Bitcoin Gold Price Hits $35.13 on Exchanges (BTG)

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 0.3% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 9:00 AM Eastern on April 18th. In the last seven days, Bitcoin Gold has traded down 23.3% against the U.S. dollar. One Bitcoin Gold coin can currently be bought for approximately $35.13 or 0.00056559 BTC on popular exchanges. Bitcoin Gold has a total market capitalization of $615.30 million and approximately $13.12 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:

• Zcash (ZEC) traded up 4% against the dollar and now trades at $21.32 or 0.00034321 BTC.
• Horizen (ZEN) traded up 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $8.35 or 0.00013449 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded up 12.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.36 or 0.00000575 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 3.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.39 or 0.00000631 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00000700 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded down 0.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0589 or 0.00000095 BTC.

Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile

Bitcoin Gold (CRYPTO: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 Reddit community for Bitcoin Gold is https://reddit.com/r/bitcoingoldhq and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official website for Bitcoin Gold is bitcoingold.org. The official message board for Bitcoin Gold is forum.bitcoingold.org. 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 buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Bitcoin Gold should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, GDAX or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Bitcoin Gold using one of the aforementioned exchanges.

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