Recap | How Bitcoin and Ethereum plunged in minutes amidst unexpected correction | Will privacy coins beat Bitcoin? | Roger Ver strikes back at Craig Wright for libel suit
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Will privacy coins beat Bitcoin? Analysis of Monero, Zcash, Verge, Komodo, and Grin
The cryptocurrency market is going through a correction after the recent surge above $8,000. Yet, relative to BTC, will privacy coins fare any better? Using two indicators—support resistance levels and moving averages—it is possible to assess the outlook for Monero, Zcash, Verge, Komodo, and Grin.
Roger Ver strikes back at Craig Wright for libel suit
The increasingly litigious Craig Wright sued Bitcoin Cash figurehead, and former business partner, Roger Ver for libel after being called a “fraud and a liar.” Ver responded to the lawsuit by seemingly debunking Wright’s claim that he controlled several high-profile Bitcoin addresses, which would have suggested that Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto.
Louis Vuitton’s conglomerate bringing Ethereum-based blockchain technology to luxury fashion
ConsenSys entered into a partnership with LVMH and Microsoft to launch a new blockchain platform tailored for the luxury industry. The consortium, named AURA, will be based on Ethereum blockchain technology and utilize Microsoft’s Azure platform and enable customers to prove the authenticity of their goods.
National Public Radio (NPR) becomes a Brave verified publisher, now accepting Basic Attention Token for donations
The National Public Radio (NPR), a non-profit media organization based in Washington, DC, has become the latest major news outlet to become a Brave verified publisher. The website will now allow its readers to give them tips and recurring contributions in Basic Attention Token, Brave Browser’s native cryptocurrency.
How Bitcoin and Ethereum plunged in minutes amidst unexpected correction
On May 17, the price of Bitcoin plunged from around $7800 to $6700 within minutes in a flash crash on BitMEX. Immediately after, the price of Ethereum dropped from $240 to $190.
ICYMI
🙄 Unsurprisingly, Got Satoshi turned out to be another Bitcoin-fueled marketing stunt
🤠 IOTA aims to use IoT to build smarter cities in Texas
🐮 Bitcoin rumors debunked, remains bullish
🤕 Bitcoin Cash exploit cripples network during scheduled hardfork upgrade
📈 Has the uptrend changed for Stellar, Neo, Cardano, Tezos, and Qtum?
What else?
Bittrex will be removing a handful of coins from its exchange on May 31st.
Tuur Demeester shares a chart depicting Bitcoin price action over the past 8 years overlaid with the periods of halvings, expansions, accumulations and bull runs.
Luke Martin shares a clip from an upcoming 60 Minutes segment which tells the story of the infamous pizzas purchased for 10,000 BTC back in 2011.
CoinMetrics discovered several discrepancies between Ripple’s public report and the XRP ledger.
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