$ETH #Ethereum

Ethereum is the result of a hard fork of its network that occurred in 2016 after a hacker found a flaw and stole around US$50 million worth of Ether (the Ethereum network currency). The community ended up divided over the future of the currency and even its creator, Canadian Vitalik Buterin, supported the creation of a new network, which would even allow the stolen assets to be returned.

As a result, the original project was named Ethereum Classic, while the new currency was named Ethereum. This new asset became much more popular and gained more support from the community, gaining more value than its original project.

In general, there are not many differences in the basis of the two Ethereums. However, as it has become more widely used, Ethereum now has a higher hash rate (rate at which an operation can be performed), its price is also higher, as is its market value.