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How the Purpose of Public Markets Has Changed
9.8.2020
Long Reads Sunday features excerpts about public and private markets, the new bitcoin bull market, and DJ Marshmello
Stablecoin Cold Storage Backed by Satoshis – Simba is a New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland
31.7.2020
When it comes to Switzerland, first of all, people have associations with first-class chocolate, delicious cheese, the most precise watches, multi-purpose knives and, of course, a safe place to keep money. New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland Since the dawn of time Switzerland has been...
Popular Indian Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam
26.7.2020
Following the massive Twitter breach that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway, a popular Indian Youtuber now claims that his Youtube channel was hacked for the same purpose. Hackers replaced some content in Carry Minati’s videos to promote a bitcoin giveaway. Popular...
Exclusive: Liquid Network Gets Its First General-Purpose Javascript Library
9.7.2020
A new Javascript library for Liquid could allow external developers to build a complete ecosystem around the heavily upgraded Bitcoin sidechain
Venezuelans Can Now Use Bitcoin to Pay for Goods at 20,000 PoS Terminals
19.5.2020
Venezuelans will now be able to use bitcoin to pay for goods and services at more than 20,000 point-of-sale (PoS) terminals throughout the struggling South American country. This follows a deal between Panamanian crypto exchange Cryptobuyer and local payments processor Mega Soft to connect some...
Accepting Payments (including Recurring Payments) on WordPress.com
12.5.2020
I’m a fan of building websites with the least amount of technical debt and things you have to be responsible for as possible for what you wanna do. Sometimes you take on this debt on purpose because you have to, but when you don’t, please don’t ;).
Let’s say you need...
How the Vue Composition API Replaces Vue Mixins
15.4.2020
Looking to share code between your Vue components? If you’re familiar with Vue 2, you’ve probably used a mixin for this purpose. But the new Composition API, which is available now as a plugin for Vue 2 and an upcoming feature of Vue 3, provides a much better solution.
In this article...
Adventures in CSS Semi-Transparency Land
9.3.2020
Recently, I was asked to make some tweaks to a landing page and, among the things I found in the code, there were two semitransparent overlays — both with the same RGB values for the background-color — on top of an image. Something like this:
<img src='myImage.jpg'/>
<div...
Trust Wallet: A Secure, Anonymous, Multi-purpose Cryptocurrency Wallet
6.3.2020
The use of cryptocurrency and application of blockchain technology has witnessed a meteoric rise in recent times. With an increase in the use of cryptocurrency and decentralized applications (DApps), the need for a secure and simple way of access to cryptocurrency wallets has also increased. Users...
Blockchair Launches Release Monitor so You Will Never Miss Another Hard Fork or Core Client Update
4.2.2020
It can be very hard to keep track of all the latest software upgrades in the crypto ecosystem, which is a crucial thing to do for developers of multi-coin projects such as wallets and exchanges. For this purpose, Blockchair​ has created a free ​release monitor​ that helps...
World Markets – Managed Trading Accounts
4.2.2020
Trading in any market can be a difficult thing, especially if you lack technical knowledge. Luckily, there are services like managed investment accounts, where a professional does all the work for you. A managed investment account (or portfolio) can be defined as a set of assets that are given to...
PHP is A-OK for Templating
4.2.2020
PHP templating often gets a bad rap for facilitating subpar code — but that doesn't have to be the case. Let’s look at how PHP projects can enforce a basic Model, View, Controller (MVC) structure without depending on a purpose-built templating engine.
But first, a very brief PHP history lesson
The...
Cambodia Announces Own Cryptocurrency as More Details Surface About China’s Digital Yuan
3.2.2020
With China still in the lead, other countries are advancing their projects to develop payment systems around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Cambodia, for example, has recently revealed it will mint its own coin within months. The news comes as more details about the digital Chinese yuan...
Kraken Job Ad Hints at Plan to Build Special-Purpose Wyoming Bank
12.12.2019
The cryptocurrency exchange has opened up a position for someone to oversee operations for the firm’s future Wyoming SPDI bank charter
The Teletype Text Element Lives On… at Least on This Site
11.10.2019
It was this: <tt>
I say "was" because it's deprecated. It may still "work" (like everybody's favorite <marquee> in some browsers), but it could stop working anytime, they say. The whole purpose of it was to display text in a monospace font, like the way Teletype machines used...
Stellar Wants to Remove Inflation Since It’s No Longer ‘Serves Its Purpose’
1.10.2019
After 5 years, Stellar might no longer feature inflation
North Korea Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency to Bypass Economic Sanctions
19.9.2019
A North Korean official claims that a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cryptocurrency is on the horizon. According to a delegate for the Committee for Cultural Relations, Alejandro Cao de Benós, the country plans to forge a token backed by a physical commodity like gold...
Employees Can Also Own Stakes in Vision Fund 2 as SoftBank Decides to Lend Them $20 Billion For The Purpose
19.8.2019
As everyone knows, SoftBank is possibly the most influential entity in the world when it comes to investing large sums of money on promising startups all over the world. The company has invested billions in some of the most valuable in the world and it did so through its $100 billion investment...
P2P Crypto Lending Is on the Rise
3.8.2019
As peer-to-peer cash, it only seems logical that cryptocurrency should be deployed for P2P lending. While that application has taken time to materialize, bitcoin and other crypto assets are now increasingly fulfilling that purpose. Across the BTC, BCH and ETH networks, credit is being supplied...
Why Bitcoin Maximalists Ignore the Value Proposition of BCH
7.7.2019
Some crypto companies keep wilfully ignoring BCH. Let’s compare the coins and see if BCH haters rail against Bitcoin Cash on purpose or simply due to a lack of understanding. Also read: Bitcoin and Black Market Fiat: Hyperinflation Crushes Venezuela as Global Devaluation Ramps Up Bitcoin...