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Global Regulators Haven’t Properly Addressed Stablecoins
21.2.2020
Meeting at the G20 summit in Saudi Arabia this week, members of the Financial Stability Board discuss regulating cryptocurrency
Five Signs That Ethereum Is Having Its Moment Right Now
14.2.2020
With the Ether price doubling in weeks, the founder of Synthetix, Kain Warwick, has said he believes Ethereum is the reason people are “getting excited about crypto again”
Understanding Immutability in JavaScript
30.1.2020
If you haven’t worked with immutability in JavaScript before, you might find it easy to confuse it with assigning a variable to a new value, or reassignment. While it’s possible to reassign variables and values declared using let or var, you'll begin to run into issues when you try that with...
The Fallout From Onecoin’s Ponzi Scheme Continues to Impact Investors
25.1.2020
In late 2019, the remnants of multi-level Ponzi scheme Onecoin crumbled. However, Onecoin’s founder, dubbed the ‘crypto queen,’ Ruja Ignatova, remains on the run and law enforcement haven’t caught up with her yet. Moreover, police are investigating two churches in...
Bundling JavaScript for Performance: Best Practices
24.1.2020
Performance advice from David Calhoun on how many scripts to load on a page for best performance:
[...] some of your vendor dependencies probably change slower than others. react and react-dom probably change the slowest, and their versions are always paired together, so they...
Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven for Your Money?
22.1.2020
Expert economist and award-winning professor analyzes the “Bitcoin as a safe haven” narrative in light of the U.S.-Iran conflict
Is Central Asia the New Safe Haven for Crypto Mining Amid Iran-US Crisis?
18.1.2020
With cheap electricity and friendly regulation, is Central Asia the new promised land for crypto miners?
This is 'The Strongest Validation' of the Bitcoin Safe Haven Theory
15.1.2020
The bitcoin (BTC) safe haven narrative perhaps got its strongest confirmation in the wake of the U.S. missile strike in Iran, and it showed growth as a legitimate asset class, finds crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics.
The BTC as a safe haven narrative is a tale as old as bitcoin, and numerous...
Netlify High-Fives
14.1.2020
We've got Netlify as a sponsor around here again this year, which is just fantastic. Big fan. Our own Sarah Drasner is Head of DX (Developer Experience) over there, if you hadn't heard. And if you haven't heard of Netlify, well, you're in for a treat. It's a web host, but for your jamstack sites...
Market Outlook: Bullish Trend Sends Crypto Prices Northwards
14.1.2020
Digital currency markets are seeing significant gains this week as the entire market capitalization gained $28 billion in the last seven days. Moreover, trade volume has spiked to a massive $100 billion and during the last 24 hours, numerous digital assets have gained between 3-48%. Also read:...
Close to 11 Million BTC Haven’t Moved in Over a Year
13.1.2020
According to a new research report published by Digital Asset Data, more than 10 million BTC has been sitting dormant for a whole year. Data shows that unmoved bitcoins account for roughly 59% of the current minted supply and it’s the largest number of dormant coins since the start of 2017....
Bitcoin’s Safe Haven Status ‘Beta Tested’ Once Again
9.1.2020
Source: iStock/Albert_Karimov
In just one week, marked with increased political tension in the Middle East, bitcoin (BTC) moved following traditional safe haven assets such as gold on two occasions.
Last week, BTC’s move up coincided with the news that Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed...
Travis Kling on Bitcoin as a Safe Haven Asset
8.1.2020
Ikigai’s Travis Kling looks at BTC's correlation to gold and crude in response to Iran missile strikes, plus SEC priorities and Congressional intrigue
10M Bitcoins Haven’t Moved in More Than a Year, Highest Since 2017
8.1.2020
“HODLing” has returned to a major milestone: The total amount of bitcoins that haven’t changed hands in more than a year has crossed the 10 million mark
Google Trends Sees ‘Bitcoin Iran’ Surge 4,500% on Safe Haven Narrative
8.1.2020
Google search interest in both Bitcoin and its relationship to Iran has exploded this week, but analysts remain skeptical
Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? US-Iran Tensions Rekindle Debate
6.1.2020
Bitcoin’s recent price jump after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian official has rekindled a long-running debate among investors: whether it will work as a safe-haven asset like gold in times of heightened geopolitical and economic turmoil
Bitcoin as Safe Haven Narrative is Tested Again After U.S. Strike in Iran
3.1.2020
The remains of a vehicle hit by missiles outside the Baghdad Airport. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Guardian News
The popular oft-debated narrative of Bitcoin (BTC) as a safe haven is being tested yet again, following the U.S. strike in Iran.
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head...
Market Update: Bears Claw Crypto Prices Below Long-Term Support
18.12.2019
Digital currency prices plummeted on Tuesday, as cryptocurrency markets lost billions during the morning trading sessions, New York time. BTC dropped well below the $7k range and other digital assets followed BTC’s path with sharp losses. Crypto prices haven’t been this low since May...
Jake Chervinsky: I’m Surprised There Haven’t Been More Enforcement Actions This Year
17.12.2019
Chervinsky, counsel at Compound, discusses crypto's regulatory issues and growing pains
A List of Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventors and Satoshi Clues Debunked in 2019
8.12.2019
Since the inception of Bitcoin, a variety of unique individuals have come forward saying they invented blockchain technology. In 2019, a few more self-proclaimed Satoshis came out of the woodwork, alongside evidence pointing toward other individuals who could have used the moniker. So far, clues...