Crypto Miners'

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Since the merge will cause miners to lose their role in the Ethereum blockchain, they are moving to PoW-based tokens like Ethereum Classic.

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“If Ethereum Classic achieves the position as the dominant application of the hash power, its risk exposures would drop to a minimum,” meowsbits had said in an analysis report.

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Currently, ETC trades at $35.79 with a $4B market cap based on CoinMarketCap.

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Crypto Miners'

interest in ETC reduces risk exposure during the merge

interest in ETC reduces risk exposure during the merge

Since the merge will cause miners to lose their role in the Ethereum blockchain, they are moving to PoW-based tokens like Ethereum Classic.

“If Ethereum Classic achieves the position as the dominant application of the hash power, its risk exposures would drop to a minimum,” meowsbits had said in an analysis report.

Currently, ETC trades at $35.79 with a $4B market cap based on CoinMarketCap.

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