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Ethereum Classic in 2016

1 key event this year.

Here is what happened to Ethereum Classic in 2016, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.

Our price data does not cover this year, so no chart or prices are shown.

Events in 2016

  1. Jul 20, 2016fork
    Ethereum Classic begins
    The unforked chain continues after the DAO fork.

Ethereum Classic begins Jul 20, 2016

When Ethereum hard forked at block 1,920,000, the original chain kept running and exchanges listed it as ETC within days.

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