Bitcoin Gold (BTG) Price Hits $21.08 on Exchanges

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded 1.5% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on September 9th. One Bitcoin Gold coin can currently be purchased for $21.08 or 0.00037264 BTC on major exchanges. Bitcoin Gold has a total market cap of $369.11 million and approximately $1.78 million worth of Bitcoin Gold was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Bitcoin Gold has traded down 3% against the U.S. dollar.

Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Zcash (ZEC) traded up 5.5% against the dollar and now trades at $29.05 or 0.00051359 BTC.
• Horizen (ZEN) traded 0.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $8.07 or 0.00014278 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded up 3.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.25 or 0.00000436 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded up 3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.17 or 0.00000298 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded down 0.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0446 or 0.00000079 BTC.

Bitcoin Gold Coin Profile

Bitcoin Gold (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. 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. Bitcoin Gold’s official message board 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.”

Buying and Selling Bitcoin Gold

It is usually not presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Gold directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Bitcoin Gold should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, GDAX or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Bitcoin Gold using one of the exchanges listed above.

BTG/USD price chart by TradingView