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Australia’s Blockchain Ecosystem Needs More Support From Regulators, Says Industry Body
15.2.2021
Blockchain Australia CEO Steve Vallas believes the country is "well placed" when it comes to blockchain, but a bigger conversation is needed with financial regulators
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15.2.2021
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Spanish Tax Body Will Force Citizens to Declare Overseas Crypto Holdings
6.2.2021
The Spanish Tax Agency – known in the nation as the Hacienda – has announced its intentions to step up its monitoring of crypto, and will move to force citizens and residents alike to declare their bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin holdings, even if those are held on overseas-based platforms.
Per...
Fading in a Page on Load with CSS & JavaScript
13.1.2021
Louis Lazaris demonstrates a very simple way of doing this.
Hide the body (with JavaScript) right away with opacity: 0
Wait for all the JavaScript to execute
Unhide the body by transitioning it back to opacity: 1
Like this:
CodePen…
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Israeli Tax Authorities Notify Cryptocurrency Owners to Disclose Their Holdings for Taxation Purposes
26.12.2020
The revenue collector, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) has reportedly sent notifications to dozens of Israelis who own digital currencies asking them to fully disclose their assets and be taxed accordingly. In addition to sending letters to local citizens, the tax body has also sent inquiries...
S Korean Industry Body: Mandatory Crypto Disclosure Would Boost Credibility
17.12.2020
A South Korean industry group has launched a push to introduce a mandatory crypto disclosure system that would force blockchain and crypto operators to make key details about their projects and platforms public.
Per iNews24 and Gukje News, the proposal is the brainchild of the Korea Blockchain...
Using CSS Custom Properties to Adjust Variable Font Weights in Dark Mode
10.12.2020
Black isn’t always slimming.
When recently testing a dark mode option for one of my sites, I experienced first-hand the issue that Robin Rendle addresses in this article. All of my page text — headings and body copy — appeared to bulk up when I switched to dark mode. And it didn’t matter what fonts...
How Steven Universe’s fat bodies helped me draw my own
9.12.2020
When COVID weight loss tips started flooding my feeds, I wanted to combat those bad takes by purchasing some fat body art. Then I realized I could just draw my own. So I stripped down to undies and stared at myself in the mirror, my sketchbook in hand. Shoulders, thighs, a hanging tummy: My body...
FSB Report Says Stablecoins Promote Financial Inclusion: Urges Regulators to Tighten Laundering Controls
18.10.2020
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) says stablecoins have the potential to enhance the efficiency of the provision of financial services. The body adds that the hybrid cryptocurrencies have the potential to bring efficiencies to payments (including cross-border payments) as well as to promote...
Full Bleed
15.10.2020
We’ve covered techniques before for when you want a full-width element within a constrained-width column, like an edge-to-edge image within a narrower column of text. There are loads of techniques.
Perhaps my favorite is this little utility class:
.full-width {
width: 100vw;
position:...
How to Create an Async Function
24.9.2020
One thing I love about JavaScript is that there are many ways to accomplish the same task, one such example being creating functions. There are several patterns for functions; one of the last you see used is the new Function method: /* new Function(arg1, arg2 (...), body) */ const myFunction =...
Working with JavaScript Media Queries
7.9.2020
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of media queries? Maybe something in a CSS file that looks like this:
body {
background-color: plum;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
body {
background-color: tomato;
}
}
CSS media queries are a core ingredient in any responsive...
Winter Is Coming: Examining the Economy’s Eight-Body Problem
21.8.2020
From the devastation of the service industry to never-ending central bank intervention, these factors make predicting the future of the economy nearly impossible
Lumi Wallet Web Widget: Cryptocurrency Exchange on Your Website
7.8.2020
Good news for those who want to upgrade their website with functional tools and features – on August 5st, Lumi Wallet Technologies launched its app web widget. Now everyone can easily embed a “mini digital wallet” into the body of their website. The Lumi Wallet Widget is a useful...
Chinese Arbitration Body Says Crypto Crackdown ‘Isn’t a Bitcoin Ban’
31.7.2020
Beijing’s local arbiter has attempted to clarify the government’s stance on bitcoin (BTC) – and stated that the world’s most notorious crypto ban is not exactly a “ban” per se.
In an unprecedented move from a Chinese legal body, the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BJAC) – one of nine local legal...
ING Joins Crypto Industry Body Working to Set Codes of Conduct
9.7.2020
The banking group has joined crypto industry body Global Digital Finance to help develop best practices for custodial firms and wallets
CBDC Issuance Is ‘Not a Reaction’ to Libra, Says Central Bank Body
25.6.2020
The Bank for International Settlements appeared to contradict its own prior statements in a new digital payments report
Overlapping Header with CSS Grid
1.6.2020
Snook shows off a classic design with an oversized header up top, and a content area that is “pulled up” into that header area. My mind goes to the same place:
Historically, I’ve done this with negative margins. The header has a height that adds a bunch of padding to the bottom...
A “new direction” in the struggle against rightward scrolling
21.5.2020
You know those times you get a horizontal scrollbar when accidentally placing an element off the right edge of the browser window? It might be a menu that slides in or the like. Sometimes we to overflow-x: hidden; on the body to fix that, but that can sometimes wreck stuff like position:...
Ripple Joins ISO Global Standards Body on Cross-Border Payments
6.5.2020
Ripple claims to be the first DLT-focused member of the global ISO 20022 standards body, driving international standards for interoperability between financial institutions