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Ethereum Classic implemented ECIP-1017 and ECIP-1039, establishing a fixed monetary policy with 20% block reward reductions every 5 million blocks and a maximum supply of approximately 210.7 million ETC.
ECIP-1017 introduces a fixed monetary policy for Ethereum Classic with a hard supply cap of approximately 210.7 million ETC and a 20% emission reduction every 5 million blocks.
At block 5,000,000, Ethereum Classic activates its fixed monetary policy via the Gotham hard fork, reducing block rewards from 5 ETC to 4 ETC.
At block 10,000,001, Ethereum Classic enters Era 3 of its monetary policy, reducing block rewards from 4 ETC to 3.2 ETC per block.
At block 15,000,001, Ethereum Classic enters Era 4 of its monetary policy, reducing block rewards from 3.2 ETC to 2.56 ETC per block.
At block 20,000,001, Ethereum Classic enters its fifth monetary era, reducing block rewards from 2.56 ETC to 2.048 ETC per block.
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