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2019.12.27 ETC Discord
The Summary of the Gas-Limit Configuration Call from 12/27/2019
There was an ETC Devs / Miners / Community Call a day ago to talk about options to manage rampant chain bloat, which is on the ETC mainnet… Continue Reading
2019.12.23 Bob Summerwill
ETC Cooperative contributes Ethercluster to Hyperledger Labs
23rd Devember 2019 – Vancouver, Canada – The ETC Cooperative today announced that the
Ethercluster project has been contributed to… Continue Reading
2019.12.10 Yaz Khoury
Agharta Finalization Core Devs Call
On Thursday, December 12, 2019, 1pm UTC , an Ethereum Classic Core Devs call will be held to determine the final block selection for… Continue Reading
2019.10.19 Bob Summerwill
Alison Alexis CPA joins ETC Cooperative as Financial Controller
19th October 2019 – Vancouver, Canada – The ETC Cooperative today announced that Alison Alexis CPA has joined the ETC Cooperative as… Continue Reading
2019.10.19 Bob Summerwill
Bob Summerwill to speak at Global Digital Assets (Vancouver) Summit 2019
19th October 2019 – Vancouver, Canada – The ETC Cooperative today announced that Bob Summerwill , its Executive Director, will be… Continue Reading
2019.10.18 Bob Summerwill
ETC Cooperative joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
18th October 2019 – Vancouver, Canada – The ETC Cooperative today announced that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA… Continue Reading
2019.10.17 Bob Summerwill
ETC Cooperative extends Yaz Khoury's contract
17th October 2019 – Vancouver, Canada – The ETC Cooperative today announced that it has extended Yaz Khoury 's contract for another year… Continue Reading
2019.10.06 Bob Summerwill
Proposing an explicit social contract in support of POW mining
Introduction In the years since the DAO fork and the unexpected
birth of Ethereum Classic, strong social
consensus has emerged in support of… Continue Reading
2018.04.11 Christian Seberino
The Ethereum Classic Blockchain Is INCOMPLETE & Why That Is OK
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain does not contain all the necessary state
information for the ETC system to operate. It does not even… Continue Reading
2018.04.05 Christian Seberino
An Introduction To Tries
I will describe tries and explain why they are so important. Introduction Tries are used extensively in blockchain systems and elsewhere… Continue Reading
2018.03.19 Anthony Lusardi (pyskell)
ETC Roundup — What’s happened last week (3/19/18)!
Read this article on Medium (looks nicer) SputnikVM to Manage Satellite Data The news is very new, so we’re waiting for more information but… Continue Reading
2018.03.19 Christian Seberino
Ethereum Classic Recursive Length Prefix Encoding
Ethereum Classic (ETC) uses Recursive Length Prefix (RLP) encoding to store and send data structures. I will describe RLP and how it is used… Continue Reading
2018.03.15 Christian Seberino
A Walk Through Ethereum Classic Digital Signature Code
Ethereum Classic (ETC) digital signatures secure transactions. These involve elliptic curve cryptography and the Elliptic Curve Digital… Continue Reading
2018.03.12 Anthony (pyskell)
ETC Roundup — What’s new this week (3/12/18)!
Read this article on Medium (looks nicer) Circle Invest will carry ETC Goldman Sach’s answer to Coinbase will allow for the trading of ETC… Continue Reading
2018.03.06 Anthony (pyskell)
ETC Rundown — What’s new this week (3/6/18)!
Read this article on Medium (looks nicer) Wanted to give everyone a quick rundown of what ETC has been up to this week.
