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Post-Halving Report: Brazil Could be New ‘Demand Source’ for Bitcoin
12.5.2020
When Brazil’s central bank lowered its interest rates to 3%, potentially driving out some investors, it may have opened the doors for BTC
CSS Animation Timelines: Building a Rube Goldberg Machine
12.5.2020
If you’re going to build a multi-step CSS animation or transition, you have a particular conundrum. The second step needs a delay that is equal to the duration of the first step. And the third step is equal to the duration of the first two steps, plus any delay in between. It gets more...
min(), max(), and clamp() are CSS magic!
12.5.2020
Nice video from Kevin Powell. Here are some notes, thoughts, and stuff I learned while watching it. Right when they came out, I was mostly obsessed with font-size usage, but they are just functions, so they can be used anywhere you’d use a number, like a length.
Sometimes pretty basic usage...
Up to 30% of Bitcoin Miners Close Shop as Business Turns Unprofitable After Halving
12.5.2020
About a third of Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms may already be switching off their machines as the business becomes unprofitable due to a reduction in mining rewards. The third Bitcoin halving – consummated earlier today – reduced supply of the pioneering cryptocurrency, cutting the bonus...
Bitcoin’s Third Halving Complete: Reward Cut Surprisingly Faster Than Previous Time Estimates
11.5.2020
The Bitcoin blockchain has experienced its third block reward halving on May 11, 2020, at approximately 3:21 p.m EST, even though quite a few countdown clocks estimated that the halving would occur on May 12. Bitcoin miners now get 6.25 BTC per block rather than the 12.5 BTC they acquired before...
Bitcoin Transaction Costs Soar 400% Amid Halving Hyperbole
11.5.2020
The average transaction cost for Bitcoin (BTC) soared 414% in the days before the halving, peaking at $3.19 on May 8, from as low as $0.62 on April 26. This is the highest price bitcoiners have paid for a transaction on the network in ten months, according to data from Bitinfocharts. Fees are paid...
Turning a Fixed-Size Object into a Responsive Element
11.5.2020
I was in a situation recently where I wanted to show an iPhone on a website. I wanted users to be able to interact with an application demo on this “mock” phone, so it had to be rendered in CSS, not an image. I found a great library called marvelapp/devices.css. The library implemented the device...
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...
Jury Trial Scheduled for Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Against Craig Wright
11.5.2020
Florida’s Southern District Court has been dealing with the Kleiman v. Wright case for well over two years and now the lawsuit is finally going to trial. A jury trial is set for July 6, 2020, in the Miami Division courthouse before Judge Beth Bloom. Meanwhile, Craig Wright,...
A Crypto Trader’s View on Managing Risk
11.5.2020
As we all know, cryptocurrency is the most volatile market in the world, at least for the last few years.Continue Reading
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Exchange Crypto with 0% Fees in Lumi Wallet
11.5.2020
Everybody’s sick of commissions. Lumi Wallet is renouncing them, introducing 0% Fees on all in-wallet operations. All you need to get rid of hidden fees is the Lumi Wallet app and the promocode – BTCNEWS. Why is Lumi doing this? Decentralized finance has undeniable advantages over fiat...
BitCasino.io: First Licensed Bitcoin Casino (Fantastic Loyalty Club) Signup!
11.5.2020
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Bank of England Predicts Worst Economic Crash in 300 Years for UK
10.5.2020
The Bank of England has predicted the worst economic crash since the Great Frost of 1709. Economists are less optimistic than the central bank about the rate of recovery for the UK economy. “Current conditions are unprecedented in our lifetime and all forecasters are struggling to make...
Charles Hoskinson on the Power of Crypto, Working From Home, and Mongolian Hunting Falcons
10.5.2020
“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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Quantitative Hardening: Dissecting the Third Bitcoin Halving, 3 Key Data Points to Watch
10.5.2020
In a touch more than 24-hours time, the third bitcoin halving will take place on May 12, 2020, on or around 9:50 p.m. ET. Miners will see their revenues slashed in half from 12.5 coins to 6.25 BTC after the halving and speculators wonder what will happen after the event. Currently, according...
Bitcoin Mining Markets Heat Up: Ebang’s $41M Deficit, Bitmain’s Alleged 2020 Revenue
10.5.2020
The Chinese ASIC mining rig manufacturer Bitmain reportedly pulled in $300 million in revenue during Q1 2020. Meanwhile, as Bitmain claims to be regaining market share, the firm Ebang recently applied with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for initial public offering (IPO) status....
Chinese Court Rules Bitcoin Is Asset Protected by Law
9.5.2020
A court in Shanghai, China, has reportedly ruled that bitcoin is an asset protected by Chinese law in a case that has dragged on for years. The case involves a theft of two different cryptocurrencies, one being bitcoin, from an American. The defendants argued that bitcoin was not recognized under...
Devon Brewer: Rediscovering the Golden Rule
9.5.2020
The Golden Rule may be the most basic moral approach to dealing with others. It seems universal across cultures and religions. The Golden Rule is instinctive. We all know it, even as children without education. I like the negative form of the Golden Rule the best. One of the earliest written...
Award-Winning Filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann Launches Bitcoin Documentary Cryptopia
9.5.2020
This week filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann launched the cryptocurrency-infused documentary “Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet.” Cryptopia discusses the powerful economy and flourishing ideas that stemmed from Satoshi’s invention through the eyes of some...
Charles Hoskinson on the Power of Crypto, Working From Home, and Mongolian Hunting Falcons
9.5.2020
“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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