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Amid US Postal Service ‘Crisis’ USPS Files Patent for Blockchain Mail-in Voting Scheme
18.8.2020
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is falling apart at the seams and many Americans are blaming the Trump administration. The USPS may have to deal with the U.S. election ballot process, as mail-in votes may be the dominant practice thanks to the coronavirus. Amid the American public’s...
Early Users Report EOSIO Voice Access Problems, Unimpressed with Design
6.7.2020
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Social media responses have been lukewarm after EOS developer Block.one launched its decentralized social media platform Voice on July 4, coinciding with American Independence Day. Some would-be users complained of early access delays, with others pointing out potential...
Settling down in a Jamstack world
3.7.2020
One of the things I like about Jamstack is that it’s just a philosophy. It’s not particularly prescriptive about how you go about it. To me, the only real requirement is that it’s based on static (CDN-backed) hosting. You can use whatever tooling you like. Those tools, though...
Bitcoin-Friendly Top US Banking Regulator Aims to Solve Banks’ Problems With Decentralization
14.6.2020
The new top banking regulator for the Trump administration sees “huge and great promise” in cryptocurrency. Focusing on decentralized networks, bitcoin, and rewriting existing regulations, he shares his views on cryptocurrency and the creation of the digital dollar. Top US Banking...
Bitmain’s Cofounder Accused of Hindering Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Rig Shipments
14.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, regional reports disclosed that the cofounder of Bitmain, Micree Zhan, is still battling with Jihan Wu in an ongoing feud. The quarrel is allegedly causing shipment problems for customers, as reports note that Zhan is prohibiting deliveries stemming from the company’s...
COVID-19 Will Have a Long Term Impact on Health, Causing Problems like Pulmonary Hypertension and Emphysema
8.6.2020
The Coronavirus pandemic is arguably the biggest health emergency since the turn of the millennium. Within six months, the virus has infected over 7 million, claiming the lives of over 406,000 victims in at least 213 countries. However, a recent tweet by a professor at the University of Edinburgh...
Key DeFi Ecosystem Problems, Explained
3.6.2020
Decentralized finance still has a few issues to overcome, but new solutions are emerging, which may help bring this technology to a wider audience
Problems Don’t Seem to End For Craig Wright; Now Justin Sun Accuses Him
27.5.2020
The self-proclaimed creator of bitcoin Craig Wright has claimed that he is the one who has invented Bitcoin. Previously he came up with a claim that the author of Bitcoin white paper fooled him. When he spoke at the London Blockchain Forum in the year 2019, he claimed that he would reveal the proof...
BitMEX Briefly Goes Offline Amid Legal Problems
19.5.2020
Trading giant BitMEX briefly went offline just three days after being hit with a massive lawsuit, citing a trading engine error
Modern CSS Solutions for Old CSS Problems
11.5.2020
This is a hell of a series by Stephanie Eckles. It’s a real pleasure watching CSS evolve and solve problems in clear and elegant ways.
Just today I ran across this little jab at CSS in a StackOverflow answer from 2013.
This particular jab was about CSS lacking a way to pause between...
Elon Musk and Joe Rogan Discuss Problems With Traditional Currencies
7.5.2020
Tesla founder, Elon Musk, recently discussed current difficulties amid massive U.S. money printing efforts, but failed to mention Bitcoin's inflation-proof model
Anonymous Crypto Payments Cause Problems for South Korean Child Porn Case
6.5.2020
IT experts believe that South Korean authorities could not track the crypto payments made from overseas exchanges
Crypto Mining Giant Bitmain Confirms Problems With Antminer S17 Units
6.5.2020
After several customer complaints aired on social media, Chinese mining giant Bitmain confirms that some of its Antminer S17 units have issues
Report: Bitmain Earned Over $300 Million in 2020 Despite Rumored Problems
29.4.2020
Bitmain has already earned over $300 million this year despite rumoured economic and legal problems, new report suggests
Puzzles and Mysteries
22.4.2020
Bob Hoffman:
Puzzles, [Malcom Gladwell] wrote, are problems for which there is not enough information. An example of a puzzle: Where is Jimmy Hoffa buried? If we had more information, we would know the answer. If someone told us “Jimmy Hoffa is buried in New Jersey,” we’d know a little more than...
The COVID-19 Global Pandemic Raises Serious Privacy Problems
22.4.2020
Fighting the global pandemic without sacrificing your personal private data: Is it possible?
Americans Purchase $1,200 Worth of Bitcoin, While 7 Banks Fumble With Stimulus Payments
20.4.2020
For years now, bitcoiners and cryptocurrency proponents have said the antiquated banking system will not continue to survive for very long and the financial system is showing massive cracks these days. The recent stimulus check fiasco is a prime example of the issue, as customers from PNC, JPMorgan...
Max Stoiber’s Strong Opinion About Margins
31.3.2020
Going with that title instead of the classic developer clickbait version Max used. ;)
We should ban margin from our components.
Don’t use margin?! This thing I’ve been doing my entire career and don’t have any particular problems with?!
Well, that’s not exactly Max’s...
Norwegian Block Exchange Plans Expansion Despite Norwegian Air Problems
27.3.2020
With more and more airlines around the world grounding their flights due to border closures and travel restrictions, one recently launched airline-related crypto exchange may be about to feel more direct consequences as well.
Closely affiliated with the low-cost air carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle...
Is Staking the Answer to Cryptocurrency’s Mining Problems?
23.3.2020
Here’s how proof-of-stake chains, where the network is secured by staking, could help to solve today’s mining problems