The Ethereum Classic (ETC) network completed the Atlantis hard fork, as the requisite block height arrived around September 12, earlier than the previously planned September 20 date.
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Some of the chief aims of the hard fork were to make ETC more compatible with the Ethereum network. The project, forked from Ethereum in 2016, also promises to keep up mining, while Ethereum aims to add proof-of-stake and phase out proof-of-work.
Following the hard fork, Ethereum Classic mining slid precipitously, from 13 down to 6 TH/s. The sudden withdrawal of miners may be due to technical delays related to th...