Ethereum Classic (ETC) Total Value Locked Doubles Ahead of Ethereum (ETH) Merge

Updated by Ryan James
In Brief
  • ETC continues to soar due to renewed interest in digital assets.
  • Ethereum Classic saw a growing total value locked in July.
  • The blockchain had a TVL of approximately $240,000 by the end of July.
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Ethereum Classic saw more than a 100% increase in total value locked (TVL) due to the pouring of more liquidity into the project in anticipation of the Ethereum Merge.

Ethereum Classic (ETC) has been one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies in the last two months. 

The blockchain increased by 158% in TVL in July. On July 1, TVL was $93,213 and rose to $241,388 on July 31, according to Be[In]Crypto Researched based on data from DeFiLlama. 

Source: Ethereum Classic TVL Chart by DeFiLlama

New to Ethereum Classic? 

Originally known as Ethereum, Ethereum Classic was launched in 2015. 

It was conceived by Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation

It came about due to the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) hack in 2016. 

This led to a split in the blockchain with the current Ethereum being forked out of what is now known as Ethereum Classic. 

As an open-source blockchain, it can be used for building distributed applications and smart contracts.

What contributed to the rise in TVL? 

Ethereum Classic TVL spiked in July due to an increase in value locked in the decentralized applications (dApps) in its ecosystem. 

Decentralized exchange (DEX) HebeSwap (which has the most TVL in Ethereum Classic) ascended by more than 60% in the last month. 

Another DEX, ETCswap, also played a significant role in the rise in TVL. 

Source: Ethereum TVL Rankings by DeFiLlama

The latest metric has seen the chain rise above others such as Dogecoin, Lachain, Crab, Ubiq, and Polis. 

Source: Blockchain Rankings by TVL by DeFiLlama

ETC price reaction 

ETC opened on July 1, with a trading price of $14.93, reached a monthly high of $44.97, tested a monthly low of $13.48, and closed the month at $36.45. 

Overall, this represents a 144% increase between the opening and closing price of ETC in July. 

Source: ETC/USD Chart by TradingView

For Be[In]Crypto’s latest Bitcoin (BTC) analysis, click here.

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