There’s been a… Continue Reading
2018.03.02 pyskell (Anthony)
Long Term Outlook for Ethereum Classic
Read this article on Medium (looks nicer) Lately there’s been a lot of speculation about ETC, the price is rising, the
Callisto airdrop is… Continue Reading
2018.02.22 Christian Seberino
On Ethereum Classic Mining Rewards With The New Monetary Policy
Ethereum Classic (ETC) mining rewards changed with the new monetary policy. I
will discuss these changes and their effects. New Formula ETC… Continue Reading
2018.02.14 Christian Seberino
Why Multisig Smart Contracts Will Likely Take Over Ethereum Classic & The World
Multisig smart contracts will likely be the dominant smart contract type in the
future. The security and other benefits are that compelling… Continue Reading
2018.01.31 Christian Seberino
A Simple Interpretation Of The Ethereum Classic Mining Difficulty Parameter
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) mining difficulty parameter may seem mysterious to
some. I will show it has a beautiful easy to understand… Continue Reading
2018.01.26 Christian Seberino
Implicit Ethereum Classic Blockchain Information
To the beginner, some necessary information may appear to be missing from the
Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain. This information is… Continue Reading
2017.12.20 Christian Seberino
The Dexaran Interview
A talented developer referred to as Dexaran funded and formed the Ethereum
Commonwealth, the third Ethereum Classic (ETC) development team… Continue Reading
2017.12.13 Christian Seberino
Toll Equality
In a parallel universe near you… “IT’S JUST NOT FAIR!” shouted Gully Bull into his microphone so loud his voice
thundered over the audience… Continue Reading
2017.12.04 Christian Seberino
How Ethereum Classic Light Clients Can SECURELY Operate
Ethereum Classic (ETC) light clients are clients that do not maintain a copy of
the entire ETC blockchain. I will explain how they can… Continue Reading
2017.11.11 pyskell (Anthony)
Who's Talking at the Classic Summit
First, a disclaimer, despite what you may think I have no inside information,
and honestly prefer the lack of hype to major hype. Major hype… Continue Reading
2017.11.05 Christian Seberino
The Mining Game: Explaining Blockchains
To help people understand blockchains, I have created a blockchain game
available here . (The source code is
available here .) I will… Continue Reading
2017.10.25 pyskell (Anthony)
All that's new in Classic - October Edition
Gather ‘round boys and girls, it’s time for an update on where Ethereum Classic
is and where it’s heading. Development is expanding… Continue Reading
2017.08.27 Prophet Daniel, Tyler West
The Rise and Rise of Social Coins
ImageSource: MoneyMetals . A new hope Never before in history mankind had as much available computing power, and also never had as much… Continue Reading
2017.07.28 Christian Seberino
Web 3.0 And Ethereum Classic
The most ambitious goal for Ethereum Classic (ETC) is to replace the World
Wide Web (Web). Blockchain based replacements for the Web are… Continue Reading
2017.07.23 Prophet Daniel
Development forces arriving
Ethereum Classic welcomes Ethereum Commonwealth "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. You have my sword..."
Aragorn - J.R.R… Continue Reading
2017.06.17 Christian Seberino
Should The Ethereum Classic Community Be Ashamed Of Promoting Privacy?
Privacy is the power to control the communication of personal information.
Recent news may discourage some people involved with Ethereum… Continue Reading
2017.06.17 Christian Seberino
When Absolutely No One Can Steal Or Return Lost Ethereum Classic Funds
People often ask the Ethereum Classic (ETC) developers to return their lost
funds. Typically, no one can steal or return lost funds. This… Continue Reading
2017.06.17 Christian Seberino
ICOs & Custom Cryptocurrencies On Ethereum Classic
Many initiatives are raising capital with initial coin offerings (ICOs). The Ethereum (ETH) project raised 18 million dollars and the DAO… Continue Reading
2017.05.19 Prophet Daniel
Stand up from the crowd
A take on radicalism and diplomacy Radicalism is often seen as a bad thing when in essence it is good. In latin radix means root, therefore… Continue Reading
2017.05.11 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter: Dev Update 10!
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Dev Team ETC Grothendieck Team ETC Today ETC Slack ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Development Report… Continue Reading
2017.05.01 Christian Seberino
Why You Should LOVE Proof Of Stake Systems — Hybrids!
Proof of
work
systems are widely used and have been thoroughly scrutinized. There is concern
that funds will be at risk if proof of work… Continue Reading
2017.04.28 Christian Seberino
Ethereum Classic Blocks Explained: The Three Categories
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain organizes information into blocks . These
help improve performance and minimize storage requirements… Continue Reading
2017.04.28 Christian Seberino
Ethereum Classic World Computer Transactions Explained
The Ethereum Classic (ETC)
blockchain
makes possible an unstoppable, reliable, auditable, trustless and secure world
computer. It exists… Continue Reading
2017.04.19 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter: New all time highs as ETC surges!
