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Ethereum Classic Labs Plans ‘Defensive Mining' Strategy as Hashrate Plummets

The network’s hashrate has fallen 74% since January.

By Zack VoellAug 21, 2020, 12:19 p.m. EDT

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Bitcoin fell 0.4% to around $79,700 since midnight UTC while Asian tech stocks rallied. The DeFi index dropped 1.8%, and the Fed is set to begin a two-day meeting.

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