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5 Awesome JavaScript Promise Tricks
14.9.2020
The Promise API changed the game in JavaScript. We went from abusing setTimeouts and settling for synchronous operations to doing everything possible to leverage this new async API. Let’s check out a handful of awesome Promise API tricks! Cancel a fetch Request One problem we instantly...
DeFi Defied: Five Key Benefits The COV Token Will Bring To Covesting
14.9.2020
In the ever-evolving crypto market that never sleeps, new trends and coins are popping up every passing day. The recent decentralized finance explosion has only hastened the pace at which fly-by-night coins are being created. At the same time, however, the booming bandwagon has also shed light...
The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to Merchants Using the Word ‘Tardigrade’
14.9.2020
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items related to the name “tardigrade” just because a Balkan arms dealer uses...
COVID-19 shook out retail investors but emboldened BTC whales: Report
13.9.2020
Some bought the dip, others decided to wait it out
Bitcoin Hashrate Ramps to 130 Exahash Amid Next-Generation Miner Shortage
13.9.2020
Regional reports from China have highlighted that a number of major Chinese ASIC mining rig manufacturers have sold out of their next-generation model stock. The shrinking supply of high-performance machines may be due to the shortage of 7nm and 8nm chips from TSMC and Samsung. Bitcoin miners...
Sushiswap Creator Returns $14 Million After Community Cries Exit Scam
11.9.2020
One week after the Sushiswap creator was accused of an exit scam, he has returned all of the coins he cashed out. The anonymous creator also apologizes to the community, including to Binance which came under fire for listing the sushi token. Sushiswap Creator Says ‘Sorry’ The creator...
Logical Assignment Operators
10.9.2020
I love JavaScript, it’s my favorite programming language, but I love dipping into other languages because they offer a new perspective on coding paradigms. There’ve been syntax additions to JavaScript that I’ve seen I found interesting (think ?? in optional chaining) and now...
DistX is Taking the Crypto World by Storm
10.9.2020
After selling out their own token sale in just 57 seconds in late August, DistX have been making headlines and attracting a lot of attention. The reason for the hype? Their unique tokenomics offering some of the most interesting and significant rewards to DISTX token holders. DistX is building...
Targeted by IRS? What Cryptocurrency Owners Should Know
9.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started sending out new letters to cryptocurrency owners suspected of owing crypto-related taxes. A tax expert has shared with news.Bitcoin.com what crypto owners should know, including how to handle tax letters from the IRS and avoid an audit. How...
Minecraft is set to launch its own NFTs before the year is out
9.9.2020
This will be made possible thanks to an alliance between a number of top industry players
Crypto Borrowing: Here Are Seven of the Best Interest Rates on the Market
9.9.2020
Cryptocurrency is sizing up traditional finance on its legacy turf of lending and borrowing with competitive interest rates (currently as low as 0.44% for ethereum and 4.50% per year for bitcoin) as well as less cumbersome verification procedures. Crypto holders present their virtual assets...
If You Can't Stand the DeFi Heat - Get Out of the Sushi Chef's Kitchen
8.9.2020
Jay Hao. Jay Hao is the CEO of crypto exchange OKEx.
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We saw a lot of action over the weekend in what played out as one of those adrenaline-packed high-drama movies the likes of which crypto hasn't witnessed in recent times. We all watched on popcorn in hand as [decentralized finance]...
Jetpack 8.9: Take Donations, Capture Email Subscribers, AMP integration, and More
8.9.2020
(This is a sponsored post.)
Jetpack 8.9 shipped on September 1 and it shows why the plugin continues to be the premier way to take a WordPress site from good to holy smokes! Several new features are packed into the release, but a few really stand out.
Take donations with a new block
The first...
CoinDesk 20 Update: OXT Is In, BAT Is Out
8.9.2020
The CoinDesk 20 has made its first change since launching in July: Orchid (OXT) has replaced the Basic Attention Token (BAT)
Menu Reveal By Page Rotate Animation
8.9.2020
There are many different approaches to menus on websites. Some menus are persistent, always in view and display all the options. Other menus are hidden by design and need to be opened to view the options. And there are even additional approaches on how hidden menus reveal their menu items. Some...
$700 Million Worth of Synthetic Bitcoin Is Circulating on the Ethereum Blockchain
8.9.2020
According to onchain data, there’s now 69,836 synthetic bitcoin tokens (over $700 million) circulating on the Ethereum blockchain. Out of the six synthetic bitcoin token projects, wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) commands the largest number of coins with over 63% and 44,622 WBTC. Synthetic bitcoin...
Binance brings out platform for farming new assets
7.9.2020
Bella Protocol will be the first project to participate in the platform
Robert Rorschach: 20 Reasons Not to Vote
5.9.2020
If one votes, one participates. If one participates, one condones and endorses the process, and subsequently, what those elected ‘representatives’ do and say in your name. Reason 2. Electoral promises are meaningless because politicians are able to lie to gain the favor of...
Animoca Sells Out 7.5m of New REVV in Minutes, Announces Further Plans
5.9.2020
Animoca Brands' flash sale saw more than seven million of its new REVV token sold out in less than 20 minutes. The Hong Kong-headquartered publisher of mobile games also announced new games wherein the token can be used, as well plans for their gaming community and collectible platform.
Just three...
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...