This token is leading the way, not because it is profitable, but because it shows that a low Hash is too vulnerable and dangerous. This file, the product of a fork, has been giving a lot to think about in recent months, and since 2019 it has already registered historical attacks of 51% and for that year the dynamics seem not to change and even increase.
Of course, the dissolutions in the change of the mining algorithm bring a diversity of opinions and options that would not be easy to digest. Security could be compromised in many ways and with a variety of propositions, weaknesses abound. The claims to change the current Prof of Work (PoW) algorithm brings serious conditions that upset the Etherium Clasic (ETC) mining community.
Although a possible solution is already seen, MESS, which is basically a protocol to improve security in blockchains; It remains then to see how it behaves and if it is enough to activate the ETC network again, taking into consideration that a lot continues to advance and ETH is not leaving space for anything or anyone.

With the DeFi revolution we will see if ETC adapts quickly to demonstrate that it is capable of being an ecosystem that, according to them, remains faithful to the original precepts of a cryptographic ecosystem.
ETC must pass these quick tests if it wants to continue on the right path, of course it must further increase the participation of a community that does not really have many developers but that are very committed to the project. We continue to hope, I include myself, towards a more dynamic activation in the long term, since much money has been lost and the blocks must be reorganized to generate trust.
Although I see that the biggest fear would be to lose the decentralization of an ecosystem more than the $ 5M of attacks; I think the follow-up that is done will be interesting, waiting costs and this world does not forgive those who stay, MESS must act now and constant monitoring is vital, a conqrete solution at this point is crucial.