diff --git a/src/Connection/RestClient.php b/src/Connection/RestClient.php
index 4c45eb2..737c079 100644
--- a/src/Connection/RestClient.php
+++ b/src/Connection/RestClient.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public function __construct($apiEndpoint, $apiVersion, $apiKey, $apiSecret) {
         if ($throttle = \getenv('BLOCKTRAIL_SDK_THROTTLE_BTCCOM')) {
             $throttle = (float)$throttle;
         } else {
-            $throttle = 0.3;
+            $throttle = 0.5;
         }
 
         $this->throttler = Throttler::getInstance($this->apiEndpoint, $throttle);
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTests/DataAPIIntegrationTest.php b/tests/IntegrationTests/DataAPIIntegrationTest.php
index 37f3468..adb6bb5 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTests/DataAPIIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTests/DataAPIIntegrationTest.php
@@ -126,22 +126,6 @@ public function testPrice() {
         $this->assertTrue($price['USD'] > 0, "is above 0 [{$price['USD']}]");
     }
 
-    public function testVerifyMessage() {
-        $client = $this->setupBlocktrailSDK();
-
-
-        $address = "1F26pNMrywyZJdr22jErtKcjF8R3Ttt55G";
-        $message = $address;
-        $signature = "H85WKpqtNZDrajOnYDgUY+abh0KCAcOsAIOQwx2PftAbLEPRA7mzXA/CjXRxzz0MC225pR/hx02Vf2Ag2x33kU4=";
-
-        // test locally
-        $this->assertTrue($client->verifyMessage($message, $address, $signature));
-
-        // test using the API for it
-        $response = $client->getRestClient()->post("verify_message", null, ['message' => $message, 'address' => $address, 'signature' => $signature]);
-        $this->assertTrue(json_decode($response->body(), true)['result']);
-    }
-
     private function assertEqualsExceptKeys($expected, $actual, $keys) {
         $expected1 = $expected;
         $actual1 = $actual;