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We need more inclusive web performance metrics
10.7.2020
Scott Jehl argues that performance metrics such as First Contentful Paint and Largest Contentful Paint don’t really capture the full picture of everyone’s experience with websites:
These metrics are often touted as measures of usability or meaning, but they are not necessarily meaningful...
Romanian Programmer Admits Conspiring to Create $722M Bitclub Ponzi Scheme
10.7.2020
A Romanian man admitted Thursday to conspiring to engage in wire fraud and selling unregistered securities linked to Bitclub Network, a cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme worth at least $722 million. Silviu Catalin Balaci, 35, a Romanian citizen appeared before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi....
Malaysian Shariah Council Permits Cryptocurrency Investing and Trading
10.7.2020
The Shariah Advisory Council of Malaysia’s securities commission has advised that it is permissible to invest and trade cryptocurrencies on registered crypto exchanges. About 60% of the country’s population are Muslims, many of whom have been reluctant to trade crypto in fear that...
Fueling the Cannabis Industry: US Crypto Lending Service Files for Regulated Token Sale
10.7.2020
Chicago-based lending firm Ceres recently filed for a request to conduct a Reg. A sale in order to get approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ceres wants to launch a token that will be used for garnering equity, while the company also wants to launch a coin that can...
Automatically Rebase GitHub Pull Requests
10.7.2020
Working on an open source project with a thriving contribution community is one of the great joys I have at Mozilla. In leading this charge, I get to meet amazing people of all different skill sets and interests, as well as different points of view. In the end I receive hundreds of pull requests...
Coinbase Eyeing US Stock Market Listing as Early as This Year
10.7.2020
Coinbase Inc is planning a U.S. stock market listing for later this year or early 2021, Reuters reported on Thursday. The plan is subject to approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If successful, Coinbase could become the first major American cryptocurrency exchange to go public....
Venezuela Seizes 315 Bitcoin Mining Rigs: Miners Discuss Illegal Confiscation, Police Extortion
9.7.2020
The Venezuelan military has seized 315 Bitmain Antminer S9 bitcoin mining rigs it claims are not properly registered to operate in the country. Although cryptocurrency mining is legal in Venezuela, miners say they have been unfairly treated, citing illegal seizures of mining equipment and police...
US Dollar Slump Incoming: Bank of America Sees ‘Death Cross’ as Confidence in Gold Rises
9.7.2020
The US dollar is increasingly being viewed in a negative light by investors. Bank of America analysts are seeing a “Death Cross,” a bearish technical formation suggesting that a period of dollar weakness is coming. Meanwhile, confidence in gold has been rising. Investors Losing...
Memorize Scroll Position Across Page Loads
9.7.2020
Hakim El Hattab tweeted a really nice little UX enhancement for a static site that includes a scrollable sidebar of navigation.
???? If you've got a static site with a scrollable sidebar, it really helps to memorize the scroll position across page loads.
(left is default, right memorized)...
Avalanche Launch Fumbles: ‘A Highly-Sophisticated DDoS Attack Derailed Token Sale’
9.7.2020
On July 8, 2020, some members of the cryptocurrency community were prepared to leverage the AVA Labs Avalanche (AVAX) token sale, in order to acquire some of the highly anticipated coin on Wednesday. However, due to “record-breaking demand” and a “highly-sophisticated DDOS...
Centre Obliges Government Request, Freezes Address With $100,000 USDC
9.7.2020
Centre Consortium has blacklisted an ethereum address holding $100,000 in USDC, a move that the entity says was “in response to a request from law enforcement.” A joint venture between Circle and Coinbase, Centre is the issuer of the dollar-pegged USDC stablecoin, which runs on...
Building a Blog with Next.js
9.7.2020
In this article, we will use Next.js to build a static blog framework with the design and structure inspired by Jekyll. I’ve always been a big fan of how Jekyll makes it easier for beginners to setup a blog and at the same time also provides a great degree of control over every aspect of...
Frontity is React for WordPress
9.7.2020
Some developers just prefer working in React. I don’t blame them really, because I like React too. Maybe that’s what they learned first. I’ve been using it long enough there is just some comfort to it. But mostly it is the strong component model that I like. There is just...
Collective #613
9.7.2020
1-Line Layouts * Accordion Rows in CSS Grid * viewBox Newsletter * Knopf.css * WordPress Static Site
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China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan
9.7.2020
The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of testing a digital yuan or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Chinese ride-hailing corporation Didi Chuxing will be trialing the newly developed digital yuan...
South African Crypto Investment Company Issued Cease And Desist Order In Texas
9.7.2020
The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) issued a cease and desist order Wednesday against on Mirror Trading International (MTI), Forexandbitcoin.com and four individuals involved in a multi-level marketing scam. Out of the four individuals, Cornelius Johannes Steynberg is a resident of South...
ModiHost’s Token Is Live on HitBTC, the Leading European Bitcoin Exchange
9.7.2020
Switzerland, July 9th 2020 – ModiHost, a hotel management system that uses artificial intelligence to deliver personalised experiences to hotel guests, is proud to announce that its token is live for trading on the HitBTC exchange starting from Thursday 9th. HitBTC was founded in the early...
$1.4M in Bitcoin Transactions: New High for Argentina as Confidence in the Peso Tanks
9.7.2020
Crisis laden Argentina saw bitcoin transactions worth $1.4 million (101 million pesos) being recorded in the past week, a new high for the country. According to a report by Vorem, this figure is nearly double the previous high of $0.96 million recorded in the last week of June. Citizens who have...
Famous Malaysian Actor Fined for Stealing $50,000 Worth of Crypto From His Producer
9.7.2020
A Malaysian court has fined famous local actor Mas Khan $4,000, or 26 months in jail, for stealing around $50,000 worth of cryptocurrency belonging to his producer, local media reported. Khan appears to have gained access to his boss’ Datuk A.Aida private keys before plundering his wallet...
Blockstream CSO Samson Mow: I’ve Been Bullish on Bitcoin Since Day One
9.7.2020
“Crypto Titans” is a series of personal interviews conducted by CoinMarketCap with prominent and forward-thinking minds tinkering on and behindContinue Reading
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