The Ethereum Classic Blockchain is the original Ethereum blockchain and one of the largest and most established blockchain networks in existence. The Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrency token is a tradable, digital asset that is part of a system that can be used to trade goods, assets, or services.

Ethereum Classic

Polkadot is a blockchain platform that isn't like most blockchain platforms. It's designed to support a wide range of use cases, from financial transactions to distributed applications and even private data storage. It allows users to create their own blockchains, which can be customized in a variety of ways.

	Ethereum Classic	Polkadot
Created by	Vitalik Buterin	Gavin Wood, Robert Habermeier and Peter Czaban
Native token	ETC	DOT
Consensus algorithm	PoW	PoS
Hashing algorithm	KECCAK-256	BLAKE2
Supports EVM	Yes	No
TPS	15	1000
Block time (secs)	13	6
Layer	1	0
Supports smart contracts	Yes	Yes
Average transaction fee	$0.0001	$0.08792
Staking rewards (APR)	0%	14.5%

Ethereum Classic vs. Polkadot

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