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May 26, 2020

Satoshi Didn’t Sign Craig Wright Message, Says Crypto Researcher

Researchers examine whether a message signed by a 2009 miner calling Craig Wright a fraud may have been signed by Satoshi Nakamoto. On Monday, a Bitcoin (BTC) miner — or multiple Bitcoin miners — signed a message calling Craig Wright a fraud. One of the addresses used had been previously attributed to the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi […]

Is Ethereum 2.0’s Launch Being Slowed Down by Too Many Clients?

Ethereum 2.0’s “many clients” approach is sometimes criticized for slowing down progress, but a Nimbus developer believes this will make the network more resilient. Progress on Ethereum 2.0 has picked up pace recently as the Schlesi multiclient testnet has revealed itself to be a more-or-less stable network. Cointelegraph spoke with Zahary Karadjov, the research and development […]

Ahead of Ethereum 2.0 Launch, 3 Key Metrics Point to ETH Price Surge

While Ethereum 2.0 is still not set in stone, three key metrics show us that users and investors are optimistic about the price of ETH. The Ethereum developer community is nearing the launch of Ethereum 2.0, a major multiyear milestone for the blockchain network. Ethereum 2.0 will mark the start of a shift from the […]

Ransomware Attacks Are Exploding in the Education Sector

A Verizon report highlights the growing number of ransomware attacks across educational services. Educational services across the globe have been witnessing a surge in ransomware attacks in 2020. According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report, ransomware attacks account for approximately 80% of all cyberattacks suffered.The data suggests 92% of these incidents were motivated by […]

Price Analysis 5/25: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, XTZ, ADA

Several major cryptocurrencies have turned down from their resistance levels, hinting that further downside could occur in the short-term. Bitcoin (BTC) has neither run away nor plunged following its halving, which suggests that history might be repeating itself. After the first halving, the top-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap moved up only by 7% after a month. […]

Tether Unseats XRP As Third-Largest Crypto, Dwarfing Its Volume 25:1

The race for third place is still far from over. Tether (USDT) has overtaken XRP to become the third largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, as Ripple fails to gain adoption amongst retail investors.Top 10 Cryptocurrencies by Market Capitalization. Source: CoinMarketCapAs for Ripple (XRP), it’s been a race to the bottom, its market cap has collapsed […]

Is Blockstream’s Liquid Network an Attempt to Compete for Tokens with Ethereum?

Blockstream seems to be taking a page out of Ethereum’s book as it sponsored a game that uses Liquid to issue non-fungible tokens, despite earlier criticism of the platform. At Consensus Distributed on May 12, Blockstream presented Lightnite, a Fortnite-like game that uses the Liquid Network for storing non-fungible tokens (NFT) representing game items.While the […]

Jobless South Korean University Graduates Are Increasingly Interested in Blockchain

Can blockchain cure the country’s job creation woes? Daejeon University is the latest in a series of South Korean universities redesigning portions of its finance and technology departments. The university made an official announcement on May 25 that it would open a new fintech department called “Future Convergence.”According to the announcement published by Daejeon Journal, […]

Louisiana Might Soon Offers a License to Bring Crypto Business Back

The Louisiana BitLicense is closer than you might think. The state of Louisiana might soon pass a bill to offer licenses for crypto businesses to operate legally, according to a May 25 report. The bill was filed earlier this year with the goal of helping crypto businesses get official licensure and bring more crypto-related business […]

Spike in BTC Exchange Inflow Preceded Bitcoin Price Correction to $8.6K

The price of Bitcoin dropped to $8,800 over the weekend and data shows miners and retail investors led the correction. On May 24, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to $8,800 from $9,300. In the next 24 hours, it declined to as low as $8,600, leaving the top ranked digital asset on CoinMarketCap at risk […]