ETCDEV is dead, long live Ethereum Classic!

Last week was pretty rough for proponents of immutable Proof of Work Turing-complete blockchains, as the development teams of Ethereum Classic have split into ideological camps which concern the acceptance or rejection of financing from the Digital Finance Group. In this regard, seemingly-unrelated cheap shots and subtle references to past events culminated with a shocking announcement: due to financial issues, ETCDEV had to shut down its operations.
However, one FUD factor should be clarified f