ETH vs ETC
Ethereum and Ethereum Classic compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, ETH against ETC. Measurements only: this page does not rank ETH above ETC or the other way round.
How ETH and ETC differ today, in numbers rather than opinion. The ETH/ETC pair was generated under the measured against a market anchor rule and is refreshed every night.
ETH leads on 9 of the 16 measures and ETC on 4. That count is not a recommendation to buy ETH or ETC: the measures pull in different directions, and a higher hype-risk score is a warning rather than a win.
Hype risk side by side
ETH against ETC, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | ETH | ETC | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $319.52B | $1.30B | ETH |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #2 | #70 | ETH |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $2,619 | $8.23 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $23.77B | $73.6M | ETH |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.074 | 0.057 | ETH |
| 24-hour change | +7.2% | +9.8% | ETC |
| 7-day change | +4.0% | +7.7% | ETC |
| 30-day change | +16.1% | +24.9% | ETC |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +50.0% | +9.2% | ETH |
| Trending position Today's global order | #2 | – | n/a |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 6 | 0 | ETH |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | – | n/a |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 90% | 60% | ETH |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 64 | 60 | ETH |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -44.2% | -59.7% | ETH |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 8/100 | 0/100 | ETC |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
Ethereum carries 246x the market value of Ethereum Classic today — $319.52B against $1.30B.
On the ranking table Ethereum is number 2 while Ethereum Classic is number 70 (68 places).
One ETH costs $2,619 and one ETC $8.23, but unit price says nothing on its own: supply differs.
The deeper market today is ETH with $23.77B of volume; ETC saw $73.6M.
7.4% of ETH's market value traded in the last 24 hours, against 5.7% for ETC.
On the 24 hours window the readings are +7.2% and +9.8% respectively, favouring ETC.
The last seven days left Ethereum at +4.0% and Ethereum Classic at +7.7%.
Across thirty days, Ethereum Classic (+24.9%) outpaced Ethereum (+16.1%).
Stretch the window to 90 days and ETH leads with +50.0% against +9.2%.
ETH is on the trending list at number 2 and ETC is not on it at all today.
The national feeds carry ETH in 6 markets and ETC in 0.
Ethereum scores higher on the technical checklist — 90 points against 60.
Fourteen-day momentum: 64 for ETH, 60 for ETC — neither is at an extreme.
Ethereum is the closer of the two to its 52-week high: -44.2% away against -59.7%.
Long-term filter: Ethereum clears its 200-day line, Ethereum Classic clears its own.
On hype risk the readings are 8/100 for Ethereum and 0/100 for Ethereum Classic.
Common ground: Layer 1 chains.
Relative volume: 1.63x for ETH, 1.52x for ETC — anything near 1 is an ordinary day.
Both signals run on daily closes: 400 of them for ETH and 400 for ETC.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Ethereum
Ethereum Classic
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of ETH and ETC is trending today?
Ethereum is trending at position 2 today, and the other side of the ETH/ETC pair is on no trending feed at all. The list that ranks ETH and ETC is rebuilt every day at 00:35 UTC.
Is ETH bigger than ETC?
Ethereum is larger, at $319.52B of market value against $1.30B — 246x the size.
What does the daily signal say about ETH and ETC?
The checklist reads Strong buy for ETH (90% of checks passed) and Buy for ETC (60%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on ETH and ETC, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Ethereum scores 8/100 against 0 for Ethereum Classic. The score behind both the ETH and ETC figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy ETH or ETC?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about ETH and ETC — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about ETH, ETC or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.