Horizen (ZEN) traded 1.7% lower against the dollar during the one day period ending at 9:00 AM E.T. on May 1st. During the last week, Horizen has traded 0.1% higher against the dollar. One Horizen coin can now be bought for $9.63 or 0.00033698 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Horizen has a total market capitalization of $131.35 million and $5.55 million worth of Horizen was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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

• Zcash (ZEC) traded 3.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $36.97 or 0.00129330 BTC.
• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $14.02 or 0.00049042 BTC.
• Pirate Chain (ARRR) traded down 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00001141 BTC.
• Komodo (KMD) traded up 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00001137 BTC.
• Bitcoin Private (BTCP) traded down 2.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.27 or 0.00000944 BTC.
• ZClassic (ZCL) traded up 4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0472 or 0.00000165 BTC.

Horizen Coin Profile

Horizen (ZEN) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Equihash hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was May 1st, 2017. Horizen's total supply is 13,637,550 coins. Horizen's official message board is forum.horizen.global. Horizen's official website is . 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.

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 presently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Horizen directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Horizen should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Horizen using one of the exchanges listed above.

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