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Bank of Russia to Launch Digital Ruble Payment Infrastructure by July 2025
16.9.2024
The Bank of Russia aims to open the payment infrastructure for the Russian central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, by July next year. Larger banks will offer digital ruble accounts and services by this deadline, with smaller institutions following later. The initiative seeks...
Two CSS Properties for Trimming Text Box Whitespace
13.9.2024
The text-box-trim and text-box-edge properties in CSS enable developers to trim specifiable amounts of the whitespace that appear above the first formatted line of text and below the last formatted line of text in a text box, making the text …
Two CSS Properties for Trimming...
Quick Hit #17
9.9.2024
“Wrapping the <labelaround the <inputis fine, and is sufficient for conformance on its own, however adding explicit association with for and id is still necessary in practice.” —James Edwards…
Quick Hit #17 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of...
Russia Expands Digital Ruble Pilot With New Features: Widespread Use Expected in 2025
9.9.2024
Russia’s central bank is expanding its digital currency pilot program, involving 9,000 individuals and 1,200 companies. New features for the digital ruble, including payments via QR code, will be tested. Full-scale implementation is expected by late 2025. According to officials, demand...
The Protocol: The Secret Code Behind Trump Family Crypto Project
4.9.2024
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain tech, we've got the secret details underpinning the former president's plan for World Liberty Financial, as well as the rankings of which tokens performed the least-poorly in ugly August crypto markets
Japan’s finance regulator calls for lower crypto taxes in 2025
4.9.2024
Japan's Financial Services Agency has released plans to overhaul the nation's tax code which could see the tax rate for crypto assets lowered in 2025.
Google Chrome Vulnerability Exploited by North Korean Hackers, Microsoft Warns
1.9.2024
Microsoft recently detected a North Korean cyber group, Citrine Sleet, exploiting a security vulnerability in Chromium-based browsers, including Google Chrome. This flaw allowed attackers to execute malicious code on compromised devices. Citrine Sleet used advanced tactics, such as fake...
Paragraphs
30.8.2024
I sure do love little reminders about HTML semantics, particularly semantics that are tougher to commit to memory. Scott has a great one, beginning with this markup:
<pI am a paragraph.</p<spanI am also a paragraph.</span<div
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Introducing <shelly-wc>
28.8.2024
I created a little library at work to make those “skeleton screens” that I’m not sure anyone likes. […] We named it skellyCSS because… skeletons and CSS, I guess. We still aren’t even really using it very much, but it
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Basic keyboard shortcut support for focused links
23.8.2024
Eric gifting us with his research on all the various things that anchors (not links) do when they are in :focus.
Turns out, there’s a lot!
That’s an understatement! This is an incredible amount of work, even …
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HTC launches no-code game creator for ‘Viverse’ metaverse
22.8.2024
Creators can build out massively multiplayer games and social spaces using the in-world VR user interface
QR Code Scams: TN Attorney General Issues Warning
22.8.2024
The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office has issued a QR code scam alert, warning consumers about fraudulent QR codes used in various scams, including fake cryptocurrency investments. Consumers are urged to verify sources, check codes for tampering, and use secure scanner apps. Tennessee...
Cambodia’s Bakong Tourists app boosts regional payment options
20.8.2024
The Cambodian central bank’s Soramitsu-backed digital payment system is continuing to expand
Coin Center Wins Right to Sue U.S. Treasury, IRS Again Over Controversial Tax Reporting Rule
19.8.2024
Crypto think tank Coin Center will get another shot at suing the U.S. Treasury Department over what it says is an “unconstitutional” amendment to the tax code that would require Americans to disclose the details of certain crypto transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
How are the `colspan` and `rowspan` attributes different?
15.8.2024
Yes, yes. Functionally, they are different. But heck if I didn’t know about the wacky thresholds until Jens Oliver Meiert tooted a pair of quick polls.
According to the HTML Standard:
If the current cell has a colspan attribute, then 
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How are the `colspan`...
font-size Limbo
13.8.2024
You might recall that Alvaro suggests bumping up font-size to 1.25rem from the default user agent size of 16px. Sebastian Laube pokes at that:
I wouldn’t adopt Alvaro’s suggestion without further ado, as I would waste so much space
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Quick Hit #9
12.8.2024
Heydon with a reminder that <address isn’t for, you know, mailing addresses.…
Quick Hit #9 originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter
HTML Attribute to Allow/Disallow Handwriting Input
12.8.2024
A new explainer for a new HTML attribute to handle handwritten inputs. Like this:
<input type="text" handwriting="true" ... <input type="text" handwriting="false" ... <textarea handwriting="" ... <!-- evaluates to "true" --<div contenteditable...
Tether Slams Celsius Network’s ‘Baseless’ $2 Billion Lawsuit
12.8.2024
Stablecoin issuer Tether has slammed the”baseless” claims that it illegally liquidated Celsius Network’s bitcoin collateral. Tether accused the crypto lender of trying to “improperly impose the costs of Celsius’ mismanagement and failure on Tether.”...
Fortnite: How To Complete The Eighth (And Final) Set Of Pirate Code Quests
5.8.2024
The Eighth Pirate Code is part of the Pirates of the Caribbean Cursed Sails limited-time battle pass. So, in addition to earning XP that can be used to unlock items in the normal battle pass, you’ll also unlock Cursed Gold, which will further the Pirates of the Caribbean battle pass. It’s also...