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ERC20 Tether Transactions Flip Their Omni Equivalent
29.8.2019
Crypto enthusiasts have noticed that the Ethereum blockchain has come awfully close to reaching capacity due to the added transactions stemming from the Tether (USDT) network. The transaction count since mid-August shows the ERC20 version of tether has surpassed the original version that uses BTC....
Nested Gradients with background-clip
28.8.2019
I can't say I use background-clip all that often. I'd wager it's hardly ever used in day-to-day CSS work. But I was reminded of it in a post by Stefan Judis, which consistently was itself a learning-response post to a post over here by Ana Tudor.
Here's a quick explanation.
You've probably seen...
CoinMarketCap’s First Global Crypto Conference is Free with Proof-of-Work
28.8.2019
We know traveling for events can be extremely tiring. Plus, we’re not fans of expensive conference tickets. As we’re in the process of planning for CoinMarketCap’s first global conference, we firmly believe that regardless of title or expertise, our users […]
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CoinMarketCap Daily Enterprise Newsletter #281
28.8.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 28 August, 2019 "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty" - Maya Angelou Indecisiveness Over the last 24 hours, total market […]
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CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter #281
28.8.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 28 August, 2019 Adversity "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty" - Maya Angelou Yo! Midweek is here. I hope […]
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Venezuelan Pharmacy Chain Accepts Bitcoin Cash for Medicine and Products
28.8.2019
On August 26, a pharmacy chain in Venezuela called Farmarket revealed it now accepts cryptocurrencies through the payment provider Xpay, a subsidiary of Panda Group. Arley Lozano, Panda Group’s founder, explained how Farmarket’s pharmacy franchise has 22 stores located across...
Creating a Maintainable Icon System with Sass
28.8.2019
One of my favorite ways of adding icons to a site is by including them as data URL background images to pseudo-elements (e.g. ::after) in my CSS. This technique offers several advantages:
They don't require any additional HTTP requests other than the CSS file.
Using the background-size property...
Can you rotate the cursor in CSS?
28.8.2019
Kinda! There is no simple or standard way to do it, but it's possible. You can change the cursor to different built-in native versions with CSS with the cursor property, but that doesn't help much here. You can also use that property to set a static image as the cursor. But again that doesn't help...
Reformed BTC Maximalist Erik Finman Proves the Value of Unschooling
28.8.2019
A 12-year-old, future unschooling advocate at an Occupy Wall Street protest learns about Bitcoin while running from the cops. He invests. Later, the independent Erik Finman will become the supposed “world’s youngest bitcoin millionaire” at age 18. That’s not where the story...
Reverse Lookups with JavaScript
28.8.2019
I’ve always loved exploring regular expressions because they’re one of those skills that’s never taught in school — you need to pick them up on the fly, messing up and fixing them along the way. Regex’s are incredibly powerful, and one power they have are referred...
Mega Drug Pushers Johnson & Johnson Get Away While Peaceful Silk Road Is Destroyed
28.8.2019
It’s been said that those who protest the loudest are often the ones who are guilty, and when it comes to government and their pet corporations, things are no different. No surprise, then, that the blustery moralizing — and violent state force brought to bear against businesses —...
Switzerland Approves Bitcoin Banks – But With Strict Conditions Attached
27.8.2019
One of the major problems for businesses in the cryptocurrency industry is finding a bank that agrees to work with them and connect them to the traditional fiat financial system. The financial regulator in Switzerland has just made this easier by licensing two companies to serve as tailored banks...
The Evolution of Fundraising and Investments in the Blockchain Space
27.8.2019
When a little known cypherpunk project called Bitcoin launched in 2009, few expected that cryptocurrency would become a household name. The blockchain market exploded onto the global scene in 2017, reaching a fever pitch in December and peaking at over […]
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Going Buildless
27.8.2019
I'm in a long distance relationship. That means I’m on a plane to England every few weeks, and every time I'm on that plane, I think about how nice it would be to read some Reddit posts. What I could do is find a Reddit app that lets me cache posts for offline (I’m sure there is one out there),...
More Flexible Online Stores WooCommerce and Gutenberg Blocks
27.8.2019
Blocks have become an indispensable component for managing content in WordPress since the Gutenberg editor was officially released earlier this year. Not only does WordPress include some nifty blocks right out of the box, but we're starting to see plugin developers take advantage of them...
Court Instructs Craig Wright to Distribute Billions to Plaintiffs
27.8.2019
On August 26, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, Craig Wright, was ordered by Southern District Court of Florida to distribute half of his BTC holdings and intellectual property assets from prior to 2014. According to the Kleiman estate attorney Vel Freedman, the family has waited a long time...
Ponder it through
27.8.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 27 August, 2019 Think "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." – Albert Einstein Day 2 of the week. Happy Tuesday! I hope the […]
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How to Build Firefox
27.8.2019
Open source is a dream and a gateway to an amazing career — I’m a testament to that. One of the most amazing open source projects to ever exist, Mozilla Firefox, is a project I’m proud to work on as an employee of Mozilla. It’s rewarding, challenging, and a unique...
The Changing Face of Cryptocurrency Trading in 2019
27.8.2019
The cryptocurrency exchange landscape has evolved significantly in 2019. The number, quality and diversity of exchanges has multiplied, giving traders an unprecedented number of venues to choose from. This smorgasbord of options risks leaving traders overwhelmed, however, as exchanges jockey...
‘Not an Audit’: IRS Notice Could Spell Trouble for Crypto Traders
26.8.2019
The IRS took to Twitter on August, 26, posting a video about recently mailed CP2000 notices, of special interest to crypto traders. The notice, which seeks to rectify discrepancies made by recipients in tax reporting, is another in a series of crypto-related letters recently sent by the agency....