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Bitcoin History Part 13: The First Mining Pool
19.5.2019
The notion that anyone could solo mine bitcoin – on a CPU no less – seems positively quaint today. But in 2010, this method wasn’t just possible – it was the norm. With an exponentially lower hashrate, less competition and a 50 bitcoin block reward, there was enough pie...
I Underestimated Just How Many Subpoenas I Would Get
19.5.2019
The number of subpoenas early crypto companies got from misinformed government agencies was "staggering," says Bloq's Steve Beauregard
After Trillions Printed Under QE, Politicians Now Say Deficits Don’t Matter
19.5.2019
When quantitative easing (QE) was introduced, it was likened to a drug, with central banks making an emergency injection of money to resuscitate the global economy. Now it seems that some politicians have gotten addicted to this drug, going as far as to claim that government deficits don’t...
Anchor a Document or File to the BCH Chain With Notary.Bitcoin.com
19.5.2019
In my last article, I explained how to prove ownership of a specific address by signing a message with a public and private key pair. That’s just one way of proving ownership and verifying a valid signature, as BCH users can also anchor a document to the chain using the Bitcoin Cash...
Bitcoin Value Witnesses Two Contradictory Price Trends within Just One week
17.5.2019
Bitcoin is trading slightly above the price mark of $7300 in the cryptomarket. Within no time it dips from a price level of $8300 to $7300, breaking the support level at $7600. It was even priced as low as $6600 with the daybreak of 17th May, though currently it is seen gaining momentum from...
Data: Just 2/3 of ETH Nodes Running Parity Have Been Patched Against Critical Security Flaw
17.5.2019
Hacking research collective SRLabs claims that only two thirds of the Ethereum client software that runs on Ethereum nodes has been patched against a critical security flaw
CSS Scan: The Fastest Way to Inspect and Copy CSS
17.5.2019
CSS Scan is a super cool tool I've just learned about from Chris Nwamba. It allows you to inspect and copy CSS
Just 376 People Own 33% of the World’s Ether, Chainalysis Report Says
16.5.2019
A third of the world’s ether is owned by just 376 people, according to Chainalysis research
Just 376 Individuals Hold 33% of All Ether Cryptocurrency: Chainalysis
16.5.2019
A third of all ether is owned by just 376 whales, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says. Yet that number is down from some previous years
Study Finds Most Ransomware Solutions Just Pay Out Crypto
15.5.2019
A study has found that most ransomware recovery services are actually just paying crypto ransoms to hackers
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Suffers Sudden Slump Within No Time In A Single Day
14.5.2019
Bitcoin price on a whole is showing an ascending trend in consideration to its surge observed since past week. However, the above graph only shows the surge on a totality basis, but when we look into the graph on a daily basis; it is evident that the movements are not at all straight and easy....
Ron Paul: Anti-Crypto Congressman Is ‘Just Another Thug in Washington’
13.5.2019
Former GOP lawamaker and presidential candidate Ron Paul had some harsh words for Congressman Brad Sherman, who last week called for a ban on crypto purchases in the US
Shopping at Major Retailers With Crypto Just Got a Whole Lot Easier
13.5.2019
A bunch of high-profile retailers now can accept payments in crypto, thanks to a new partnership, and a new mobile app that spawned from that partnership.
The likes of Barns & Noble, Baskin Robbins, GameStop, Nordstrom, Regal and Whole Foods, together with many others, have decided to reconfigure...
Polymath, Charles Hoskinson Team Up on Security Token Blockchain
13.5.2019
Polymath is partnering with Charles Hoskinson to build a blockchain network specifically designed to support security tokens
Binance Clients Just Got an Idea: Compensation
13.5.2019
After the hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, with the news that the deposits and withdrawals will be resumed, some of their clients are wondering “will there be compensation?”
As a part of their third update on the security incident released yesterday on the company’s blog, and after...
Bitcoin (BTC), A Brand – No More Just A Decentralized Cryptocurrency!
10.5.2019
Bitcoin, a decentralized cryptocurrency is flourishing on the board as an idea that has already molded into massive success in itself. Irrespective of its price momentum in the last 10 years, there have been times when Bitcoin have been placed at such a position wherein the BTC value has done...
A New Crypto ETF Has Just Been Filed With the U.S. SEC
10.5.2019
A prospectus for a new bitcoin and ether-based exchange-traded fund has just been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
A responsive grid layout with no media queries
9.5.2019
Andy Bell made a really cool demo that shows us how to create a responsive grid layout without any media queries at all. It happens to look like this when you change the size of the browser window:
I think this is a wonderful layout technique that’s just 6 lines (!) of CSS.
.auto-grid...
Getting To Know The MutationObserver API
8.5.2019
MutationObserver watches the DOM, specifically the places you tell it to, like:
document.querySelector('#watch-this');
...and it can tell you (trigger a callback) when stuff happens — like when a child is added, removed, changed, or a number of other things.
I used it just the other day...
The Place of UX
7.5.2019
Every time "UX" comes out of my mouth or is typed by my fingers, I think, "did I just use that term correctly?" It feels like such a big and loaded term these days, that perhaps the way I use it only contributes to the confusion. Ryan Singer frames that problem well:
Debates continue to rage about...