During the last two weeks, ETC has climbed more than 124% against the U.S. dollar, and the network’s hashrate has spiked a great deal.
And many news are referring ETC could be a great place to absorb the MH power from ETH
Vitalik Buterin said: ETH has no plans to give up on switching to Proof-of-stake. If you like Proof-of-Work, you can use Ethereum Classic (ETC). It's a totally working network.
And Bitmain Accepts ETC Payments for Mining Machines and Invests $10 Million to Support ETC Ecosystem