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Dev Team ETC Grothendieck Team ETC Today ETC Slack ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Development Report… Continue Reading
2017.04.18 Christian Seberino
Ethereum Classic Public And Private Keys: A Little Enlightenment
Introduction Interactions with the Ethereum Classic (ETC) system depend on special numbers referred to as public keys and private keys… Continue Reading
2017.04.13 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter: New devs on ETCdev Team.
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Dev Team ETC Grothendieck Team ETC Today ETC Slack ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Development Report… Continue Reading
2017.03.30 Christian Seberino
The Ethereum Classic World Computer Accounts & States Explained
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain makes possible an unstoppable, reliable, auditable, trustless and secure world computer. To… Continue Reading
2017.03.29 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter: Dev Update + News from Bitkio.
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Dev Team ETC Grothendieck Team ETC Today ETC Slack ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC… Continue Reading
2017.03.24 Christian Seberino
How To Improve Ethereum Classic Immutability Discussions
Eyan Ron in A New Era of Blockchain Immutability - Towards a New Understanding brilliantly describes two types of blockchain system… Continue Reading
2017.03.16 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter: Dev update and more
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Dev Team ETC Grothendieck Team ETC Today ETC Slack ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC… Continue Reading
2017.03.13 Christian Seberino
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Discusses The New Viper Smart Contract Programming Language
I recently discussed the new Viper smart contract programming language with Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin. Viper is similar to Python and… Continue Reading
2017.03.08 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter: Dev Updates + New Discussions
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Dev Team ETC Grothendieck Team ETC Today ETC Slack ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC… Continue Reading
2017.03.02 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : Monetary Policy Statement.
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Today ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Biggest story from the… Continue Reading
2017.02.28 Christian Seberino
An Interview With The Anonymous Individual That Started Ethereum Classic
I recently interviewed the person who started Ethereum Classic (ETC). His motives are admirable. His reason for wishing to remain… Continue Reading
2017.02.28 Christian Seberino
How To Create A Censorship Resistant Domain Name System On Ethereum Classic
Introduction The Domain Name System (DNS) maps domains to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Governments, corporations and other entities… Continue Reading
2017.02.20 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : Treasury Proposal
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Today ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report The biggest story from the… Continue Reading
2017.02.13 Christian Seberino
Should We Make ⟠ The Ethereum Classic Currency Symbol?
Question Should we make ⟠ the Ethereum Classic currency symbol? That is Unicode code
(U+27E0). See here: http://graphemica.com/%E2%9F%A… Continue Reading
2017.02.10 Christian Seberino
Why Bloom Filters Are So Cool (+ Useful!) For Blockchains & Beyond: An Introduction
The Problem Millions of people search the Internet, government databases, private databases and blockchains everyday for medical advice… Continue Reading
2017.02.10 Christian Seberino
Hashes: An Introduction & Why They Are Foundational To The Internet & Blockchains
"The phrase 'one-way hash function' might sound arcane and geeky, but hash functions are the workhorses of modern cryptography." — Bruce… Continue Reading
2017.02.10 Christian Seberino
Why Ethereum Classic Uses An Incorrect SHA3 Implementation
SHA3 Description The Secure Hash Algorithm 3 (SHA3) functions are referred to as SHA3-224, SHA3-256 and SHA3-512. The hash sizes are the… Continue Reading
2017.02.10 Christian Seberino
Proposal: Ethereum Classic Currency And Logo Conventions To Improve Communication And Avoid Expensive Mistakes
Proposal Here are some proposed Ethereum Classic (ETC) conventions to improve communication and avoid expensive mistakes: Refer to the… Continue Reading
2017.02.10 Christian Seberino
Serpent: Introduction To The BEST Ethereum Classic Smart Contract Language
Serpent is a smart contract language based on Python. Python is arguably the best language for beginning programmers, and, the most… Continue Reading
2017.02.01 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : Another Great Month Ahead
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Today ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for… Continue Reading
2017.01.24 Prophet Daniel
Ethereum Classic Harmony
Ethereum Classic Harmony Launch - - Our friends from Ether.camp are proud to announce the release of Ethereum Harmony also available for… Continue Reading
2017.01.17 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : Protocol Update Successful!
