The controversial debate over the Ethereum network’s hard fork immediately led to the creation of Ethereum Classic, an alternative project developed to maintain the original non-forked chain of Ethereum, which continues on the old blockchain. Some people see the hard fork as censorship, and it is not hard to see where that sentiment is coming from. This project has gained some traction as of late, and Poloniex has decided to list this as a tradeable asset. BitSquare followed a similar path earlier this week. There is even a dedicated Ethereum Classic mining pool.
What a mess...