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded 2.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.23 or 0.00000364 BTC.

Ethereum Classic Coin Profile

Ethereum Classic (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 146,899,994 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official message board is ethereumclassic.org/news. The official website for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org. 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.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView