Sergio Dermain Lerner, a researcher known for looking at the mining patterns of the original Bitcoin (BTC) miner, has turned his attention on the Bitcoin blocks mined by Satoshi Nakamoto. Lerner made a preview of his latest findings available to Cointelegraph. His research is based on the irregular pattern of the Least-Significant-Byte (LSB) of the nonce field of block. This past June, Lerner published a blog that expanded on his original research from 2013. He suggested that for an unknown reason, Satoshi refrained from mining in the first five minutes of…
Day: August 22, 2020
Analyst on Why Ethereum’s Bullish Market Structure Is Intact After Strong Drop
Like most other crypto assets, Ethereum has slipped lower over the past four days. After peaking on Monday, all cryptocurrencies have retraced as Bitcoin has fallen lower seemingly due to a rise in the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies. Ethereum has actually underperforming Bitcoin in this retracement, dropping around 11.5% from its year-to-date highs as opposed to just 7%. This seems to be the case with all altcoins, whereas capital flooded to BTC during the correction as investors sought safety. Despite some fearing this downtrend is set…
Hashgraph Sets to Scale a Mental Health Platform to Billion Users
Hashgraph has partnered with the Chopra Foundation to develop a mental health platform that they hope will scale to 1 billion users within five years. The platform’s initial focus will be on suicide prevention, though they hope to eventually turn it into a broader mental wellbeing network. According to the press release, the “Never Alone Initiative” will “serve a global community, delivering secure access to scientific research, the work of mental health and wellness experts, and pragmatic tools and practices for everyday use.” We asked Hashgraph CEO Mance Harmon whether…