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Defuse Difficulty Bomb Hard Fork Upgrade
ECIP 1041 - Remove Difficulty Bomb https://ecips.ethereumclassic.org/ECIPs/ecip-1041 Abstract This ECIP proposes removing Difficulty Bomb from Ethereum Classic Mainnet at block…
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 implicitly contain all that is needed…
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. They are tree structures that represent…
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 the reality for satellite data right…
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 in ETC. Introduction Serialization is…
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 Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). I will…
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/USD as first reported by CCN (not CNN…
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 flurry of news about the Callisto airdrop and…
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 happening, and Crypto Twitter is tweeting…
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 miners are rewarded for adding valid…
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. I will describe these smart contract…
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 interpretation. Background Some ETC network…
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 implicitly contained in the blockchain which…