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(Why) Some HTML is “optional”

16.9.2019
Remy Sharp digs into the history of the web and describes why the <p> tag doesn’t need to be closed like this: <p>Paragraphs don’t need to be closed <p>Pretty weird, huh? Remy writes: Pre-DOM, pre-browsers, the world's first browser was being written by Sir...

A Short History of the World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools

15.9.2019
Mining pools grow and shrink, and rise and fall altogether. Today there are more extinct mining pools than there are active ones. The hashpower of the survivors secures hundreds of PoW crypto networks, from major coins such as BTC and BCH to obscure altcoins such as monero classic...

Privacy Network Elixxir Invites Smartphone Users to Test Private Messaging

11.9.2019
In an age where Google, Facebook and the NSA are known to be harvesting as much as our communications as they can, many people are concerned that online privacy now only exists in the history books. One project trying to address this is the metadata-shredding platform Elixxir, led by cypherpunk...

Roger Ver Shares His Story in New Video Series

10.9.2019
As someone who was there from virtually the start, Roger Ver has seen and done it all in Bitcoin. A tireless evangelist for Bitcoin since long before it was cool, Ver remains a vocal proponent of the benefits of peer-to-peer cash and its power to effect positive change in the world. Every day this...

Venezuelans Fighting Economic Hardship Discover Crypto’s True Potential

6.9.2019
For quite some time now, Venezuela has been suffering from a political crisis and a collapsing economy. Venezuelans dealing with rampant inflation continue to see their purchasing power decline. After witnessing one of the worst economic disasters in modern history, 4 million citizens have...

Roger Ver alleges Theymos behind the deletion of Bitcoin History

30.8.2019
The cryptocurrency space has its own share of controversies that keep on popping up every now and then. The latest one is revolving around Theymos, who is the administrator of Bitcointalk and Bitcoin.org. Besides, Theymos is also a Bitcoin moderator on Reddit. There is no denying the fact that...

Bitcoin History Part 16: The First Mt. Gox Hack

25.8.2019
No one remembers the first Mt. Gox hack. It was a small sum, even by 2011’s standards, and the exchange reimbursed all users. The incident was to prove significant, however, for it set in motion a string of attacks on other bitcoin platforms that began the very next day. By the time the dust...

Let’s Build a JAMstack E-Commerce Store with Netlify Functions

20.8.2019
A lot of people are confused about what JAMstack is. The acronym stands for JavaScript, APIs, and Markup, but truly, JAMstack doesn’t have to include all three. What defines JAMstack is that it’s served without web servers. If you consider the history of computing, this type of abstraction isn’t...

Bitcoin History Part 15: Silk Road Is Born

18.8.2019
Silk Road launched in February 2011 as the darknet’s first bitcoin-based marketplace. Within four months, it would be the darknet’s most notorious site whose reputation extended all the way to the U.S. Senate. The origins of the drugs marketplace can be traced back further, however,...

Bitcoin History Part 14: The 1,000 BTC Poker Game

9.8.2019
Bitcoin and poker have a history that stretches back to the very start. Perhaps, even, to before the start of Bitcoin as we know it, for there is evidence that Satoshi had a background in poker. What’s beyond dispute is that in March 2010, the world’s first bitcoin poker tournament took...

From Spartacus to Satoshi: A Brief History of Economic Rebellion

7.8.2019
Government dominance of human beings via slavery and violent economic oppression is as old as government itself. For thousands and thousands of years kings and rulers, usually held to be “appointed by God,” have used free, non-violent individuals as their tax farm livestock to exploit...

From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful

6.8.2019
Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region. On July 31, Russia’s...

SEC Begins Green-Lighting Token Offerings

17.7.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently made history when it green-lighted two token offerings under Regulation A+. “This is the first time in U.S. history that a crypto token offering has received SEC qualification,” one of the two qualified issuers proclaims. Also read:...

Strongest Bull Market in Bitcoin History

12.7.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings. ______ Bitcoin hit rock bottom on Dec. 15, 2018. According to CoinMarketCap...

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