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The Financial System of the Future — Who Benefits From CBDCs?
1.1.2020
Following a “successful” introduction of a digital currency, other existing payment instruments may disappear if their use falls below a critical threshold
China Takes Another Step Away From USD Hegemony
1.1.2020
The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) announced that effective January 1, 2020, the system “will adjust weights for CFETS RMB Index,” decreasing the weighting of the USD for the second time in the currency basket’s history from 22.40% to 21.59%, and increasing the Euro...
Making Room for Variation
30.12.2019
Say you have a design system and you're having a moment where it doesn't have what you need. You need to diverge and create something new. Yesenia Perez-Cruz categorizes these moments from essentially ooops to niiice:
There are three kinds of deviations that come up in...
RUON.AI Announces Patents and Successful Upload Of SovereignSky Space Blockchain
30.12.2019
Within just a decade, mankind will be well on the way to ending extreme world poverty. A new, encrypted Wi-Fi network will connect people on Earth. And a near indestructible blockchain financial system and global currency will exist off-world, invulnerable to the effects of war, conflict, solar...
Why do we use .html instead of .htm?
26.12.2019
Interesting question from Andy:
Serious question. Why do we use .html instead of .htm? / @adactio @css
— Andy Clarke (@Malarkey) December 12, 2019
The most likely answer from the thread: DOS was a massive operating system for PCs for a long time and it had a three-character limit on file...
Nike tokenizing shoes on the blockchain
23.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 11 December, 2019 “The learning process continues until the day you die.” - Kirk Douglas In today's newsletter, we will be covering: World's 2nd-largest bank CCB launching blockchain refactoring Nike patenting a system for […]
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Facebook připravuje vlastní operační systém. Chce snížit svou závislost na Androidu
21.12.2019
Facebook vyvíjí svůj vlastní operační systém, který by jednou mohl snížit závislost jeho produktů na Androidu. Informuje o tom web The Information s tím, že vývoj vede Mark Lucovsky – bývalý zaměstnanec Microsoftu, který se podílel na návrhu a přípravách Windows NT.
Zpráva neobsahuje prakticky
Blockstream’s ‘Watchtowers’ Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network
20.12.2019
Watchtowers, a semi-trusted payment channel sheriff, is designed to keep the peace among lightning nodes
Ruský prezident Vladimir Putin stále používá Windows XP, starý a dávno nepodporovaný systém
20.12.2019
Jeden z nejmocnějších mužů planety – ruský prezident Vladimir Putin – používá zastaralý a z bezpečnostního hlediska rizikový operační systém Windows XP. Vyplývá to z oficiálních fotografií jeho kanceláře a rezidence, informuje deník The Guardian.
„Ruští agenti byli obviněni z hackerských operací
European Central Bank’s CBDC Borrows Bitcoin’s Pseudo-Anonymity
20.12.2019
On December 17, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a report that showcased its blockchain technology proof-of-concept. One particular feature the central bank digital chain holds is the ability to issue “anonymity vouchers.” Also read: Lagarde Sees Demand for Stablecoins, Plans...
Thailand Integrates Blockchain to E-Visa System for Higher Security
19.12.2019
Five million Thailand visitors from 20 countries will soon be able to apply for Visa On Arrival using benefits of blockchain technology
Two Lessons I Learned From Making React Components
19.12.2019
Here’s a couple of lessons I’ve learned about how not to build React components. These are things I've come across over the past couple of months and thought they might be of interest to you if you’re working on a design system, especially one with a bunch of legacy technical decisions and a lot...
Private Payment System for Central Bank Digital Currency Possible, Says ECB
17.12.2019
New research from the European central bank claims that a central bank digital currency system that protects user privacy is possible
První umělý neuron lze připojit na nervový systém. Transhumanismus se blíží
14.12.2019
Vědci vyvinuli první umělý neuron • Umělý neuron se chová stejně jako biologický a lze ho připojit k nervové soustavě • Jeho spotřeba je extrémně nízká
Just Sharing My Gulpfile
11.12.2019
Seemingly out of the blue, the Gulp processing I had set up for this site started to have a race condition. I'd run my watch command, change some CSS, and the processing would sometimes leave behind some extra files that were meant to be cleaned up during the processing. Like the cleanup tasks...
Nike tokenizing shoes on the blockchain
11.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 11 December, 2019 “The learning process continues until the day you die.” - Kirk Douglas In today's newsletter, we will be covering: World's 2nd-largest bank CCB launching blockchain refactoring Nike patenting a system for […]
The...
Nike Patents a System for Tokenizing Shoes on Ethereum’s Blockchain
10.12.2019
Nike patents shoes tokenized on Ethereum’s blockchain dubbed “CryptoKicks,” that can be “bred”
Deutsche Bank Strategist Predicts Crypto Could Replace Fiat Money
8.12.2019
Deutsche Bank analysts have made some predictions regarding the future of cryptocurrency. Strategist Jim Reid explained why cryptocurrencies are inevitable and how the existing fiat money system could crumble over the next decade, leading to soaring demand for cryptocurrencies. Also read: Swiss...
The Politics of Destruction
6.12.2019
For some time now, I have been aware of a widespread fascination among many libertarians with Jim Bell’s “Assassination Politics” (AP). At my request, Robert Vroman has defended the merits of AP. In this article, I will argue that AP is just about the single worst idea that...
Auto Layout lands in Figma
5.12.2019
Here’s a fresh update to my favorite design tool that is thoroughly exciting: Auto layout! That means we can make frames that resize based on the size of the content within it. That's particularly useful for buttons in a design system where you want to drop a button on the page and then keep...