Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 24.1% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on May 3rd. In the last week, Bitcoin Gold has traded up 8.5% against the U.S. dollar. Bitcoin Gold has a market cap of $643.60 million and $89.89 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Bitcoin Gold coin can currently be purchased for $36.75 or 0.00058361 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Zcash (ZEC) traded up 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $22.94 or 0.00036434 BTC.
- Horizen (ZEN) traded 0.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $8.79 or 0.00013955 BTC.
- Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded up 4.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00000519 BTC.
- Komodo (KMD) traded up 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.42 or 0.00000668 BTC.
- Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00000700 BTC.
- ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 6.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0562 or 0.00000089 BTC.
Bitcoin Gold Profile
Bitcoin Gold is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It launched on October 25th, 2017. Bitcoin Gold’s total supply is 17,513,924 coins. Bitcoin Gold’s official Twitter account is @bitcoingold and its Facebook page is accessible here. 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 message board is forum.bitcoingold.org. The official website for Bitcoin Gold is bitcoingold.org.
Buying and Selling Bitcoin Gold
It is usually not presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Bitcoin Gold should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Coinbase, Gemini or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy Bitcoin Gold using one of the exchanges listed above.
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