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German Bank to Launch Bitcoin Investment Fund in January
8.12.2020
German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser says it will launch a crypto investment fund in January next year, allowing institutional and semi-institutional investors to invest in digital assets including, bitcoin, ether, and stellar. ● According to a report on Fundview,...
Clocking Terahash: Three Next-Generation Bitcoin Mining Rigs Launched During the Last Quarter
8.12.2020
Just recently, the China-based bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Microbt released a new ASIC device that clocks up to 112 terahash per second (TH/s). The new machine is one of the top-performing mining rigs on the market, according to today’s network difficulty and electrical rates below $0.06...
Blockchain-Based Immunity Passports Don’t Resolve Core Privacy Issues: Report
7.12.2020
Proposals for immunity or vaccine passes have resurfaced with promising news about vaccines, but the web standards they’re based on contain flaws
LayerX will develop blockchain-based voting system using digital ID verification in Japan
7.12.2020
“Voting over the Internet presents more challenges, such as preventing double voting, technical hurdles to keep ballots secret, and the cost of voting devices."
Black Shadow Hackers Demand 200 BTC Ransom from Israeli Insurance Giant Shirbit
6.12.2020
One of the largest insurance companies in Israel has been hit by a ransomware attack, and the threat actors started to release sensitive data, as the firm doesn’t pay the requested ransom in bitcoin (BTC). Israel-Based Shirbit Still Refuses to Pay $3.8 Million Ransom According to...
How to create a client-serverless Jamstack app using Netlify, Gatsby and Fauna
3.12.2020
The Jamstack is a modern web development architecture based on client-side JavaScript, reusable APIs, and prebuilt Markup.
The key aspects of a Jamstack application are the following:
The entire app runs on a CDN (or ADN). CDN stands for Content Delivery Network and an ADN is an Application...
First AMM Layer2 DEX ZKSwap Announces Testnet Incentive Program with 1 Million ZKS Tokens Rewards
3.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. ZKSwap developed by L2Lab is the first layer2 dex based on ZK-Rollups technology and using the AMM model. The team has recently closed a $1.7 million Angel Round led by Bixin, followed by Longling Capital, SNZ Holding, FBG Capital, Jubi, and Consensus Lab. After launching on...
Report: 33% of US Based ICO Investors Say Founders Intentionally Deceived Them or Withheld Key Information
2.12.2020
A survey conducted by Xangle Research finds that a third (33%) of respondents say founders of an initial coin offering (ICO) in which they invested either intentionally deceived them or withheld key information. A further 17% of the responding ICO investors say they did not know if they had been...
Bitcoin.com Exchange To List HUB Token as the Next Gen Trust-Based Cryptocurrency
1.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Exchange is thrilled to announce the upcoming listing of HUB on the 1st of December 2020 at 14:00 UTC. HUB was created by the Human Trust Protocol Network, under founding member Eric Ly. HUB will be listed with BTC and USDT trading pairs. What is the Human Trust Protocol?...
Super Tiny Icons
30.11.2020
A bunch of SVG icons (of popular things) all under 1KB. SVG is awesome for golfing.
I was going to add a CodePen logo but there is already one in there at 375 Bytes. I’ve got one at 208 Bytes, based on a logo update David DeSandro did for us a couple years back.
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Can DeFi indices finally make crypto-based passive investing worthwhile?
30.11.2020
The concept of a DeFi ETF sounds promising, but it’s not without pitfalls
Three Things You Didn’t Know About AVIF
26.11.2020
AVIF, the file format based on the AV1 video codec, is the latest addition to the next-gen image formats. Early reports and comparisons show good results compared to JPEG and WebP. However, even if browser support is good, AVIF is still on the bleeding edge in regards to encoding and decoding....
ZK International Subsidiary xSigma Introduces New Defi Project
26.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. xSigma Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZK International Group (NASDAQ:ZKIN), was launched in 2018 as a blockchain research and development lab to solve real-world infrastructure challenges. After two years of intensive research into smart contracts and other...
RSK-based DeFi protocol launches innovative decentralized exchange concept
25.11.2020
Money on Chain is taking cues from gold market pricing for its DEX
Blockchain-based voting systems have potential despite security concerns
24.11.2020
Experts explain why blockchain-based systems are still more efficient then paper ballots or online voting systems
Ethereum-based market platform unveils a new DAO
23.11.2020
Gnosis shaped its DAO based on the concept of futarchy
Crypto Retirement: US Investment Firm Launches Employer-Sponsored Bitcoin 401(k) Plan
23.11.2020
The U.S.-based company Digital Asset Investment Management (Daim) has announced the launch of a company-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan that allocates up to 10% in bitcoin. The plan is an ERISA compliant employer-sponsored 401(k) and assets are held in institutional-grade cold storage...
BlockApps launches Ethereum-based Agritech network in collaboration with Bayer
22.11.2020
The new Ethereum-based network aims to track the life cycle of agricultural products, and counts a pharma giant among its users
Cybercriminals attack GoDaddy-based cryptocurrency platforms
22.11.2020
The attackers used social engineering to defraud the GoDaddy staff
Wallex: The Rainbow in The European Grey Zone
22.11.2020
The evolution of new digital technologies has created a new shift in the value proposition for financial products and services. Digital asset management based on distributed ledger technology has opened the gates to financial institutions and regulators, with the aim of disrupting this new wave....