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Today ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for… Continue Reading
2017.01.06 Prophet Daniel
Sustainable Development Goals
Alas, our technology has marched ahead of our spiritual and social evolution, making us, frankly, a dangerous people. Steven M. Greer… Continue Reading
2017.01.04 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : Happy New Year!
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Today ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for… Continue Reading
2016.12.29 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : End Of 2016!
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Today ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for… Continue Reading
2016.12.28 Christian Seberino
Zero Knowledge Proofs For Dummies
Basic Definition Zero knowledge proofs are proofs that do not reveal any information except the statement being proved. Ben & Jerry Ben… Continue Reading
2016.12.20 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : In Case You Missed It
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Today ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for… Continue Reading
2016.12.16 Christian Seberino
How To EASILY Set Up An AMAZING Ethereum Classic Node & Talk To It With Your OWN Code
Introduction You can easily get your own Ethereum Classic network node up and running with the phenomenal Parity implementation. The Parity… Continue Reading
2016.12.14 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : ETC Meetup in London + The New Team
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for checking… Continue Reading
2016.12.12 Carlo V
Introducing The Grothendieck Team
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC-IOHK Team The Grothendieck Team Hi everyone, it's my… Continue Reading
2016.12.06 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : The Grothendieck Team
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for checking… Continue Reading
2016.12.06 Christian Seberino
Why Would I Choose To Run My Application On Ethereum / Classic Instead Of The World Wide Web?
Benefits Over The World Wide Web The World Wide Web is one of the most successful software systems in history. It is a mature and widely… Continue Reading
2016.12.04 Arvicco
ETC End of Year and Monetary Policy Event: London, December 13th
Please join us! ETC End of Year and Monetary Policy Event The Event is hosted by one of the leading financial services law firms, Eversheds… Continue Reading
2016.12.01 Christian Seberino
Why InterPlanetary File System & Its Ilk Are A Big Deal For Blockchains & Beyond
Introduction The Internet is amazing but it is not as good as it can be. It is several decades old and was designed for a different… Continue Reading
2016.11.29 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : Network Update
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for checking… Continue Reading
2016.11.23 Christian Seberino
The Skinny On Smart Contracts: An Introduction & Why You Should Care
Introduction Smart contracts, as defined by Nick Szabo, are computer systems that manage assets. Assets include money, votes, passports and… Continue Reading
2016.11.22 Carlo V
ETC Weekly Newsletter : Monetary Policy Update
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for checking… Continue Reading
2016.11.15 Christian Seberino
The Bare Basics Of Money And Monetary Policy WITH A FEW WORDS FROM SATOSHI NAKAMOTO
I will discuss money and monetary policy as well as give details regarding cryptocurrencies. What Is Money? No one can create all the… Continue Reading
2016.11.15 Carlo Vicari
ETC Newsletter
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for checking… Continue Reading
2016.11.08 Carlo Vicari
ETC Newsletter : 2016-11-01 - 2016-11-08
Links To Our Community ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report Hi everyone, thank you for checking… Continue Reading
2016.11.04 Christian Seberino
Let's Admit Blockchains Are Weird: An Introduction To The Strangeness
I will explain the basics, and weirdness, of blockchains. Databases Database administration is difficult. Information may be lost due to… Continue Reading
2016.11.01 Carlo Vicari
ETC Newsletter : 2016-10-24 - 2016-11-01
Links ETC Website ETC Reddit ETC Twitter ETC Facebook ETC Slack ETC Development Report. With the recent protocol update complete, focus has… Continue Reading
2016.10.31 Carlos Graterol
Instead of The Halvening, A Tithing for ETC
Since the beginning of the formation of the Ethereum Classic community, users, developers, miners, and traders have been pondering about a… Continue Reading
