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Crypto use an aggravating factor for sentencing: Aussie court study
21.7.2022
Offenders that use cryptocurrency for illegal activity in Australia are more likely to receive a tougher sentence
Bitcoin.com Simplifies Cryptocurrency Payments, Enhances Data Sovereignty With Unstoppable Domains Partnership
20.7.2022
In partnership with Unstoppable Domains, Bitcoin.com is making it easier than ever to use cryptocurrency as a payment method. Users of the multichain Bitcoin.com Wallet can now send cryptocurrency to the full range of domains offered by the blockchain-based domain provider. This means, for example...
100X Bitcoin energy use would mean 'absurd' $20M BTC price — developer
19.7.2022
For Bitcoin energy usage to increase to absorb more of the world's waste energy, its market cap would end up being $420 trillion, calculates Sjors Provoost
7 Ways to Optimize Performance for Your WordPress Site (Sponsored)
18.7.2022
The vast majority of blogs, news websites, and information websites run on WordPress. While the WordPress developer team and community do their best to ensure wordPress is performant, there are a number of practices you can implement to keep your site blazing fast. Let’s look at some of them!...
Gary Gensler Outlines What to Expect From SEC on US Crypto Regulation
18.7.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has outlined what to expect from the securities watchdog on crypto regulation. “We do have robust authorities from Congress also to use our exemptive authorities that we can tailor investor protection,”...
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Warns About Crypto Amid Severe Economic, Political Crisis
17.7.2022
Sri Lanka’s central bank issued a warning regarding the use of cryptocurrencies amid a devastating economic and political crisis. The central bank stressed that it “has not given any license or authorization to any entity or company to operate schemes” involving...
How stroke-dasharray Patterns Work
15.7.2022
Say you have a line in SVG:
<svg<line x1="0" y1="30" x2="500" y2="30" stroke-color="#f8a100" /</svg
You can use the stroke-dasharray property in CSS to make dashes:
line {
stroke-dasharray: 5;
}
That 5 value is a relative unit based …
How stroke-dasharray Patterns...
Putin Signs Law Prohibiting Payments With Digital Assets in Russia
15.7.2022
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed into law a bill banning payments with digital financial assets. The legislation obliges exchange operators to refuse to process transactions facilitating the use of DFAs, a legal category currently covering cryptocurrencies, as “monetary...
BTC mining costs reach 10-month lows as miners use more efficient rigs
15.7.2022
It now costs less to mine a single Bitcoin which could help to reverse the falling profitability trend while lowering power demands on the network
34% of gamers want to use crypto in the Metaverse, despite the backlash
15.7.2022
According to Globant, 34% of gamers are interested in conducting crypto transactions in the Metaverse, while 16% have purchased NFTs in the past
UK Lawmakers Start Inquiry Into Crypto Use
13.7.2022
A parliamentary committee has started an inquiry into the risks and opportunities in the use of crypto and the necessary response from the government and regulatory bodies
React Hooks: The Deep Cuts
13.7.2022
Hooks are reusable functions. They allow you to use state and other features (e.g. lifecycle methods and so on) without writing a class. Hook functions let us “hook into” the React state lifecycle using functional components, allowing us to manipulate …
React Hooks: The Deep Cuts originally...
Want a compelling use case for privacy blockchains? Look no further than dating
11.7.2022
Businesses are in love with Web3 — but when it comes to this technology being used for dating apps, singletons might want to swipe left
Kenya Has Highest Proportion of Crypto Owning Citizens in Africa UNCTAD Data Shows
10.7.2022
The latest data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) suggest that Kenya has the highest proportion of crypto-owning inhabitants than any other African country. To counter the growing use of cryptocurrencies, UNCTAD said it recommends the imposition of taxes that...
Crypto Payments Are Acceptable in Foreign Trade, Russia’s Financial Watchdog Says
10.7.2022
Russian financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring is ready to accept the use of cryptocurrencies in international settlements, the head of the agency, Yuri Chikhanchin, has indicated. The statement adds to growing support for the legalization of international crypto payments in Russia amid financial...
Need a Use Case for Decentralization? Start With Energy
8.7.2022
Amid the bear market, the crypto/blockchain industry needs to demonstrate socially-useful use-cases. The dysfunctional energy system is a good place to make a mark, says CoinDesk's chief content officer
What is SolScan and how to use it?
7.7.2022
A well-liked substitute for the official Solana explorer is called Solscan. You may use it to look up particular wallet addresses and transactions using SolScan's search bar
Russian State Duma Adopts Law Banning Payments With Digital Financial Assets
7.7.2022
The lower house of Russian parliament has adopted a law prohibiting the use of digital financial assets in payments. To implement the restriction, exchange operators have been obliged to reject transactions which make it possible to employ these assets as a means of payment. Russian Parliament...
Zimbabwe Central Bank: Gold Coin Sales to Commence in Late July
7.7.2022
Starting on July 25, the Zimbabwean public will be able to buy and hold gold coins which weigh one troy ounce each. In addition to their use as an alternative store of value, the central bank says the coins can be traded and used as “security for loans and credit facilities.” Coins...
Singapore Considers Imposing New Restrictions on Crypto Trading
6.7.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has told Parliament that the central bank is considering imposing additional restrictions on cryptocurrency trading. They include “placing limits on retail participation, and rules on the use of leverage when transacting in cryptocurrencies.”...