Ethereum Classic (ETC)
Original Ethereum chain. PoW consensus. Smart contract compatible.
Ranked 192nd of 251 rated tokens. Scoring pass 11 Jun 2026.
What the numbers say
ETC scores 90 of 250 across the 25-variable framework, which places it 192nd of 251 rated tokens and inside the bottom quartile of the set. The framework verdict is PASS.
ETC is a top-10 name in the set on one variable. The score rests on Holder Concentration 5/10, 10th of 251, Insider Selling 6/10, 21st of 251, Exchange Depth 6/10, 37th of 251 and Institutional Adoption 4/10, 71st of 251.
Against the same universe, ETC sits in the bottom third on Real Staking Yield 1/10, 226th of 251, Buyback and Burn 1/10, 205th of 251, Revenue Trend 2/10, 191st of 251 and TVL Trend 2/10, 189th of 251. These are the variables that would have to move for the verdict to change.
Only 74.9% of ETC's maximum supply is in circulation, so 1.34x the current float is still scheduled to arrive. Holding price per token flat while the rest enters circulation implies 25.1% of the fully diluted value sitting ahead of today's holders. That is a real but manageable overhang.
ETC trades 96.2% below its all-time high of $167.09. Recovering that level is a 26.3x move, not a 96.2% one, which is the arithmetic most drawdown charts hide.
The framework score gained 90 points against the previous pass (0 to 90). Revisions of this size follow a change in the underlying variables, not a change in price.
25-variable breakdown
Each variable is scored 1 to 10 and ranked against every other rated token, so a 7 that ranks 20th means something different from a 7 that ranks 180th. The rank is the part that is hard to get anywhere else.
Cash flow
| Protocol Revenue | 2 | 166th of 251 | |
| Revenue Trend | 2 | 191st of 251 | |
| P/S Multiple | 4 | 104th of 251 | |
| Real Staking Yield | 1 | 226th of 251 |
Supply
| Supply Inflation | 4 | 146th of 251 | |
| Vesting Schedule | 5 | 100th of 251 | |
| Circulating / FDV Ratio | 5 | 135th of 251 | |
| Buyback and Burn | 1 | 205th of 251 |
Ownership
| Smart Money Flows | 3 | 149th of 251 | |
| Insider Selling | 6 | 21st of 251 | |
| Holder Concentration | 5 | 10th of 251 |
Traction
| TVL Trend | 2 | 189th of 251 | |
| Active Users | 3 | 149th of 251 | |
| Developer Activity | 4 | 158th of 251 | |
| Network Growth | 3 | 156th of 251 |
Position
| Market Share | 3 | 131st of 251 | |
| Competitive Moat | 4 | 114th of 251 | |
| Institutional Adoption | 4 | 71st of 251 | |
| Exchange Depth | 6 | 37th of 251 | |
| Social Mindshare | 4 | 86th of 251 |
Risk
| Regulatory Safety | 5 | 102nd of 251 | |
| Catalyst Calendar | 3 | 158th of 251 | |
| BTC Alpha Potential | 3 | 114th of 251 | |
| Team Execution | 4 | 147th of 251 | |
| Treasury Runway | 4 | 181st of 251 |
The vertical tick on each bar marks the median score across all 251 rated tokens, so a bar ending left of the tick is below the universe on that variable.
Catalyst and risk
Next catalyst
PoW narrative revival; potential ETF speculation as Bitcoin alternative.
Principal risk
Low developer activity vs. ETH; 51% attack history concerns.
Market and supply
| Price | $6.41 |
| Market cap | $1.01Brank 64 |
| All-time high | $167.096 May 2021 |
| Circulating supply | 157,757,311 |
| Eventual supply (max supply) | 210,700,000 |
| Dilution to full supply | 1.34x |
| Listed on | Binance, Coinbase, Kraken |
Price, market cap, supply and all-time high from CoinGecko, fetched 6 Aug 2026. The 25 scores come from the research pass dated 11 Jun 2026 and don't move with price.
Tokens with a similar profile
These are the closest matches to ETC measured on the shape of all 25 variables after removing overall quality, so what they share is a pattern of strengths and weaknesses rather than a similar size or price.
Common questions
- What is the Early Thunder score for Ethereum Classic (ETC)?
- ETC scores 90 out of 250 on the 25-variable framework, ranking 192nd of 251 rated tokens (bottom quartile). The framework verdict is PASS.
- What are ETC's strongest fundamentals?
- ETC ranks highest on Holder Concentration 5/10, 10th of 251, Insider Selling 6/10, 21st of 251, Exchange Depth 6/10, 37th of 251 and Institutional Adoption 4/10, 71st of 251. Ranks are measured against all 251 tokens in the same scoring pass.
- What are the weakest parts of the ETC thesis?
- ETC scores in the bottom third of the universe on Real Staking Yield 1/10, 226th of 251, Buyback and Burn 1/10, 205th of 251, Revenue Trend 2/10, 191st of 251 and TVL Trend 2/10, 189th of 251. The single risk carried on the scorecard is: Low developer activity vs. ETH; 51% attack history concerns.
- How much ETC supply is still to enter circulation?
- 74.9% of eventual ETC supply is circulating today, leaving 1.34x the current float still to arrive. At a flat price per token that is 25.1% of fully diluted value ahead of current holders.
- How far is ETC from its all-time high?
- ETC trades 96.2% below its all-time high of $167.09. Returning to that high requires a 26.3x move from the level used in this scoring pass.
- Which tokens have a similar profile to ETC?
- Measured on the shape of all 25 scored variables rather than on price, the closest matches to ETC are RVN (74), YGG (95), LTC (102) and APE (102). Similarity here means the same pattern of strengths and weaknesses, not a similar market cap.
- What is the next catalyst for ETC?
- PoW narrative revival; potential ETF speculation as Bitcoin alternative.
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Research and analysis, not investment advice. Scores are one framework applied consistently across 251 tokens, not a prediction of price.