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City AM’s Crypto Awards 2020 Rock the Floor Despite COVID19 Scare
17.3.2020
The world is taken aback by the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, and public events across the globe are being canceled or postponed. As a precautionary step, major events of the crypto industry were also moved to future dates; however, London’s leading business newspaper City AM managed...
"What You Said" (Mar. 16), a Weekly Round-Up of Sentiments From the Community
17.3.2020
CoinMarketCap crew! Welcome back to another week’s edition of “What You Said”! Here you will see fun polls conducted forContinue Reading
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Bitcoin.com Exchange to Sponsor Decentralized Collectible Card Game Splinterlands
17.3.2020
Splinterlands is one of the most popular collectible trading card games in the cryptocurrency scene and a successful decentralized app. To help the game attract more players, and introduce them to bitcoin cash at the same time, Bitcoin.com Exchange will be sponsoring a number of upcoming...
CSS X
17.3.2020
My name appears in an article from Bert Bos (co-author of the original CSS spec), so I'll consider that a life accomplishment. Berts makes the point that CSS has evolved and the working group versions things, but the working group hasn't been and doesn't really plan to be involved in these...
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
Stop Using “Dropdown”
16.3.2020
Adrian Roselli notes that it might actually mean:
A <select> menu
An ARIA Listbox, Combobox, Menu, or Disclosure Widget
An input with a <datalist>
An input with autocomplete
A <details><summary> block
An accordion
Flyout navigation
In my own usage, I tend to mean...
Bitcoin Games Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Free Spins Promotion
16.3.2020
The world needs a good cause to cheer right now in these tense times. Luckily, St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this Tuesday, March 17. To celebrate the holiday and give players an extra reason to smile, Bitcoin Games is offering a new free spins promotion. The platform is a provably fair...
Bitcoin Reacts to Fed’s 0% Rate Drop, Reserve Requirements Removed, $700B in Stimulus
16.3.2020
On Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion in bond purchases and eliminated all reserve requirements for smaller financial institutions. However, the Fed’s rate...
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 16, 2020
16.3.2020
It's the first lockdown week in the United States and the markets are going wild. Here's what happened in crypto
While the Crypto Market Was Hemorrhaging Value, These Tokens Mooned
16.3.2020
Why do certain altcoins moon? It’s a question that all crypto holders have pondered at some stage while enviously eyeing the ascent of a token that wasn’t even on their radar, let alone their portfolio. If the performance of obscure tokens in a bull market is discombobulating, how...
Sending Cash to Friends and Family Through Bitcoin ATMs Is Safer Than Crowding Bank Offices During Pandemic
16.3.2020
Transferring money over traditional channels may involve a lot of queuing in lines these days. Authorities around the world are trying to prevent large groups of people gathering in confined spaces to reduce the risk of transmitting the coronavirus infection. Remittances are a lifeline for people...
Traders Flock to Tether, USDC, PAX – Stablecoins See Great Demand After Crypto Market Havoc
16.3.2020
Stablecoins have seen massive volume and growth this month especially after the market carnage on March 12. Per usual, tether has been the king of stablecoins following the market downturn, but the 4.6 billion USDT wasn’t enough for all the liquidity needed to shield the storm. Other tokens...
Bitcoin Cash IFP Debate: ABC Kicks Off Fundraiser, 3 Mining Pools Signal BCHN Support
15.3.2020
During the first week of March, there were prominent discussions concerning the recently announced infrastructure funding proposal (IFP). However, a number of crypto participants are focused on the market carnage and the possibility of a global recession. After the new full node project published...
Bitcoin Cash Meetups Go Virtual in Japan to Combat Virus, Allowing Members to Choose
15.3.2020
Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BCH meetup groups in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, have announced they will be offering a virtual option for those wishing to avoid crowded places and to participate digitally, while still supporting merchants. In Tokyo, physical venues will still be booked...
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
Using the HTML title attribute
15.3.2020
Steve Faulkner:
User groups not well served by use of the title attribute
• Mobile phone users.• Keyboard only users.• Screen magnifier users.• Screen reader users.• Users with fine motor skill impairments.• Users with cognitive impairments.
Sounds like in 2020, the only useful thing the title...
These Online Stores Will Sell You Masks, Gloves, Emergency Items for Cryptocurrency
15.3.2020
Events like the global coronavirus outbreak provide good justification for some prepping. Crises like this often result in shortages and skyrocketing prices of important emergency items, proving that everyone should keep a box of face masks and even a decent survival kit, should things go really...
With $1.5 Billion Under Management Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Slides 30%
14.3.2020
Prior to the market carnage on March 12, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) had acquired over 300,000 BTC. Grayscale’s trust has been one of the longest-running FINRA approved investment vehicles with bitcoin assets under management. On Feb. 5, GBTC shares climbed more than 10% that week...
Crypto Networks Stress Tested During Bitcoin’s Wild Week
14.3.2020
Crypto valuations haven’t been the only casualties of this week’s market crash; crypto networks have also felt the strain. As onchain activity has ramped up in response to the market slump, fees have soared and the mempool filled on the BTC and ETH chains. Other crypto networks have...
Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
14.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been meandering just above current support levels. At the moment, traders and crypto...