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The move I was watching already played out nicely, with price pushing through the $9–$10 area and even trading above $10 before pulling back. Now ETC is sitting around the $8.30–$8.50 zone, which is exactly where I want to see buyers step back in. What keeps me positive here is the bigger structure. Since the August low, $ETC has been building a clear series of higher lows, and the broader uptrend is still intact. This pullback brings price back toward the rising trendline and a previous breakout area, so this is a pretty important spot. If this zone holds, I think the setup becomes interesting again very quickly. The first level I’m watching is around $9.10. A clean reclaim there would open the door for another move into $9.50–$10.40. If $ETC can eventually break through that range with strong momentum, then I’ll start paying much more attention to the bigger $12+ move again. The fundamentals still support the long-term thesis too. ETC remains PoW, EVM-compatible, has a capped supply of 210.7M, declining issuance, and an ecosystem that continues to get support from builders and groups like @ETCGrantsDao. So yeah, I’m still bullish on the bigger picture. $8.30–$8.50 is the area I want to see defended. $9.10 is the first reclaim. $9.50–$10.40 is the next major test. And above that, things start getting very interesting again.

fURM turns a Fountain deposit into a position you can keep using across DeFi. When you deposit into Fountain, you receive $fURM, an ERC-4626 vault share that represents your position in the vault. You can hold fURM and earn yield through Fountain, use it as collateral, pair it with another asset, loop it, wrap it, or integrate it into other protocols. That gives your Fountain position more utility while keeping it represented by a fungible on-chain asset. The entry flow stays simple. You deposit USDC, the protocol routes it through $URM and into fURM, and you receive your vault share in a single transaction. From there, fURM continues to represent your share of Fountain while remaining usable across the wider DeFi ecosystem. You deposit $USDC. You receive $fURM. fURM represents your Fountain position. That position stays usable across DeFi. Fountain is almost here, and fURM is about to make URM yield a lot more usable.

The future of Ethereum Classic will be shaped by the people building around it today. Every useful application, developer tool, research project, educational resource and community initiative strengthens the ecosystem. @ETCGrantsDao helps contributors connect with the wider ETC community, share their ideas and discover opportunities to create meaningful impact. A strong ecosystem grows when talented people find the right space to collaborate. Follow @ETCGrantsDao for ecosystem updates, opportunities and community news. You can also join the Telegram community to connect with builders and contributors across $ETC: t.me/ETCGrantsDao And if you want to explore ETCGrantsDAO, learn more about its initiatives and discover ways to contribute, visit: etcgrantsdao.io/en

We're halfway through the #CodeIsLaw Creative Challenge and already seeing some incredible entries. 🔥 Here are a few standouts so far 👇 Still time to join — 32 ETC in prizes across 15 winners. Create. Share. Tag us.

$ETC just printed its third straight day above 10K transactions. 📈 11,479 transactions today 📊 +34% vs. the 6-month average 🚀 +115% since the Aug 8 low 🔼 Higher highs and higher lows the whole way Classic is coming.

Fountain is built to keep the 12% APY target sustainable over time. CDP fees cover the payout when activity is strong, while the Fortress surplus acts as a buffer during slower periods. 1/2

Gold held value for millennia because it was: Scarce, durable, costly to produce, portable, divisible, fungible, and transferable. #Bitcoin made all 7 digital. #EthereumClassic kept all 7, and made them programmable. ETC is Programmable Digital Gold. ethereumclassic.org/blog/202…

The more complicated the crypto conversation gets, the more valuable clear protocol rules become. We are watching regulation evolve in real time. Stablecoins are becoming a bigger part of the policy conversation, institutions are getting clearer frameworks, and every new development creates another layer for the industry to process. Meanwhile, the fundamentals of a blockchain can remain remarkably simple. Ethereum Classic has chosen a very clear path around Proof-of-Work, EVM compatibility and a predictable monetary policy. That clarity has an interesting effect. It gives people something they can actually understand beneath all the noise. You can look at the market through the lens of regulation, liquidity, narratives or institutional adoption. You can also zoom out and ask a much simpler question: What are the rules of the network I am building on? That question matters for developers. It matters for users. It matters for anyone thinking about infrastructure that needs to exist for years, not just for the next market cycle. And this is where I think $ETC has an interesting opportunity ahead. The foundation already has a clear identity. Now the ecosystem gets to turn that clarity into things people can actually use. That is where builders, infrastructure teams and community contributors can make a real difference. Clear rules create the foundation. What gets built on top of them is what makes an ecosystem worth watching.

ETC Community Call #61 🎙️ Edilson Osório (@eddieoz) joins us • Founder of @OriginalMycom • Digital identity authentication • Court-ready proofs on ETC • open floor & more. Fri 2 Oct • 15:00 UTC 🌐 • 11:00 ET 🇺🇸 All are welcome. See you there! 🍀 cc.ethereumclassic.org/calls…

Ethereum Classic already has many of the pieces that define its identity. - Proof of Work - EVM compatibility - A predictable monetary schedule - 25M+ blocks of history - And now, Era 6 is live The next interesting question is how much utility can be built around that foundation. What tools can make $ETC easier to use? What infrastructure can make development smoother? What applications can attract new users? What education can make the network easier to understand? This is why @ETCGrantsDao matters. The opportunity is to help builders answer those questions with real products. Every useful project adds one more reason for people to interact with Ethereum Classic. That is a healthy direction for the ecosystem.

