Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded 3.2% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 12:00 PM ET on July 15th. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded up 15.5% against the U.S. dollar. Ethereum Classic has a total market capitalization of $3.42 billion and approximately $133.67 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Ethereum Classic coin can currently be purchased for approximately $23.15 or 0.00036621 BTC on exchanges.

Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded 5.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $63,219.20 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 6.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.12 or 0.00000189 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded 4.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $386.66 or 0.00611622 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $5.85 or 0.00009246 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 1.7% against the dollar and now trades at $70.62 or 0.00111707 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $158.17 or 0.00250190 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 3.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $25.48 or 0.00040299 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded up 7.4% against the dollar and now trades at $43.86 or 0.00069370 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• eCash (XEC) traded up 14.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic (ETC) 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 147,934,441 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Ethereum Classic 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.

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 possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Ethereum Classic using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

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