Ethereum One Day Volume Tops $15.12 Billion (ETH)

Ethereum (ETH) traded down 1.3% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 14:00 PM E.T. on October 17th. During the last week, Ethereum has traded 10.3% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Ethereum coin can currently be purchased for approximately $2,588.12 or 0.03866938 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Ethereum has a market cap of $311.58 billion and $15.12 billion worth of Ethereum was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

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

  • Cardano (ADA) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.34 or 0.00000510 BTC.
  • Avalanche (AVAX) traded down 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $26.97 or 0.00040295 BTC.
  • NEAR Protocol (NEAR) traded 4.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $4.68 or 0.00006998 BTC.
  • Uniswap (UNI) traded down 4.7% against the dollar and now trades at $7.28 or 0.00010870 BTC.
  • Internet Computer (ICP) traded 4.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $7.56 or 0.00011289 BTC.
  • Cronos (CRO) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0775 or 0.00000116 BTC.
  • Hedera (HBAR) traded down 6.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0506 or 0.00000076 BTC.
  • Cosmos (ATOM) traded down 3.9% against the dollar and now trades at $4.26 or 0.00006365 BTC.
  • Fetch.ai (FET) traded down 5.2% against the dollar and now trades at $1.35 or 0.00002015 BTC.
  • Algorand (ALGO) traded 3.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.12 or 0.00000176 BTC.

Ethereum Coin Profile

Ethereum (ETH) is a proof-of-stake (PoS) coin that uses the Ethash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was July 30th, 2015. Ethereum’s total supply is 120,387,363 coins. Ethereum’s official Twitter account is @ethereum and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for Ethereum is https://reddit.com/r/ethereum and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Ethereum’s official message board is forum.ethereum.org. Ethereum’s official website is www.ethereum.org.

According to CryptoCompare, “Ethereum is a decentralized platform for building smart contracts and decentralized applications. It has its own cryptocurrency, Ether, and enables users to transact and communicate without the need for a central authority. In contrast to Bitcoin, Ethereum is a general purpose blockchain that can be programmed for a wide range of tasks. It can be used for building apps and organizations, holding assets, and facilitating financial transactions while respecting user privacy and avoiding censorship. ETH, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum, is used to fuel and secure the network, serve as collateral for the creation of other tokens, and support the Ethereum financial system. It has value as a means of paying transaction fees and as a store of value or tool for decentralized finance. ETH has also gained recognition through initial coin offerings.”

Buying and Selling Ethereum

Investors seeking to trade Ethereum using US dollars directly can do so using Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX.

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