Ethereum vs Ethereum Classic

Ethereum is a smart-contract settlement benchmark with $328.81B in market cap, while Ethereum Classic is a ETC market beta asset with $1.49B. The useful comparison is market role, liquidity, seven-day direction, and which follow-up page gives the cleaner next decision.

Snapshot comparison. ETH data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC; ETC data as of Sep 27, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC. Mixed CoinGecko and fallback snapshot. Values can differ in age and are not executable quotes. Data methodology.

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What changes between ETH and ETC.

Compare market role and supply as well as unit price. Reported trading volume is not the amount you can execute at the displayed price. This table is a research aid, not a recommendation.

Question	Ethereum	Ethereum Classic
Market role	smart-contract settlement benchmark	ETC market beta asset
Price	$2,693.33	$9.41
Market cap	$328.81B	$1.49B
24h volume	$5.84B	$83.99M
7d change	+2.32%	+9.47%
Relative size	Ethereum is 220.80x Ethereum Classic's market cap	Ethereum Classic is 0.00x Ethereum's market cap
Volume comparison	Ethereum trades at 69.51x Ethereum Classic's 24h volume	Ethereum Classic trades at 0.01x Ethereum's 24h volume