Horizen (ZEN) traded up 2.5% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 8:00 AM E.T. on April 29th. Horizen has a total market cap of $135.56 million and $3.68 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Horizen has traded 4.4% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Horizen coin can currently be purchased for about $9.95 or 0.00033914 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.

Here's how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

• Zcash (ZEC) traded up 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $37.96 or 0.00129450 BTC.
• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded down 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $14.26 or 0.00048639 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded 0.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.34 or 0.00001152 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.32 or 0.00001080 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded 3.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.31 or 0.00001066 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0461 or 0.00000157 BTC.

Horizen Profile

Horizen is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. Its launch date was May 1st, 2017. Horizen's total supply is 13,630,562 coins. Horizen's official Twitter account is @horizenglobal and its Facebook page is accessible here. Horizen's official message board is forum.horizen.global. The Reddit community for Horizen is /r/Horizen/ and the currency's Github account can be viewed here. The official website for Horizen is .

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."

Buying and Selling Horizen

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

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