Ethereum Classic Forges New Path; Revamped Monetary Policy Could Be Next

Ethereum Classic Forges New Path; Revamped Monetary Policy Could Be Next

Born as a rebellion against Ethereum’s hard fork to retrieve funds from The DAO after it was "hacked" last summer, Ethereum Classic has increasingly formed a unique identity since. The continuation of the “original,” pre-fork Ethereum project seems to be letting go of plans as established by the Ethereum Foundation, and instead navigates a....


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Ethereum Classic is preparing another hard fork. It was announced in statements published last week that the project’s development and mining community is committing to a change in its monetary policy by December of this year. Essentially a move to a new protocol, all current Ethereum Classic users and miners should have upgraded their software by then. If everyone does not upgrade their software, the project can split into two incompatible networks, blockchains and currencies. Of course, that is exactly how Ethereum Classic itself broke away from the Ethereum Foundation’s Ethereum last....

How Classic is Ethereum’s Austrian Kin

“Ethereum Classic rejects Keynsean heresy, and returns to Bitcoin’s Austrian roots,” declares arvicco, a pseudonymous Ethereum Classic project coordinator and cross-chain trading programmer. An event organized by enthusiasts of Ethereum Classic took place Tuesday in London, featuring renowned cryptocurrency enthusiasts like Jon Matonis, whose words were the first in the mainstream to openly celebrate Bitcoin when he wrote for Forbes. The event might mark the first time that high-profile thinkers (such as Jon Matonis for example) will come together on a panel to discuss what might be the....

Ethereum Classic Price Technical Analysis – Trend Line Resistance

Ethereum classic after moving higher found sellers and moved down. Can it continue heading lower or will it bounce back versus Bitcoin? Key Highlights. Ethereum classic spiked higher as forecasted in yesterday’s post and then found sellers. There is currently a bearish trend line formed on the 30-min charts of ETC/BTC, which is acting as a hurdle for an upside move. The current price structure is bearish in the short term, but I still feel there is a chance of a surge towards 0.0035BTC before a major top. Ethereum Classic Resistance. Ethereum classic price ETC was on the rise yesterday. I....

Ethereum Classic Hard Forks; Diffuses ‘Difficulty Bomb’

If the split between Ethereum and Ethereum Classicwasn’t definitive before, it is now. Ethereum Classic, the project born out of rejection of Ethereum’s reversal of The DAO, hard forked today. With that, Ethereum Classic has implemented the biggest protocol change yet, and furtherdifferentiated itself from the Ethereum project. Most importantly, the hard fork — dubbed “Die Hard” — diffused the difficulty bomb, which was set to freeze the protocol later this year. Additionally, Ethereum Classic implemented replay protection, to ensure Ethereum transactions are no longer valid on the....

Ethereum Classic Community Navigates a Distinct Path to the Future

Ethereum Classic started off as what is perhaps best described as a protest movement, opposing a (perceived) bailout of Ethereum’s leaderless investment venture, The DAO. But the brand new cryptocurrency, which is actually the continuation of the pre-hard forked Ethereum chain, has since surprised many. Its currency, classic ether (ETC) has garnered a spot among the top altcoins by market cap, some big names in the cryptocurrency space endorsed the project and more developers are joining the project. To make it official, Ethereum Classic declared its independence from the former Ethereum....