Search
Multi-Value CSS Properties With Optional Custom Property Values
11.2.2022
Imagine you have an element with a multi-value CSS property, such as transform: optional custom property values:
.el {
transform: translate(100px) scale(1.5) skew(5deg);
}
Now imagine you don’t always want all the transform values to be applied, so some …
Multi-Value CSS Properties With...
Building blocks: Gen Y can use tokens to get on the property ladder
11.2.2022
Colombia Registers First Real Estate Purchase With Bitcoin
8.2.2022
The first real estate purchase with Bitcoin has been registered in Colombia last week. The company, called La Haus, sold one property in Santa Marta to a buyer that was not in Colombia at the time of the purchase. While Colombia is just starting to consider bitcoin for real estate payments,...
Renewed interest in the Metaverse sends Decentraland (MANA) price 75% higher
4.2.2022
MANA price booked a 75% bounce off its swing low as interest in the Metaverse is rekindled
Bitcoin is Digital Property, Ethereum is Digital Security - Argues Michael Saylor
27.1.2022
US-based software developer MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has once again questioned the regulatory status of ethereum (ETH), arguing that it can be best classified as digital security. On the other hand, he insisted that there is no doubt that bitcoin (BTC) is a digital property, and thus...
Silvergate Bank Reportedly Aims to Buy Diem's Intellectual Property for USD 200M
27.1.2022
American chartered bank Silvergate reportedly aims to purchase Diem's intellectual property for USD 200m, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Diem Association (previously known as Libra Association) is a Meta-led project that initially aimed to create...
The CSS from-font Value Explained in 4 Demos
21.1.2022
I was doing my Advent of UI Components, and I stumbled upon the from-font value for the text-decoration-thickness CSS property. I was curious about it, so I did a little research and I think what I found (and learned) …
The CSS from-font Value Explained in 4 Demos originally published...
Blockchain Firm Animoca Brands Raises $358 Million to Enhance Web3 and the Metaverse
18.1.2022
Animoca Brands has announced the blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused firm has raised $358.8 million to bolster the non-fungible token (NFT) industry and “build the open metaverse.” The capital raise follows the firm’s previous $65 million and $138.88 million raises last year...
Foam Shoe Giant Crocs Files NFT and Digital Collectibles Trademark Application
16.1.2022
According to a recent trademark application, Crocs, the American shoe company based in Colorado may be delving into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Since 2004, Crocs has sold 300 million pairs of foam clog shoes and the application describes a protocol that can manage and store digital...
More US First-Time Homebuyers Sell Crypto For Down Payment - Survey
13.1.2022
Some 12% of US first-time homebuyers surveyed in the fourth quarter of last year said that selling cryptocurrency helped them save for a down payment -- up from 9% in the third quarter of 2020, according to a survey by US real estate listing provider Redfin....
Read More: More US First-Time...
Real Estate in the Metaverse Is Booming. Is It Really Such a Crazy Idea?
9.1.2022
Theo Tzanidis, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, the University of the West of Scotland._____
The idea of spending thousands or even millions of dollars to buy fictitious “land” in a virtual world sounds, to be frank, absurd.
But in recent months, we’ve seen significant investments...
The Sandbox Partners With a Myriad of Hong Kong Luminaries, Plans to Launch Metaverse ‘Mega City’
5.1.2022
The Animoca Brands subsidiary and blockchain-based virtual world, The Sandbox, has announced the firm has made multiple partnerships in Hong Kong, and has plans to create a “Mega City” in the metaverse. Partners who acquired land in The Sandbox to build Mega City include Hong Kong...
Coinbase’s Armstrong Reportedly Spends USD 133M On New LA Home, This Is How It Looks
4.1.2022
Brian Armstrong, CEO and Co-founder of Coinbase, has reportedly paid USD 133m for a Los Angeles estate in what is considered to be one of the most expensive single-family home sales in the area to date....
Read More: Coinbase’s Armstrong Reportedly Spends USD 133M On New LA Home, This Is How...
Going meta: Paris Hilton, Times Square, and ETFs
31.12.2021
Decentraland and Paris Hilton plan competing virtual New Year's Eve celebrations, while ProShares plans to launch an ETF tracking the performance of metaverse-focused firms
Decentraland Gets Its Own Times Square and New Year's Eve Ball Drop
30.12.2021
Jamestown, the owner of the Times Square building in New York, partnered with Digital Currency Group (DCG) to recreate this famous place in the Big Apple in the virtual world of Decentraland (MANA) for the New Year’s Eve ball drop....
Read More: Decentraland Gets Its Own Times Square and...
Colombian Real Estate Platform Allows Users to Acquire Property With Bitcoin
27.12.2021
A Colombian real estate platform is now allowing users to purchase properties with Bitcoin. The platform, called La Haus, is promoting bitcoin payments for a new real estate project in Santa Marta, called Natura City. This is an expansion of the platform, which has already established such...
Going meta: digital cities, attacks on female creators, and more
17.12.2021
Seoul looks to join the metaverse starting in 2023, Meta challenges a women's right to control the Instagram handle "metaverse," and Francis Haugen issues a warning about the potential risks of the virtual world
The surprising behavior of !important in CSS custom property values
17.12.2021
Huh! I did not realize that CSS custom properties had their own resolution behavior for how !important works in their values. Uh, despite writing a guide about them. 😬 But hey it’s now updated.
Stefan Judis documents it clearly. …
YouTuber Hit With 150 Copyright Claims For Reviews Featuring Anime Footage
8.12.2021
YouTuber Mark Fitzpatrick of Totally Not Mark has made a name for himself with his anime videos on YouTube. His reviews edit together montages from the anime he’s reviewing as he expounds his thoughts in voice over. Mark says his use of copyright material is fair. Toei Animation, it seems...
Virtual Metaverse Plots Outpace Top NFT Collection Sales, Play-to-Earn Tokens Surged in Value This Year
6.12.2021
During the last seven days, virtual lands sold in the metaverse have outpaced a great number of non-fungible token (NFT) sales. Moreover, metaverse native crypto tokens like axie infinity, sandbox and decentraland and play-to-earn digital assets in general have jumped significantly in value this...