Ethereum Classic_ The First Hard Fork Of  Ethereum
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Ethereum Classic: The First Hard Fork Of  
Ethereum
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If you are a true crypto- 2
enthusiast who loves to 
explore new 
terminologies in 
cryptocurrency, then it is 
expected that you must 
be knowing about 
what is a soft fork and ha
rd fork in the blockchain
. If yes, then you must be 
aware of hard forks that 
got spawned from the 
Bitcoin blockchain after 
the split. One of the big 
examples is Bitcoin Cash.
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● But it is not the only result of a hard fork. Bitcoin Cash has sibling hard forks 
that too got spawned from Bitcoin. They include Bitcoin Diamond, Super 
Bitcoin, and Bitcoin Gold. But today, we are not going to emphasize any of 
the Bitcoin’s hard fork. Today, we are going to introduce Ethereum Classic, 
the first hard fork of Ethereum. The second most cryptocurrency after 
Bitcoin. 
● Cryptocurrency forks are an important aspect of the cryptocurrency world. 
They, however, occur very rarely. These forks can either be planned or 
unplanned depending on the need of the situation. No matter how they look, 
but when they emerge, they reflect new updates from their parent crypto 
token. Just like Bitcoin Cash and other hard forks, Ethereum classic is too an 
example of a hard fork of Ethereum. 
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● Ethereum Classic happened to be the first hard fork of Ethereum. But this 
hard fork is surrounded by controversies in comparison to its other sibling 
hard forks including Serenity, Ether Zero, and Metropolis. 
● The need for Ethereum Classic came into being when the hacking of DAO 
(decentralized autonomous organization) used by Ethereum was discovered 
by its development team. They came up with a swift decision to introduce a 
hard fork that would restore all the coins that got stolen. However, it did face 
some backlash too. 
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● Ethereum Classic did not get much warm welcome in the beginning. It 
was because of the division of opinions between the two camps. Where 
one came in support of it, the other termed it to be a violation of 
decentralization. 
● Most of the people are still not in favour of Ethereum’s first hard fork, and 
still consider the old Ethereum. 
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Conclusion
The real cause behind Ethereum classic was the cause of hacking that 
was spotted on DAO used by Ethereum by its team of developers. This 
became the reason for the spawn of Ethereum's first hard fork, which is 
popularly known as Ethereum Classic. Besides understanding the 
difference between the soft fork and hard fork, a crypto enthusiast 
must also know that forks do not happen so often.
Sources
https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/guide-to-forks-everything-
you-need-to-know-about-forks-hard-fork-and-soft-fork
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