Coinbase Unexpectedly Announces Ethereum Classic Support, Volume Surges

Despite the market downturn, with Bitcoin and other altcoins dropping 15% in the past 48 hours, Coinbase has decided to make an unexpected announcement, quickly pushing up the price of Ethereum Classic. 
Coinbase Announces Ethereum Classic Support
At 6:18 PST on June the 11th, Coinbase announced that it has plans to add Ethereum Classic (ETC). According to the official Coinbase blog, employees just got the notice that they will begin to engineer the proper support systems for the relea