Bitcoin Gold (BTG) 24 Hour Trading Volume Tops $12.71 Million

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded down 2.9% against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 20:00 PM Eastern on May 8th. Over the last week, Bitcoin Gold has traded 18.4% higher against the US dollar. Bitcoin Gold has a total market capitalization of $596.84 million and $12.71 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Bitcoin Gold coin can currently be bought for approximately $34.08 or 0.00055553 BTC on exchanges.

Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

• Zcash (ZEC) traded 3.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $23.27 or 0.00037932 BTC.
• Horizen (ZEN) traded up 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $8.77 or 0.00014290 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.36 or 0.00000588 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 14.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.43 or 0.00000703 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00000700 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded down 4.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0535 or 0.00000087 BTC.

Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile

Bitcoin Gold (CRYPTO:BTG) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on October 25th, 2017. Bitcoin Gold’s total supply is 17,513,924 coins. Bitcoin Gold’s official website is 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. Bitcoin Gold’s official message board is forum.bitcoingold.org.

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 presently 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 Coinbase, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Bitcoin Gold using one of the exchanges listed above.

BTG/USD price chart by TradingView