Poloniex Becomes the First Exchange to List ETH Forked Tokens Before the Merge

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As the Ethereum Merge draws near, Poloniex becomes the first crypto exchange to list two potential forked Ethereum (ETH) tokens: ETHW (ETH1) and ETHS(ETH2), with the support of TRON's underlying blockchain technology in addition to the exchangeʼs zero-fee trading policy. However, Poloniex remained neutral during the Merge and it will continue to support the community regardless of the results.

The latest announcement of Poloniex is endorsed by H.E. Justin Sun, Founder of TRON and investor of the exchange, who has been in the crypto space since 2018.

“Vitalik and EF's contribution to Etheruem is huge. A er the Merge phase is over, Vitalik and EF still lead the development of Ethereum and @Poloniex will continue to support Ethereum projects. Personally, I have great respect for their work,” Sun tweeted on August 8, one day a er the listing of two forked tokens on Poloniex, to show his full support for the exchangeʼs latest movement.

Vitalik and EF's contribution to Etheruem is huge. After merge phase is over, Vitalik and EF still lead the development of Etheruem and @Poloniex will continue to support Etheruem projects. Personally, I have great respect for their work!

When Ethereum was still in its infancy in 2015, Poloniex had already supported the community to become the first exchange supporting its native token - ETH. Seven years later, Poloniexʼs supports for the Ethereum Foundation (EF) remain unchanged that it becomes the first exchange to list the potential ETH forked tokens: ETHW (ETH1) and ETHS (ETH2), on August 7, which represent Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) respectively.

According to Poloniex, the