Paul Sztorc’s Bitcoin Fork ECX Rips Past 25,000 Blocks in Just 13 Hours

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Since Paul Sztorc’s ECX hard fork kicked off, more than 25,092 blocks have been mined during the Alpha phase, and block times have swung wildly. The network has already chewed through several difficulty adjustments, with some delivering massive upward jolts.

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As of 9 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Paul Sztorc’s ECX logged 25,000+ blocks in roughly 13 hours after launching at block 963648. Currently, the project is in testing/pre-Alpha phase.ECX drew 3.53 PH/s as Ecashpool-alpha led a growing field of miners and pools.ECX remains unpriced, with Oct. 31, 2026, looming as the fork’s next major milestone.
ECX Blasts Through 25,000 Blocks in 13 Hours
Image source: Explorer.alpha.ecash.ninja/mining at 9 a.m. EDT on Aug. 23, 2026. Alpha snapshot was at Bitcoin block ~963648 (Aug 22). Practice coins can later be burned for a slice of the permanent ECX that arrives at mainnet around Oct 31. Difficulty will keep rising as more hash joins, so the easy window is now. Miners Throw Real Hashrate Behind Sztorc’s Fork The mining pools dedicating SHA-256 hashpower toward the ECX blockchain at 9 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Image source: Explorer.alpha.ecash.ninja/mining. ECX Faces Its Hardest Test After the Mining Blitz

Only time will tell.

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