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Soaring DeFi Usage Drives Ethereum Contract Calls to New Record
28.7.2020
Coin Metrics reported the daily number of smart contract calls on Ethereum jumped to 3.11 million – a new record
Crypto Usage and Trading Surging in Africa, Exchange CEO Says
23.7.2020
The popularity of crypto is on the rise in Africa, according to the CEO of one of the continent’s up and coming exchanges
Bitcoin Usage up in Vietnam, Bangladesh & S Africa - Blockchain.com
14.7.2020
The total number of bitcoin (BTC) wallet transactions has spiked in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and South Africa, with monthly activity figures up 25%, 16% and 15.9% respectively on major wallet and exchange platform Blockchain.com.
The company shared the news in a blog post, adding that although...
The Analytics That Matter
25.6.2020
I’ve long been skeptical of quoting global browser usage percentages to justify their usage of browser features. It doesn’t matter what global usage of a browser is, other than nerdy cocktail party fodder. The usage that matters is what users on your site are using, and that can...
Just another +1 for subgrid
19.6.2020
I’d say 85% of my grid usage is in one of these two categories…
I just need some pretty basic (probably equal width) columns that ends up being something like like grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); to be safe.
Actually doing some real layout where five minutes in...
MoneyGram Sees 100% Growth Against 2019 Usage
9.6.2020
MoneyGram saw a significant rise in user transaction numbers for May 2020 compared to the same period last year, coinciding with a partnership with Ripple that began last June
DeFi Usage to Accelerate in Next 24 Months - Investor
6.6.2020
As the technical infrastructure underpinning decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to improve, this sector is likely to take its share from centralized lending and trading venues, according to Kyle Samani, Managing Partner at crypto investment firm Multicoin Capital. However, great challenges...
After a Slow Start, Tether Sees Increasing Usage in DeFi
28.5.2020
Tether usage is picking up pace in DeFi as Aave reports over 10% of its assets locked are in USDT, after a slow start that saw its competitor USDC gain adoption
“The Modern Web”
22.5.2020
A couple of interesting articles making the rounds:
Tom MacWrite: Second-guessing the modern web
Rich Harris: In defense of the modern web
I like Tom’s assertion that React (which he’s using as a stand-in for JavaScript frameworks in general) has an ideal usage:
There is a sweet spot...
Hedera CEO: Store Coupons are a Great Example of Enterprise Blockchain Usage
15.5.2020
In the second part of Cointelegraph’s interview with Mance Harmon, he talks about blockchain-based coupons
Notion-Powered Websites
14.5.2020
I’m a big fan of Notion, as you likely know from previous coverage and recent video. It’s always interesting to see what other people do with Notion, and even how Notion uses Notion.
I’d say most usage of Notion is private and internal, but any page on Notion can be totally...
min(), max(), and clamp() are CSS magic!
12.5.2020
Nice video from Kevin Powell. Here are some notes, thoughts, and stuff I learned while watching it. Right when they came out, I was mostly obsessed with font-size usage, but they are just functions, so they can be used anywhere you’d use a number, like a length.
Sometimes pretty basic usage...
Coinstar Plans Massive Expansion of Coinme Bitcoin ATMs as Usage Spikes 40%
8.5.2020
Coinstar, the coin counting kiosk maker hosting 3,500 Coinme bitcoin ATMs, is considering doubling that count after a surge in usage amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Pandemic Is Changing Bitcoin Usage in ‘Unexpected Ways,’ Says Chainalysis
2.4.2020
Coronavirus, economic contraction and disrupted supply chains are likely driving the decline in Bitcoin-denominated darknet marketplace revenue, says Chainalysis
BlockApps and Optimum Plan to Track Energy Usage on the Blockchain
30.3.2020
Software consulting firm Optimum has partnered with EEA founding member BlockApps to develop blockchain solutions for tracking energy usage
Gaming Token SENSO Lists on KuCoin
21.3.2020
Sensorium Corporation has partnered with KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange and launched an in-game currency for Sensorium Galaxy. This move is set to drive cryptocurrency usage given that Sensorium Galaxy users are projected to reach into the millions.
The post Gaming Token SENSO Lists on KuCoin...
Stop Using “Dropdown”
16.3.2020
Adrian Roselli notes that it might actually mean:
A <select> menu
An ARIA Listbox, Combobox, Menu, or Disclosure Widget
An input with a <datalist>
An input with autocomplete
A <details><summary> block
An accordion
Flyout navigation
In my own usage, I tend to mean...
Industry Execs Claim Freshly Minted ‘Virgin Bitcoins’ Fetch 20% Premium
8.3.2020
A few blockchain surveillance companies like Cyphertrace have recently published reports on criminal activities tied to bitcoin usage and the studies mentioned the topic of “virgin bitcoins.” According to industry executives, freshly minted bitcoins with no transaction history can sell...
How Popular Is the Dark Web in India? A Look at Increasing Tech Use and Free Market Potential
7.3.2020
Now that the Reserve Bank of India’s banking ban on cryptocurrencies has been lifted by a recent Supreme Court decision, there is reinvigorated interest in bitcoin within the South Asian nation. Exchanges can reconnect to banking institutions and offer the support they formerly did to their...
How We Created a Static Site That Generates Tartan Patterns in SVG
4.3.2020
Tartan is a patterned cloth that’s typically associated with Scotland, particularly their fashionable kilts. On tartanify.com, we gathered over 5,000 tartan patterns (as SVG and PNG files), taking care to filter out any that have explicit usage restrictions.
The idea was cooked up by Sylvain...