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‘Ponzi Schemes Have Created a Negative Reputation for the Industry’ — Uganda Blockchain Advocate
24.1.2022
Education and awareness campaigns are still viewed as important channels that draw people to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. This has been particularly true in some parts of Africa where bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are proving to be a useful alternative to fiat currency. Blockchain...
Microsoft Reveals Activision Purchase for $68.7 Billion as an Approach to the Metaverse
20.1.2022
Microsoft, the software behemoth, announced today it had completed a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest game developers and publishers in the gaming world. The deal, which involves an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, will give Microsoft ownership of important...
Robinhood on Listing More Cryptocurrencies: ‘It’s Important That We Get a Bit More Clarity From Regulators’
17.1.2022
Robinhood’s chief financial officer has revealed the popular trading platform’s crypto priority and the potential of listing more cryptocurrencies. “We’re a highly regulated company in a highly regulated industry, and we think it’s important that we get a bit more...
Using the CSS Me Not Bookmarklet to See (and Disable) CSS Files
15.1.2022
Stoyan is absolutely correct. As much as we all love CSS, it’s still an important player in how websites load and using less of it is a good thing. He has a neat new bookmarklet called CSS Me Not …
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US Lawmaker Launches Bill to Prohibit the Fed From Issuing Digital Currency Directly to Individuals
14.1.2022
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill in Congress to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals. “It is important to note that the Fed does not, and should not, have the authority to offer retail bank accounts,”...
Political Parties in Thailand Voice Opposition to Government Plan to Tax Crypto Gains
13.1.2022
As Thailand prepares to impose a levy on crypto profits, parties on both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns over the government’s current proposal. A number of political figures have insisted that important aspects need to be clarified in order to avoid double taxation of income...
Bitrue Is Launching a New Yield Farming Hub
11.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In the world of cryptocurrencies, it is important for any crypto exchange to offer plenty of different options when it comes to making money. This is precisely why Bitrue, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has recently announced the launch of a new yield farming hub, available...
During April BTC Peak, 61% of Surveyed Financial Institutions Said Crypto Access 'Extremely' Important
6.1.2022
In the first half of last year, a robust 61% share of surveyed financial institutions considered access to cryptocurrencies “very” or “extremely” important to their corporate customers. This made crypto access the most cited financial services after payment acceptance, according to a survey...
How to Make a Component That Supports Multiple Frameworks in a Monorepo
5.1.2022
Your mission — should you decide to accept it — is to build a Button component in four frameworks, but, only use one button.css file!
This idea is very important to me. I’ve been working on a component library called …
How to Make a Component That Supports Multiple Frameworks in a Monorepo...
A Reminder On Bitcoin's 13th Birthday: Why It Is Important to Self-Custody Your Keys
3.1.2022
On January 3, 2009, the first Bitcoin (BTC) block, also known as the Genesis block, was mined by the project's pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Today marks exactly thirteen years from the event, and the crypto community is celebrating Bitcoin becoming a teenager (Happy Bitcoin...
Thank You (2021 Edition)
1.1.2022
The year has come to a close and it’s time again for our end-of-year wrapup. The most important message is this: thank you. (thankyouthankyou)
Thanks for stopping by and reading this site. If you didn’t, I’d be out …
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An African Perspective on Why the World Needs Cryptocurrencies
29.12.2021
Rising cryptocurrency use in Africa over the past few years has not only shown that digital currencies are now a vital means of moving funds across borders and between people, but that cryptocurrencies are also an important means of accessing global markets for the financially excluded....
What You Can Create With a Small Piece of Land in the Metaverse
26.12.2021
Everybody inside and outside of the metaverse world knows that land ownership is important, and acquiring a plot of land is a very traditional investment. What most people outside of the metaverse world don’t quite understand — or are still not convinced of — is why people want...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Continue to Fail Near Important Highs, DOT and NEAR Rally
23.12.2021
Bitcoin price attempted an upside break above the USD 49,500 zone but failed. BTC started a downside correction below USD 49,000. It is currently (04:21 UTC) trading below USD 48,700 and there is a risk of a move towards USD 47,500.
Similarly, most major altcoins are also struggling to gain...
Cryptocurrency Bill Advances to Chamber of Deputies in Paraguay
20.12.2021
A cryptocurrency bill introduced in July to the Senate of Paraguay has been approved. The text, which defines several important concepts including virtual assets, and establishes the need for licenses to mine cryptocurrencies, will now advance to the Deputy Chamber to be discussed. Paraguay Could...
IMF Chief Economist Says ‘Regulation Is Absolutely Important’ for Crypto Sector
19.12.2021
The chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that regulation is “absolutely important” for the crypto sector. She added that banning cryptocurrencies, like what India could be considering doing, would pose practical challenges given their decentralized nature....
The surprising behavior of !important in CSS custom property values
17.12.2021
Huh! I did not realize that CSS custom properties had their own resolution behavior for how !important works in their values. Uh, despite writing a guide about them. 😬 But hey it’s now updated.
Stefan Judis documents it clearly. …
Froala: The Next Generation WYSIWYG Editor (Sponsored)
16.12.2021
There are a number of utilities required to really power a content management system and its users. One of the most important utilities is a performant, feature-rich WYSIWYG editor. We’ve always had to choose between the two exiting editors, CKEditor and TinyMCE, but now we have Froala,...
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Believes Blockchain Is More Important Than Bitcoin
8.12.2021
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the leading banking institutions in the world, has stated his opinion on the bitcoin vs blockchain dilemma. To Solomon, bitcoin is not as important as the advancements in technology that implementing blockchain and other new ledger-based tools can bring...
BIS Sees 'Important Role' for DeFi, Pushes for Increased Regulation
6.12.2021
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), sometimes called the central bank of central banks, has come to a somewhat unexpected conclusion that decentralized finance (DeFi) could play “an important role” in the traditional financial system - but warned about potential...