Dash Trading 4.1% Higher This Week (DASH)

Dash (DASH) traded down 0.7% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 14:00 PM ET on October 15th. One Dash coin can now be bought for $24.12 or 0.00036031 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Dash has a total market capitalization of $289.07 million and approximately $32.51 million worth of Dash was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Dash has traded up 4.1% against the dollar.

About Dash

DASH is a PoW/PoSe coin that uses the X11 hashing algorithm. Its launch date was January 18th, 2014. Dash’s total supply is 11,982,914 coins. The official website for Dash is www.dash.org. The Reddit community for Dash is https://reddit.com/r/dashpay and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Dash’s official Twitter account is @dashpay and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Dash is www.dash.org/forum.

According to CryptoCompare, “Dash is a digital currency launched in 2014, aiming to provide a fast, secure, and private alternative to traditional payment methods. It’s based on Bitcoin software but with several improvements, including a self-funding and governance model, and additional services from masternodes. Dash is used for various purposes, including payments, remittances, and investing, with a focus on usability and user experience. Xcoin and Darkcoin are the former names of Dash, which initially offered anonymous transactions. Dash was created by Evan Duffield, prioritizing speed, security, and privacy as an alternative to traditional payment systems.”

Buying and Selling Dash

It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Dash directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Dash should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Dash using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

DASH/USD price chart by TradingView