If you like creating content around crypto, this one is worth checking. ETCGrantsDAO has 32 ethereum-classic:native in total rewards for its new Code is Law Creative Challenge. Pick one theme: - Code is Law - Why ETC Matters - ETC in 2030 Then turn it into a meme, video, artwork, poem, or any creative format you like. 27 ETC is allocated to the top 10 entries, plus 5 ETC for a lucky draw. Simple concept, open format, and a solid prize pool. Deadline: October 11, 20:00 UTC+8. Check @ETCGrantsDao’s post below for the full details and get creative ⤵️

Introducing Fountain. Deposit USDC. Receive fURM. Earn yield from real economic activity inside URM. Fountain targets a variable 12% APY, sourced from CDP stability fees. Borrowers pay those fees when they mint URM. The protocol captures that revenue, builds surplus, and directs it to fURM holders. The Fortress stands behind it all, backing URM and defending the peg. The flywheel: More deposits → more backing More backing → more CDP capacity More borrowing → more fees More fees → more yield fURM is a standard ERC-4626 vault share, built to be held, paired, used as collateral, looped, and integrated across DeFi. One transaction takes you from USDC to fURM, powered by a Uniswap v4 hook. Onchain reporting is built in, ready for dashboards, aggregators, and DeFiLlama. Real yield. Fully onchain. Built on Base. Launching soon.

Ethereum Classic has been around for years, and I think the next phase is about expanding what people can build around it. Supporting developers, funding promising ideas, helping projects gain visibility and giving new contributors a clear path into the ecosystem can make a real difference over time. @ETCGrantsDao is helping push that conversation forward, and this AMA should give the community a clearer view of what comes next. I’m especially interested in hearing about the opportunities ahead for builders and how the ecosystem can continue growing around real products and real participation. September 30, 4AM UTC. Definitely worth tuning in.

🚀 ETC AMA is here! 🎤 📅 September 30, 4AM UTC 💬 Theme: What Comes After the Ethereum Classic Cooperative? 👥 Host: ETC Grants DAO 🎙️ Guests: Linze MA, Kevin, Istora Mandiri 💭 Join us and ask your questions! #ETC #AMA

🎯 Something BIG is coming. $ETC stands for something bigger than just a blockchain. Now it's your turn to tell the world what it means. 🎁 Rewards await 📅 This Thursday. Be ready.

Buying base:0xbc7755a153e852cf76cccddb4c2e7c368f6259d8 at $2 is like buying Zcash at $20 in 2024. Few understand what’s coming

I think @CoinMarketCap Community is becoming one of my favorite places to post crypto content. I’ve done 49 posts over the last month and they generated 660.2K impressions with 859 engagements. My top post reached 132.2K impressions. Others reached 79.5K, 76.5K, 50.7K and 45.4K. My Social Influence score is now 104.25, with 6.65K Analytical Depth. What makes CMC interesting to me is the audience. People open CoinMarketCap every day to check prices, research tokens, follow narratives, understand market moves and discover projects. That creates a very different environment for crypto content. When I write about a project or token, I usually start with the story around it. What is moving the market? What changed? Where is attention going? What data supports the move? What catalyst could bring more attention? Then I turn that research into something simple enough for anyone to understand. That approach has worked especially well for market analysis, token moves, macro, regulation, prediction markets and project-related content. For builders, I also think CMC Community can be a very strong distribution channel. A good project already has the product, community and story. The next step is getting that story in front of people who are already looking for crypto opportunities and information. That is where good content becomes useful. Research posts, educational content, market context, product explainers, launch coverage, graphics and deeper analysis can all help a project build visibility around something people can understand and remember. So if you’re building in crypto and want to explore content or visibility through CoinMarketCap Community, my DMs are open. I’m always interested in learning about strong projects and finding a content angle that fits naturally with what I already publish. And for creators reading this: CMC Community is worth exploring too. There is a huge crypto-native audience already using the platform every day, and good content can travel surprisingly far. If you want to start creating on CMC Community, reach out to @CMC_Intern on X or @mayacmc_bot on Telegram for onboarding. Still early there, but the numbers are giving me enough reasons to keep going.

ETC Community Call #60 starts in less than 3 hours. Always a good time to catch up on what’s happening across the Ethereum Classic ecosystem, hear from builders and community members, and get up to speed on the latest updates from the week. There’s also a new time for the call this week, making it easier for more people in the US to join live and take part in the conversation. If you follow $ETC, build in the ecosystem, or just want to know what people are working on right now, come join the call. The call starts at 2:00 UTC, so see you there