Bitcoin Gold Reaches 24 Hour Trading Volume of $1.74 Million (BTG)

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded up 0.3% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 10:00 AM Eastern on September 13th. One Bitcoin Gold coin can currently be bought for about $21.74 or 0.00037330 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitcoin Gold has a market capitalization of $380.73 million and $1.74 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, Bitcoin Gold has traded up 4.3% against the U.S. dollar.

Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:

• Zcash (ZEC) traded 0.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $29.81 or 0.00051198 BTC.
• Horizen (ZEN) traded 1.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $8.09 or 0.00013885 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.25 or 0.00000432 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 0.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.17 or 0.00000296 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded down 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0450 or 0.00000077 BTC.

Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. Its launch date was October 25th, 2017. Bitcoin Gold’s total supply is 17,513,924 coins. The official website for Bitcoin Gold is bitcoingold.org. The official message board for Bitcoin Gold is forum.bitcoingold.org. The Reddit community for Bitcoin Gold is https://reddit.com/r/bitcoingoldhq and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Bitcoin Gold’s official Twitter account is @bitcoingold and its Facebook page is accessible here.

According to CryptoCompare, “Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a digital currency that aims to decentralize the process of Bitcoin mining by utilizing GPU hardware, making it more accessible to a wider range of users. BTG is based on the original Bitcoin blockchain but incorporates a different mining algorithm, Equihash, to promote decentralization and prevent the concentration of mining power. BTG was created in 2017 as a fork of Bitcoin, and it maintains similar features such as a limited supply cap of 21 million coins. BTG can be used for peer-to-peer transactions, as well as for mining on GPU hardware to earn rewards for securing the network. BTG aims to provide a more decentralized and democratic approach to mining, empowering individual miners and promoting wider participation in the mining process.”

Bitcoin Gold Coin Trading

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

BTG/USD price chart by TradingView