THOUGHT: Why Ethereum-Divided Society: the Position Ethereum Classic
July 20 Ethereum came hard fork. In accordance with the opinion of the majority of the community protocol was modified without saving backward compatibility with previous software. In fact, the majority decided to migrate to a new #blokcheyn, leaving the old to fend for themselves. To date, the miners who chose the new blokcheyn, control more than 95% of the hash output. Fork has put an end to the saga The DAO, and all funds stolen (or, if you prefer, derived) from her attacker about a month ago, will be returned to investors.
However, soon after the announcement of a hard Fork unexpected happened a few days ago was announced a parallel project, received a resounding title Ethereum Classic. His supporters have decided to remain faithful to the original blokcheynu not use fork the code, "abolishing" the creation of The DAO. As stated on the website of the project, "the goal #Ethereum #Classic - keep the original tsenzuroustoychivy Ethereum" and "provide an alternative to people who disagree with the rescue The DAO".
Although many think that Ethereum Classic - this is some bad joke, around the project it has developed a noticeable activity and it won the support of a small but growing community of users to Reddit and Slack. Buy or sell a "classic" can be broadcast on a decentralized exchange Bitsquare. In addition, miners, controlling about 0.5% hash power Ethereum before section joined to specially created pool Ethereum Classic, to ensure that your "old" blokcheyna.
Arvicco, project coordinator Ethereum Classic, prefers to remain pseudonymous, because in Russia, where he lives, "the legal situation with #cryptocurrency uncertain and very volatile." He runs one of the largest Russian-language portals kriptovalyutnyh BitNovosti.com, whose staff also support the popular YouTube channel, involved in producing films, etc.
Bitcoin Magazine contacted arvicco, to learn more about the project Ethereum Classic.
Arvicco, you troll?
No, I'm not a troll. Although, I confess, I am sometimes bluff in his judgments and statements.
You have a relationship to breaking The DAO?
No. I am in no way affiliated with the hacker, whoever he was.
"We believe in a decentralized blokcheyny available for everybody and protected from censorship. We believe in the original concept Ethereum - in Ethereum as the world computer running smart contracts without the possibility of somehow roll back or block the results of their implementation. We believe in strict separation of duties and responsibilities, leaving room only for these forks, which eliminate the defects of the actual platform, but do not correct the erroneous contracts or serve the interests of any privileged groups. We believe in censorship-protected platform to prove in the real world that she can trust it. "
Why then are you so determined to maintain unchanged blokcheyn Ethereum? After all, because of this, the hacker can use the stolen money!
First of all, I want to note that I am here alone. Developments in Ethereum community were dissatisfied with many, but no one did nothing, and then the active miners, traders, designers and just kriptoentuziasty gathered around our site, decide what you need to take the initiative in their hands. Thus was born the idea of
the project Ethereum Classic, and now join us supporters from around the world.
We do not appear "out of nowhere", and are well known in the Russian-speaking community of crypto. We have all the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to support the work Ethereum Classic - as long as necessary. I myself am engaged in communications and media, and therefore noticeable more than others - at least in the English-speaking part of the #crypto #world.
As to why we want to give an attacker the opportunity to spend the stolen ... This is an interesting question that periodically pops up in the bitcoin community and each time causing a storm of controversy. For example, we know the bitcoin address darknet markets, came to replace the Silk Road. Why not bring them to the black list? Do not filter their transactions? Why not freeze funds connected with the burglary MtGox or other well-known burglary and theft?
Many of us - radical decentralization supporters. In short, we believe that blokcheyn system should follow three basic principles: they must be open, neutral and unchanged. None of these properties becomes blokcheyn only unnecessarily raspiarenny database. That just seems to be something revolutionary, but in reality is not of interest as technology and society does not bear good.
Returning the stolen money The #DAO, Ethereum Foundation is guided by the noble seemingly objectives "save investors" and "restore confidence in the #Ethereum platform", but I'm afraid, is shortsighted. Saving The DAO is contrary to two of the three fundamental principles of decentralization, jeopardizing long-term prospects throughout Ethereum platform.
Do you want to eventually "win" Ethereum? Will the Classic and Ethereum Ethereum peaceful and mutually beneficial co-exist?
I do not want to consider what is happening through the prism of the confrontation. Although I am very critical attitude to how the Fund Ethereum Foundation has solved the problem with The #DAO, and I think that he made a serious mistake, which worsened the prospects for the platform, I have great respect for most Ethereum developers participants Ethereum #Foundation and the community as a whole.
I know that many developers are not too thrilled with this fork, but they did everything that depended on them: Write hard fork the code and provided the community the right choice. Well, we took advantage of this right.
Ethereum Classic - this is not some anti-Ethereum, as many would have us imagine. We are part of a broader ecosystem Ethereum and intend to make a worthy contribution to the development of the project, we just have slightly different hierarchy of values, which, in our opinion, better corresponds to the fundamental principles blokcheyna: openness, neutrality and immutability. We want to make the community richer and the ecosystem, rather than poorer and encourage the community to take Ethereum Classic seriously.
With you was Vyacheslav Smirnov.
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