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The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to Merchants Using the Word ‘Tardigrade’
14.9.2020
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items related to the name “tardigrade” just because a Balkan arms dealer uses...
Expert Warns Japan is Lagging ‘Six Years Behind China’ in CBDC Race
12.9.2020
Japan could be as much as six years behind China in digital currency progress – and may also be lagging behind its largest East Asian rival in the tech stakes when it comes to blockchain, according to a Japanese expert.
Per a column published by Japanese media outlet Record China, former...
Using a brightness() filter to generically highlight content
12.9.2020
Rick Strahl:
I can’t tell you how many times over the years I’ve implemented a custom ‘button’ like CSS implementation. Over the years I’ve used images, backgrounds, gradients, and opacity to effectively ‘highlight’ a control. All that works of course,...
“DeFi will outperform Bitcoin in next five years”, says Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead
11.9.2020
According to Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehad, DeFi has more chances to grow 100X in the next five years than Bitcoin
The $700 Million Wallet Crack: Bitcoin’s 7th Largest Address Is Under Constant Attack
11.9.2020
During the last two years, hackers have been trying to crack the seventh-largest bitcoin wallet, an address that holds 69,370 BTC or $712 million using today’s exchange rate. According to the CTO of the cybercrime intelligence firm, Hudson Rock, the wallet is being publicized on hacking...
Buffett shunned tech for many years until now — would it buoy Bitcoin?
10.9.2020
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway invested in the pre-IPO tech firm Snowflake. Over the long term, the shifting trend to digital could buoy Bitcoin
Ethereum To Keep Its DeFi Throne For At Least 3 Years - Survey
10.9.2020
Talking to "several high-profile decentralized finance [DeFi] projects" about the future of this sector, provider of crypto market data CryptoCompare found that most said "Ethereum (ETH) won’t be replaced as the go-to blockchain network for DeFi" in the next...
Bloomberg: Correlation between Bitcoin and gold reaches its highest level in 10 years
9.9.2020
But that may not mean what you think it means
‘High’ Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix
9.9.2020
A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018
AVIF has landed
8.9.2020
Everybody is talking about AVIF today because of Jake’s blog post. As the say, I was today years old when I learned AVIF was a thing. But thanks to web technology being ahead of the game for once, we can already take advantage of it.
This will be easier if you’ve abstracted your...
‘Bitcoin Pope’ faces up to 10 years in jail for running two crypto scams
7.9.2020
The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact
Australian Financial Watchdog Bans Local BitConnect Promoter for 7 Years
7.9.2020
The Australian man was banned from working in financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission
How to Leverage Uniswap – Ethereum’s Noncustodial Defi Trading Platform
6.9.2020
In 2020 decentralized exchanges (dex) have grown quite mature compared to just a few years ago. One specific dex gathering a lot of steam this year in the defi world is Uniswap, a trading platform that held $1.3 billion locked in value and dominated most defi applications by over 18% Friday...
Brazil could have CBDC in two years, says central bank president
4.9.2020
A central bank digital currency in Brazil may be inevitable
All fintech companies will use blockchain within 10 years: Aussie government report
4.9.2020
Australian government report on the future of fintech and regtech suggests blockchain technology is critical to Australia’s future
BitMEX to List Futures for New Crypto Coins for First Time in Over 2 Years
4.9.2020
BitMEX is adding chainlink and tezos futures, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange said
Top Australian BitConnect promoter banned by ASIC for 7 years
3.9.2020
John Bigatton has been barred from providing financial services in Australia for seven years for his involvement with the BitConnect Ponzi scheme
Moderator of Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
2.9.2020
The Colorado man mediated disputes on the now-defunct darknet marketplace Alphabay
AlphaBay darknet market moderator sentenced to 11 years in Jail
2.9.2020
‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated
Class action lawsuit targeting Tezos ends in $25M settlement after 3 years
1.9.2020
After three long years, the class-action lawsuit alleging that Tezos violated securities laws through its 2017 ICO has concluded