Horizen Price Up 27.1% This Week (ZEN)

Horizen (ZEN) traded up 1.8% against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on January 17th. Horizen has a market capitalization of $480.40 million and approximately $72.65 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Horizen coin can currently be purchased for about $30.38 or 0.00029009 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last week, Horizen has traded up 27.1% against the US dollar.

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

• Zcash (ZEC) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $54.87 or 0.00052397 BTC.
• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded down 1.3% against the dollar and now trades at $11.47 or 0.00010952 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded 3.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.32 or 0.00000304 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded down 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.20 or 0.00000191 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 5.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0450 or 0.00000043 BTC.

Horizen Profile

Horizen (CRYPTO:ZEN) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on May 1st, 2017. Horizen’s total supply is 15,813,981 coins. The Reddit community for Horizen is /r/Horizen/ and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Horizen’s official Twitter account is @horizenglobal and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Horizen is forum.horizen.global. Horizen’s official website is www.horizen.io.

According to CryptoCompare, “Horizen is an ecosystem that rewards contributors and empowers everyone. Its scalable platform allows businesses and developers to create public or private blockchains easily and affordably using the largest node network in the industry. The Sidechain SDK provides all the necessary components for quick deployment of a fully customizable blockchain. The native cryptocurrency, ZEN, is a mineable PoW coin traded on various exchanges, and integrated on major wallets including Sphere by Horizen, a multifunctional wallet that serves as an interface with most Horizen products and services.”

Horizen Coin Trading

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

ZEN/USD price chart by TradingView