Events, governance, and community initiatives
On July 30, 2015, the Ethereum network goes live with the Frontier release, marking the birth of the blockchain that would become Ethereum Classic.
On July 20, 2016, Ethereum forked at block 1,920,000 to reverse The DAO exploit. Those who rejected the rollback continued the original chain as Ethereum Classic.
The ETC community publishes its Declaration of Independence, articulating the principles and values that define Ethereum Classic.
Arvicco publishes the Crypto-Decentralist Manifesto, articulating the philosophical principles that define the Ethereum Classic community.
The principle that smart contracts should execute exactly as written — without external intervention — becomes the defining ethos of Ethereum Classic.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly states that Ethereum Classic has a right to exist and is a legitimate project.
Following Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake, Ethereum Classic becomes the primary destination for displaced GPU miners seeking proof-of-work opportunities.
After Ethereum transitioned to Proof of Stake in September 2022, Ethereum Classic reaffirmed its commitment to Proof of Work as the foundation of censorship resistance.
The Ethereum Classic community established Discord as its primary real-time communication platform, centralizing developer and community discussion.
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