The week in crypto: Solana hit by DDoS, bitcoin’s hashrate plunges
Bitcoin swings; Solana weathers DDoS; Ethereum details next upgrade.
Bitcoin swung on a drop in US inflation and a rate rise in Japan; Solana endured a major DDoS attack; the Ethereum team outlined details of a new upgrade; and other events of the week.
US inflation and Japan’s rate
Over the past seven days bitcoin fully surrendered the momentum gained after the rate cut by the Fed on 10 December. The coin was choppy as other macro data arrived.
On Monday the leading cryptocurrency started with a…
