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The Contrast Triangle
21.4.2020
Chip Cullen:
Let’s say you’re building a site, and you’re working with a designer. They come to you with some solid designs, and you’re ready to go. You’re also a conscientious front end developer and you like to make sure the sites you build are accessible. The designs you’re working from have...
Merchant Services, Gambling, and Darknets: Coronavirus Economy Stunts Cryptocurrency Spending
3.4.2020
A lot has changed since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe as it has caused a wide range of negative effects on the world’s economy. On March 30, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a report that shows how the cryptoconomy is faring from merchant acceptance...
Coinbase Pumps $1.1M USDC Into DeFi Sites Uniswap and PoolTogether
1.4.2020
Coinbase is putting its digital dollars where the traction is.  Announced Wednesday, Coinbase has deposited $1.1 million in USDC stablecoins into the pools powering two of the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on Ethereum: Uniswap and PoolTogether. The investment comes...
APIs and Authentication on the Jamstack
31.3.2020
The first “A” in the Jamstack stands for “APIs” and is a key contributor to what makes working with static sites so powerful. APIs give developers the freedom to offload complexity and provide avenues for including dynamic functionality to an otherwise static site. Often, accessing an API requires...
Porn Industry Thrives During Lockdown — These Sites Are Cryptocurrency-Friendly
29.3.2020
Porn sites have been experiencing increased traffic as the number of people under lockdown or quarantine rises due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of these sites accept cryptocurrencies, including Pornhub. The popular porn site currently offers residents of some countries free premium membership...
Emergency Website Kit
27.3.2020
Here’s an outstanding idea from Max Böck. He’s created a boilerplate project for building websites that fit within a single HTTP request. This is extremely important for websites that contain critical information for public safety. As Max writes:
In cases of emergency, many organizations need...
Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins Faster Than They Can Generate Them
27.3.2020
According to data sites and a number of observers, bitcoin miners are selling coins faster than they can produce them. Ever since the market downturn on March 12 and the week of falling prices that followed, bitcoin miners have been struggling. Also read: Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners...
Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners Witness Second-Largest Difficulty Drop in History
27.3.2020
Bitcoin’s hashrate has plummeted 45% since the record-breaking levels it saw on Feb. 29. The hashrate touched an all-time high of 136 exahash per second (EH/s) but has since dropped to 75 EH/s. Moreover, the crypto network has seen the second-largest difficulty drop since October 2011. Also...
Get Static
26.3.2020
In this piece, Eric Meyer argues that performance is more important than ever right now — especially for websites that contain critical information for the public:
If you are in charge of a web site that provides even slightly important information, or important services, it’s time to...
While You’re Under Quarantine, Check These Sites for Remote Crypto Jobs
22.3.2020
If you are on the lookout for a job in these pressing times, when the coronavirus pandemic has limited public movement and shut down businesses, it’s worth exploring opportunities to work from the relative safety of your home. The number of people doing so globally has been steadily growing...
Auto-Archival
20.3.2020
I'm sure most of us have used the ol' Wayback Machine to access some site that's gone offline. I don't actually know how it decides what sites to archive and when, but you can tell it to save pages. There is UI for it right on its homepage.
Also, there is a little trick...
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A Few Background Patterns Sites
18.3.2020
If I need a quick background pattern to spruce something up, I often think of the CSS3 Patterns Gallery. Some of those are pretty intense but remember they are easily editable because they are just CSS. That means you could take these bold zags and chill them out.
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My usual...
Browse Decentralized Sites on Chrome With This Extension
6.3.2020
Unstoppable Domains, a San Francisco-based company that's building blockchain domain names, has launched a Google Chrome web browser extension, saying it wants to bring censorship-resistant websites, based on the Ethereum network, to its users.
Google Chrome is currently the most-used web browser...
Unstoppable Domains Chrome Extension Lets Users Browse Ethereum-Based Sites
5.3.2020
Unstoppable Domains, the censorship-resistant web developer, has released a Google Chrome extension in its bid to open up web 3.0
Is Google Purging its App Marketplace of Crypto Media Sites?
3.3.2020
Google appears to have removed a number of cryptocurrency-related media outlet apps from its Google Play Store.
News providers including Cointelegraph and Coindesk say that their apps are no longer appearing on Google’s app marketplace.
However, at the time of writing, both media outlets’ apps...
Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling
2.3.2020
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading platforms are not the prime target of a new push to increase budget receipts, they will be placed under close examination. The news comes as a military escalation with...
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: 18 of the Coolest Visualizations for Exploring the Bitcoin Network
1.3.2020
Analyzing and exploring the Bitcoin blockchain is always interesting, but for the more abstract thinker, several sites provide unique looks at the network, nodes, and transaction data in easy to grok, visual fashion. Some of these even border on the psychedelic or sci-fi otherworldly, taking...
Private Brave Browser Integrates Auto Wayback Machine Lookup
29.2.2020
Google Chrome and Firefox rival Brave browser now allows users to check pages that were removed from the web
Data-driven Jamstack with Sourcebit
28.2.2020
Think of building sites with Gatsby as an hourglass shape.
Gatsby itself is right in the middle. The wide funnel at the top represents the fact that Gatsby can take in data from all sorts of sources. The data could be in markdown files, from a headless CMS or some other API, from a hosted database...
US Develops Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P Sites, Forums, Darknet Markets
24.2.2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed a cryptocurrency intelligence program aimed at identifying unlicensed crypto businesses using P2P sites, online forums, and darknet markets. These areas have consistently presented “a significant challenge to law enforcement” and...