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Articles on a range of topics contributed by various ETC participants

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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

2019.12.10 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

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

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

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

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