Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC) soared over 26% to $40.65 over 24 hours leading up to early Tuesday morning. Ethereum Classic (ETC) Price Performance Time-frame % Change (+/-) 24-hour 26.2% 24-hour against Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) 23.8% 24-hour against Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) 23.4% 7-day 19.9% 30-day 8.8% YTD-performance 14.8% See Also: How To Get Free Crypto The ETC Factors ETC was among the top two gainers on price tracking websites, CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko.The cryptocurrency was also seen trending on both these websites Ethereum Classic, the inheritor of Ethereum’s original blockchain post a contentious 2016 hard fork, was seen trending among retail investors on Stocktwits at the time of writing.