Vitalik tweeted this several hours ago, in response to the question "Would you support ETC if it had the longer blockchain".  The market is responding.



The return to 0.0040+ after several hours of dips shows that the popular sentiment behind ETC is stronger than just one guy.

Important test - the price goes from 0.0036 to 0.0043 (the tiny green upturn).  Will the hash rate (red line) follow?