Ether Slumps, Ethereum Classic Surges 300%, Finds Support With Exchanges, Miners
Ethereum classic (ETC) has seen a rally in the last 24 hours, in a massive reversal of fortunes. Ethereum classic is a result of the forking of the Ethereum which, ironically, comes from a decision by the Ethereum foundation to fork Ethereum to try to restore the money lost in the DAO hacking incident earlier on. In a message released by the promoters of Ethereum Classic they made their intentions clear: they do not accept the fork which was made to reimburse DAO investors. They say: “The Ethereum Foundation responded to the DAO debacle in the worst way possible. Special interests....
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As a response to the divided support of the community, developers, and miners, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made clear that he has no intentions to support Ethereum Classic, even if it surpasses the market value of Ethereum. On August 1, Buterin announced his decision to devote himself to the development of Ethereum. Notable companies including Coinbase and other developers have since continuously shown support towards Buterin and Ethereum, refusing to provide ETC-related features and trading services. However, as the support for Ethereum Classic from miners, developers, and....
The digital currency ether classic (ETC) surged more than 30% on 29th December, reaching its highest price in over four months. ETC, the signature token of smart contract-based platform Ethereum Classic, rose to as much as $1.46 during the session, a 31.5% increase from the currency’s opening price of $1.11, CoinMarketCap data reveals. Ethereum itself grew by as much as 13.7% today. Ethereum classic also benefited from a sharp increase in transaction activity, as 24-hour trading volume climbed above $7.6m, after falling below $500,000 at some points over the last week. Several market....
The support of Poloniex and overall optimism displayed by the Ethereum community spurred the growth of Classic chain, reaching a US$165 million market cap and surpassing the daily volume of Ethereum in a matter of hours. Following the announcement Poloniex on July 23, major digital currency exchanges including Kraken and Bitrex have added support for Ethereum Classic. Amidst the integration of Ethereum Classic support, Poloniex received both criticism and admiration from the Ethereum community, for going against the norm to support the Ethereum Classic project and its users. The support of....
The controversial debate over the justification of the Ethereum network’s hard fork immediately led to the creation of Ethereum Classic, an alternative project developed to maintain the original non-forked chain of Ethereum. July 20, Ethereum completed its first hard fork to recover approximately 12 million ETH drained from the DAO by an unknown hacker, due to the underlying vulnerabilities and bugs of the DAO protocol. The successful completion of the hard fork was celebrated and praised by the majority of the Ethereum community, but was heavily criticized by Bitcoin developers and....
At least two Reddit threads have sprung up in the last 24 hours deliberating on the idea of calling for a Bitcoin Classic following the Ethereum Classic split from Ethereum. In the first instance, why not just activate fork now? the OP doyourduty posted: “If ETHc can apparently sustain itself against ETH, Bitcoin classic/unlimited/xt can definitely sustain itself against core. It’s been years of whining on the sidelines waiting for miners to act and come to our side. Let’s just do it!” It generated mixed comments as well as the second thread Now Let's Create Bitcoin Classic (big block....