2016.10.17 Arvicco
Gas Reprice Hard Fork on ETC block 2500000 (October 25)
During the last week, both Ethereum and Ethereum Classic were hit by a series of attacks that took advantage of inadequately low gas cost… Continue Reading
2016.10.14 Christian Seberino
Why Another Hard Fork To Deal With The Recent Denial Of Service Attack Spam Shouldn't Be Controversial
Introduction Hard forks are incompatible changes to systems. Hard forks have caused more grief than probably anything else in the history of… Continue Reading
2016.10.13 Christian Seberino
Ethereum / Classic Denial Of Service Attacks & The Estonian Cyberwar
I will discuss denial of service (DOS) attacks in general and give details regarding the
Ethereum and Ethereum Classic attacks. Estonian… Continue Reading
2016.10.12 Christian Seberino
Cuban Piracy & Why Merkle Trees Are So Awesome For Blockchains
I will explain Merkle trees and why they are so important for blockchain systems. Introduction The sending of information today is… Continue Reading
2016.10.11 Christian Seberino
Navajo Indians Help Explain Ethereum / Classic Replay Attacks
I will explain replay attacks in general and how to protect yourself. I will give specifics regarding the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic… Continue Reading
2016.09.18 ProphetDaniel
The Invisible Field
Inspiration You might not see it. But it is there quite active and performing a vital role! Ethereum Classic community, with a clean and… Continue Reading
2016.09.09 Arvicco
Code is Law and the Quest for Justice
People keep repeating the phrase "Code is Law" without clear understanding of what it's supposed to mean. Some deliberately misinterpret it… Continue Reading
2016.09.01 Ethereum Classic
CHBTC contributes funds to foster growth of Ethereum Classic
One of the largest crypto-currency exchanges in China, CHBTC , has announced a series of donations to the Ethereum Classic (ETC) project… Continue Reading
2016.08.18 Arvicco
Ethereum Classic Kickoff (London)
Congrats to Dr. Avtar Sehra, Dr. Vic Arulchandran and other organizers on a very
successful ETC Kickoff in London , and many thanks to… Continue Reading
2016.08.16 ProphetDaniel
Nature Inspired Ethereum Classic Community Dynamics Proposal
Figure 1. Ethereum Classic pulsing community. Source Ethereum Classic Slack #website-design channel Nature Inspired Dynamics For every… Continue Reading
2016.08.14 DaxClassix
New Website Created
Hello, Classic Fans! We've launched a new ethereumclassic.org website to replace the old one. If you'd like to contribute to its content… Continue Reading
2016.08.13 Ethereum Classic
The Ethereum Classic Declaration of Independence
Let it be known to the entire world that on July 20th, 2016, at block 1,920,000, we as a community of sovereign individuals stood united by… Continue Reading
2016.08.11 ProphetDaniel
Decentralized anarchist governance system
Methodology for reaching improved governance of decentralized anarchist organizations Figure 1 - Source Inside Bitcoins Introduction One of… Continue Reading
2016.08.10 ProphetDaniel
Couple Values That Forked Ethereum Broke
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
Gandalf - J.R.R Tolkien Ethereum foundation when hardforked… Continue Reading
2016.07.27 Arvicco
Getting things done in a decentralized way
There is a tremendous momentum going in Ethereum Classic community. People burst with ideas, they want to help building and improving our… Continue Reading
2016.07.25 Arvicco
What can I do to help Ethereum Classic project?
So, you understand the value proposition of open, neutral and immutable blockchains and share Ethereum Classic principles. You would like… Continue Reading
2016.07.24 Arvicco
ETC exchange trading and other news
News update Ethereum Classic is starting to make some serious waves. With a surprise announcement of ETC trading on Poloniex , it… Continue Reading
2016.07.22 Arvicco
ETC - new Ethereum Classic ticker symbol
Now that we moved through the most difficult part of the post-fork transition and ensured our chain survival, we may focus on other things… Continue Reading
2016.07.15 Arvicco
Let's keep the original censorship-resistant Ethereum going!
Ideology We believe in decentralized, censorship-resistant, permissionless blockchains. We believe in the original vision of Ethereum as a… Continue Reading
2016.07.11 Arvicco
A Crypto-Decentralist Manifesto
Blockchains are going to rule the world, providing a mechanism for scaling
social and economic cooperation to an unprecedented level — a… Continue Reading