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Al Weiss Appointed Chairman (Non-Executive) of Playfuel
22.7.2020
Weiss’ significant technology and entertainment industry experience includes his current role as General Partner and Chairman of Global Blockchain Ventures and as former President, Worldwide Operations, Disney Parks and Resorts. Dubai, UAE, July 22, 2020, PlayFuel, the company bringing...
‘Wonder Woman’ Illustrator and British Artist Terry Flaxton to Sell Ethereum-Backed Art
17.7.2020
The non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain-backed collectible economy continue to see demand and the digital art market Makerplace has seen enormous growth recently. A number of well known artists have started to participate, as work from the acclaimed comic book illustrator Jose Delbo and...
Running spot instances effectively with Amazon EKS
14.7.2020
I know this is a little outside the normal scope of CSS-Tricks stuff, but I find the whole concept of spot instances fascinating. Here’s the gist from a very-non-expert (me). You can just buy and pay for web servers, for example, Amazon EC2. You can save a bunch of money if you buy them...
The Tokenized Metaverse: Non-Fungible Token Sales to Surpass $100 Million
6.7.2020
On July 1, 2020, the partner of Polynexus Capital, Andrew Steinwold, detailed that the sales of blockchain-powered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are about to cross the $100 million mark. The popularity of NFTs has grown massive since 2017, as blockchain cards, collectibles, digital artwork, virtual...
A ‘Significant Increase’: UK Regulator Says 2.6 Million Residents Have Bought Cryptocurrencies
2.7.2020
The UK’s top financial regulator has conducted a survey and found a “significant increase” in the number of crypto owners and awareness of cryptocurrencies. The regulator estimates that 2.6 million people in the country have bought cryptocurrencies, most of which were from non-UK...
Bitcoin as Alternative to Privacy-Breaching Covid Health Certificates
27.6.2020
The Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain may offer an alternative to the “Orwellian” apps that have been used by governments around the world to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, an article from bitcoin-focused financial services company Unchained Capital argues.
According to the article, the main issue...
Market Says 'Meh' as Largest Ever Bitcoin Options Expires
26.6.2020
Following what was hyped as “the largest options expiry in history” for bitcoin (BTC) Friday morning, little has changed in the bitcoin spot market so far, where prices today have hovered mostly in the range of USD 9,100 to 9,200.
Zooming in on the shorter timeframes, however, it is clear that...
Blockchain Verifies the Authenticity of Non-Genuine Nikes
26.6.2020
An Australian custom shoemaker is using VeChain to verify the authenticity of its licensed Nike shoes
IRS Tells Couple With $7 Million in Bitcoin to Liquidate Crypto Assets and Pay off Tax Debt
17.6.2020
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has won a case in which it demanded that a Maryland couple liquidate their bitcoin to pay-off a $1.1 million tax debt. Alexander and Laura Strashny proposed to the IRS to pay their 2017 tax liability, generated from non-crypto activities, in installments over...
Non-Monetary Bitcoin Use Cases: Virtual Power Plants & Digital Identities
11.6.2020
Visualization by Layer1. Bitcoin (BTC) is proving to be not only a monetary technology, as entrepreneurs find new applications in an increasing number of areas. This week, Brandon Arvanaghi, Layer1 Technologies Chief Security Officer (CSO), explained how Bitcoin is used to stabilize electrical...
Carl Watner: The Tragedy of Political Government
6.6.2020
“What is tragic about political government?” you might ask. Let us return to that question once we have examined the nature of political government and the State. In order to distinguish between government and other institutions in society we must look at the ways human behavior can...
CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain
27.5.2020
Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties
[aktualita] Česká IoT platforma Miotiq přináší podporu non-IP komunikace
26.5.2020
Česká integrační platforma pro internet věcí (IoT) nazvaná Miotiq spustila podporu pro non-IP komunikaci, což by podle vyjádření firmy M2MC, která za Miotiqem stojí, mělo snižovat spotřebu energie potřebné k přenosu dat až o 50 procent. Týká se to technologie NB-IoT, se kterou Miotiq pracuje. M2MC...
Bitflyer Donates Cheezy Pies to Shelters In Honor of BTC Pizza Day
22.5.2020
Taking advantage of a memorable day in cryptocurrency history, BitFlyer decided to donate pizzas to folks in need
Trump Signs Deregulation Order to Boost US Economic Recovery
21.5.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to eliminate “unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery” following the coronavirus crisis. With this deregulation, government agencies are “encouraged to promote economic recovery through non-regulatory...
Non-Custodial Bitcoin to Ethereum Bridge Shut Down After Two Days
18.5.2020
The team behind tBTC, a decentralized Bitcoin-to-Ethereum bridge, pulled the plug on the system after a yet-undisclosed bug was discovered by software developers
Coin Center’s Non-Profit Battle for Decentralization in DC With Peter Van Valkenburgh
14.5.2020
Peter Van Valkenburgh on Coin Center’s advocacy before US regulators for decentralized networks like Bitcoin’s
There’s Still a Non-Trivial Chance of a Ban on Bitcoin - Kraken CLO
12.5.2020
Even today, there is a non-trivial chance that governments try to ban Bitcoin (BTC), according to Marco Santori, the recently appointed Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of major crypto exchange Kraken.
“I don’t think it’s a 20% or 30% chance in the next five years, but I think it’s real. And it’s up to...
Demand for Non-Sovereign Safe Havens - Bitcoin & Gold - Expected to Rise
12.5.2020
The demand for non-sovereign "safe haven" assets, such as bitcoin (BTC) and gold, to rise considerably as the risk of broad-based currency debasement increases, according to US-based crypto research boutique Delphi Digital.
Gold demand in the past 12-18 months has already been on the rise...
Third Halving Turns Out to Be Non-Event for Bitcoin’s Price
12.5.2020
Bitcoin's price volatility has declined following the network's third mining reward halving event on Monday