The organization has pledged to endorse the community agreement on the undeniably challenging hard fork choice. Analyzing the outcomes of diverse metrics, including carbonvote, dapp and ecosystem infrastructure uptake, this indicates that we will direct our resources and focus on the chain which is presently designated as ETH (i.e. the fork chain). Nevertheless, we acknowledge that the Ethereum protocol can be utilized to establish other blockchains that share the same consensus regulations, such as testnets, consortium and private chains, clones, and offshoots, and have always been open to such implementations.
All individuals who owned ETH prior to block 1920000 now possess both ETH (the fork chain) and ETC (the community initiative to maintain the non-fork chain). Generally, users are advised that the majority of Ethereum client defaults, including those developed by the Foundation and by third parties (e.g. Parity), will opt for the ETH chain; if you encounter a choice on a fork within the Mist interface, selecting “Yes” on this option will navigate you to this chain.
Users who wish to engage in any activities with their ETC, including developing and participating in applications, converting to another asset, etc. are recommended to utilize the splitter contract at address 0xaBbb6bEbFA05aA13e908EaA492Bd7a8343760477 to transition their ETC to a distinct newly created account to prevent replay attacks; we also urge the ETC community to deliberate on implementing a secondary hard fork to modify transaction formats to render further replay attacks infeasible. Until that occurs, once ETH and ETC are “divided,” they should be managed through separate wallets.
To employ the splitter contract from within the Ethereum Wallet, navigate to Contracts -> Watch Contract, copy the address and ABI from the aforementioned linked etherscan page, and click “OK”; afterward, click on the contract within the Contracts tab, select “Write to Contract,” and choose the “Split” function. It will prompt for two addresses; for the first, input the address where you want your ETH to be directed (you may even enter the same address you are sending from), and for the second, enter the address where you wish the ETC to be sent. Ensure to test this with a minimal amount of ether first to confirm functionality before increasing the quantity. You may utilize the Ethereum Classic Explorer here to verify that ETC balances have been transmitted. A more comprehensive community-provided guide can be located here.
