Ethereum Classic is very safe coin. We can regard it as traditional security among dynamic crypto environment. Whenever BTC falls, other coins follow it and fall relatively equal or more. But on the other hand, ETC doesn't decline much, it has tendency to maintain its price both in USD and BTC.
Ethereum Classic isn't safe at all, not even in the financial way of thinking. Its network is too weak to be taken seriously by anyone with a bunch of money. It all starts with the network of a coin, if that isn't reliable and strong enough to guard itself against malicious attacks, then it's worth nothing. In order to point out the difference between ETC and ETH in network strength, it's 12.5TH for ETC vs 285TH for ETH. It's quite sad actually, because Ethereum Classic is the actual Ethereum. I am not a fan of forks at all, but this fork is the only one I consider to be a legitimately forked coin. The shitty market however supports centralization and protection of investor's funds, which is VitalikCoin....
