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Corrupt CBI Officer Booked for Extorting Vigilante Bitcoiner
10.11.2019
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly booked its own officer in an extortion case involving bitcoin. The target was a man who previously fell victim to the Bitconnect scam and allegedly resorted to extreme measures to recoup his money. Also read: China Now Censors...
Making a Chart? Try Using Mobx State Tree to Power the Data
5.11.2019
Who loves charts? Everyone, right? There are lots of ways to create them, including a number of libraries. There’s D3.js, Chart.js, amCharts, Highcharts, and Chartist, to name only a few of many, many options.
But we don’t necessary need a chart library to create charts. Take Mobx-state-tree (MST)...
What’s Next in the Securities Case Against Ripple Over XRP
4.11.2019
Ripple has strong defenses against a lawsuit alleging it violated securities laws by selling XRP, but the road ahead is long, legal experts said
Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Continues as Craig Wright Breaks Settlement
3.11.2019
In early September, the high-profile court case Kleiman v. Wright looked as though it was coming to an end as the two parties reached a non-binding settlement. Then on October 30, without much notice, Wright explained that he couldn’t finance the settlement and the agreement was broken....
Craig Wright Says He Has No Funds for Settlement in Kleiman Case
3.11.2019
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright claims he cannot finance a settlement with David Kleinman
Proof-of-Work Doesn’t Solve Every Blockchain Use Case
31.10.2019
While proof-of-work is great for Bitcoin, it falls short for other — especially nonfinancial — use cases of a blockchain. Here is why we need new consensus mechanisms
A Business Case for Dropping Internet Explorer
28.10.2019
The distance between Internet Explorer (IE) 11 and every other major browser is an increasingly gaping chasm. Adding support for a technologically obsolete browser adds an inordinate amount of time and frustration to development. Testing becomes onerous. Bug-fixing looms large. Developers have...
The Curious Case of AT&T, Seth Shapiro’s SIM Card and a Stolen $1.8M
26.10.2019
AT&T has a long, dark history of failing to protect its customers from third-party hackers. Cointelegraph spoke with Seth Shapiro, the latest to file a court claim against the telecoms giant
Lyn Ulbricht Speaks Out Against Unfair Silk Road Sentencing, Facebook and Government Hypocrisy
25.10.2019
U.S. representative Ann Wagner noted at a recent hearing that child pornographic material has been reported on Facebook more than any other site. Lyn Ulbricht, mother of currently imprisoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, spoke out in a video livestream Wednesday against her son’s unfair...
Lebanon Banks' Shutdown Is ‘Most Potent Case’ for Crypto: Nassim Taleb
25.10.2019
Lebanon to keep banks closed until further notice
Why Are Accessible Websites so Hard to Build?
23.10.2019
I was chatting with some front-end folks the other day about why so many companies struggle at making accessible websites. Why are accessible websites so hard to build? We learn about HTML, we make sure things are semantic and — voila! @— we have an accessible website. During the course...
The Silk Road Investigation: A ‘Pattern of Bad Behavior and Double Agents’
23.10.2019
Kathryn Haun, a general partner at U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has revealed in recent interviews how she helped take down the Silk Road when she was working for the Attorney General’s office. According to her accounts, the U.S. government agency also asked her to help...
Victim of $24 Million SIM Swap Case Writes Open Letter to FCC Chairman
22.10.2019
Michael Terpin wrote an open letter to the FCC chairman, requesting to take decisive action against SIM swapping after a hacker stole $24 million
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
Indian Finance Minister Answers Crypto Questions at IMF Meeting
21.10.2019
At an IMF and World Bank meeting, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talked about cryptocurrency and stablecoins when asked about Facebook’s Libra digital currency project. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also addressed the subject at the conference. Also read: Indian Supreme Court...
AT&T Customer Files Case Against the Firm For Causing $1.8 Million Loss
20.10.2019
A complaint has been filed against telecom giant AT&T by a customer accusing the firm of channelizing an employee-aided SIM swap, which has caused the complainant a loss of $1.8 million, including crypto assets theft. The complaint has been filed by Seth Shapiro who is a well-known Californian...
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
Telegram Offers to Postpone Launch of the TON Network
18.10.2019
Telegram, which was surprised with a last minute restraining order on the sale of its tokens in the U.S., is now ready to delay the launch of the TON network until the spring of next year. The company has informed the New York court reviewing the case that it can suspend all operations with grams...
Case Study: Chang Liu Portfolio V4
16.10.2019
Get insight on how to add 3D to a website using Three.js and make a wavy distortion effect in this case study of Chang Liu's portfolio reimplementation.
Case Study: Chang Liu Portfolio V4 was written by Chang Liu and published on Codrops
Telegram Awaits Court Hearing on SEC Case Against Its Token Sale
16.10.2019
Telegram, the most popular messenger in the crypto community, is facing challenges surrounding the launch of its TON blockchain. Following an intervention by the U.S. securities regulator, a court hearing on the sale of the native gram tokens is scheduled to take place a week before the network...