- Cardano developer IOHK explained how the network was defended against the recent DDoS attack.
- The network suffered a spam incident early in July, and despite the load on the chain, transactions were processed at a reduced rate.
- Cardano hovers below $0.40 on Friday, losing nearly 3% value this week.
Cardano (ADA) developer Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) dropped a video digesting the mid-July DDoS attack on the network with experts. The community defended against the attack, and transactions were processed at a slow pace during it.
ADA erased nearly 3% of its value this week and trades at $0.38 at the time of writing on Friday.
Cardano community digests DDoS attack with experts
Jack Briggs, from Intersect, was joined by subject matter experts for a roundtable discussion on the recent attack on Cardano’s chain. A bad actor (Spammer) produced a series of transactions that burdened the Cardano chain and increased the load to an extent that slowed down the network.
In the video shared by IOHK in their official announcement, Briggs explains that the network responded extremely well to the attack. The rate at which blocks are produced in the chain dropped by 20% at first, then recovered within a few hours.
Intersect is a group of members, builders, and contributors of the Cardano network. The group put together a technical task force and rallied the community for support to tackle the attack on the chain.
How did the Cardano network and its community respond to a recent spam attack? Our latest video brings together guests from @Intersect_MBO, Input | Output tech team, and the Cardano community to reflect on this challenge.
— Input Output (@InputOutputHK) August 2, 2024
Learn about the impact on the network, key DApps, and… https://t.co/eF7aC57Kor
Cardano loses 3% value this week
Ethereum-competitor chain Cardano’s native token ADA hovers around key support on Friday. The altcoin broke out of its downward trend on July 9. Cardano could extend its losses by another 6% from the current level of $0.38 and dip to the June 18 low of $0.3575 before beginning a recovery.
If the $0.3575 support holds and buying interest appears, Cardano could rally nearly 40% toward its target of $0.50. The altcoin rallied to this level in mid-May, as seen in the ADA/USDT daily chart below.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) momentum indicator reads neutral at 41.90.
ADA/USDT daily chart
A daily candlestick close above $0.42 resistance could invalidate the bearish thesis for Cardano.
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