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Verdict in India Imminent, RBI Cites Warren Buffet Skepticism as Reason to Ban Crypto
6.2.2020
The RBI’s defense of its crypto ban has so far consisted of the finance body claiming that cryptocurrencies can have a negative impact on the nation’s financial stability
CSS4 is a Bad Idea
5.2.2020
Louis Lazaris, reacting to the idea of CSS4:
The reason “CSS3” worked is because it was real. It was the successor to “CSS2.1”. Everything after CSS2.1 was considered to be under the umbrella of “CSS3”.
The gist is that CSS4 isn't real, so won't work, and we don't need it anyway. Perhaps...
Freezing User-Agent Strings
3.2.2020
There's been news about Chrome freezing their User-Agent string (and all other major browsers are on board). That means they'll still have a User-Agent (UA) string (that comes across in headers and is available in JavaScript as navigator.userAgent. By freezing it, it will be less useful over time...
Peter Schiff Forgets Bitcoin Wallet Password, Blames Bitcoin
19.1.2020
Peter Schiff hates Bitcoin almost as much as bitcoiners hate Schiff. The gold bug makes a point of dissing the cryptocurrency whenever he can, despite the hypocrisy of accepting BCT on his own website. Today, the eccentric entrepreneur found a new reason to rip on bitcoin after forgetting...
Bitcoin Price $4K by April? One Big Reason to Not Be Bullish Just Yet
12.1.2020
Low trading volume and a lack of retail investor interest in Bitcoin undermine the most recent breakouts suggesting that the bottom is not in yet
‘Pro-Bitcoin’ Telegram Group Enters Read-Only Mode, Group Contributor Says Reason Unclear
6.1.2020
Nakamoto Telegram channel enters read-only mode due to spam, but a lead contributor notes otherwise
4 Beijing Regulators Issue New Crypto Activity Warning
27.12.2019
Four financial regulators in China have jointly issued a fresh warning regarding crypto trading activities in Beijing. The notice explains the reason for the warning and lists prohibited crypto activities, which have reportedly been surging as companies ramp up their blockchain promotion. Also...
Design APIs: The Evolution of Design Systems
17.12.2019
A clever idea from Matthew Ström:
[...] design APIs don’t seem like a stretch of the imagination. An API-driven approach is the natural extension of the work currently being done on design systems, including tokens and standardization projects.
If you buy into the idea of design tokens, that...
Having a Little Fun With Custom Focus Styles
2.12.2019
Every front-end developer has dealt or will deal with this scenario: your boss, client or designer thinks the outline applied by browsers on focused elements does not match the UI, and asks you to remove it. Or you might even be looking to remove it yourself.
So you do a little research and find...
Image Lazy Loading
25.11.2019
Lazy loading images is a practice that’s been popular for a decade and for good reason: images are usually the heaviest downloads on a given webpage and avoiding unloading images that are never seen saves the user bandwidth. There are plugins for lazy loading images in every JavaScript...
The Surprising Reason Why Blockstack Could Be America’s First Crypto IPO
21.11.2019
Blockstack is currently evaluating how it will conduct its next token offering for general miners. An IPO is one of four options
The Surprising Reason Why Blockstack May File for an IPO
21.11.2019
Blockstack is currently evaluating how it will conduct its next token offering for general miners. An IPO is one of four options
The Many Facts Pointing to Hal Being Satoshi
20.11.2019
The identity of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder is the subject of endless and dedicated speculation among the hardcore crypto crowd, and for good reason: the mystery truly is enticing. While the oft-cited candidates are many, there’s something special about avid runner, cypherpunk...
Disabled buttons suck
11.11.2019
In this oldie but goodie, Hampus Sethfors digs into why disabled buttons are troubling for usability reasons and he details one example where this was pretty annoying for him. The same has happened to me recently where I clicked a button that looked like a secondary button and... nothing happened....
CEO of Galaxy Digital Opines China’s Fondness for Digital Currency to Be a Reason for USD Losing Its Reserve Status
11.11.2019
Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, Michael Novogratz, is of the feeling that if the US does not adapt to digital finance, then it may be left behind. He also said that countries like China are miles ahead with regards to acceptance of fintech and support for it and this could lead to change...
Central Bank Blockchains and Corporate Ledgers Are Still Vaporware
4.11.2019
There’s been a resurgence of blockchain discussion this year, especially after China’s President Xi Jinping lauded blockchain and told Chinese citizens the country needs to accelerate distributed ledger technology development. Despite the lack of producing anything worthwhile, for some...
Let’s Not Forget About Container Queries
9.10.2019
Container queries are always on the top of the list of requested improvements to CSS. The general sentiment is that if we had container queries, we wouldn't write as many global media queries based on page size. That's because we're actually trying to control a more scoped container, and the only...
Global Law Enforcement Has Auctioned Massive Amounts of Bitcoin
3.10.2019
Last month, the U.K. police auctioned off roughly $300,000 worth of cryptocurrencies after they were confiscated by the country’s Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU). Since 2014, law enforcement agencies worldwide have been auctioning large sums of bitcoin seized during...
Economic Infeasibility: the Reason behind Closure of Coinexchange.io
3.10.2019
CoinExchange.io, an Australian cryptocurrency exchange, which was launched in 2016 has closed its all kinds of services. The company is backed by 500 Altcoins. It saw a daily trade volume of about $700,000 and has also featured at 100th rank on the CoinMarketCap’s exchange rankings. However...
LedgerX Claims That the Reason Behind Ex-CFTC Chairman Delaying Approvals is Personal Bias
30.9.2019
LedgerX, a digital currency derivatives company, leveled charges against Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for stalling approval for the registration of its Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO). The firm claimed that Giancarlo did so...