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Working Group to Develop Efficiency Standard for Crypto Mining in Russia
19.9.2022
Crypto industry experts have formed a working group to draft a standard for energy-efficient and profitable cryptocurrency mining in Russia. The rules will aim to help developers and data center operators offer investors increased hardware uptime. Russia Prepares to Improve Efficiency of Mining...
Crypto Payment Infrastructure Firm Opennode to Test Bitcoin Payments in Bahrain
18.9.2022
Opennode, a bitcoin payment infrastructure firm, recently said it will run trials of its bitcoin processing and payout solution through the Central Bank of Bahrain’s regulatory sandbox. According to Dalal Buhejji, an executive director with the Bahrain Economic Development Board, the central...
When is it OK to Disable Text Selection?
14.9.2022
Using CSS, it’s possible to prevent users from selecting text within an element using user-select: none. Now, it’s understandable why doing so might be considered “controversial”. I mean, should we be disabling standard user behaviors? Generally speaking, no, we …
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Blockchain Startup Diamond Standard Raises $30M to Fund Expansion
14.9.2022
The Series A round is led by venture capital firm Left Lane and investment management firm Horizon Kinetics
‘A Dangerous Looking Moment in Global Economics’ — Veteran Investor Jeremy Grantham Warns S&P 500 Could Plunge Another 26%
12.9.2022
Jeremy Grantham, the co-founder of the Boston-based asset management firm Grantham, Mayo, & van Otterloo (GMO) believes Standard and Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) could drop another 26% during the next 12 months, according to statements the veteran investor made last week. The...
Immunicorn Finance Sets Higher Standard in the Crypto World, Making Comparisons to Avalanche and Uniswap
2.9.2022
Over the years, there has been a constant evolution in the cryptocurrency market. Many cryptocurrencies are being created, and some are revolutionizing the crypto space. A good example is Immunicorn Finance (IMU). Immunicorn Finance (IMU) is a new cryptocurrency aiming to provide a secure digital...
Privatixy and Zcash are Blockchain Networks With an Extra Layer of Security on the Bitcoin Standard
31.8.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) is the first cryptocurrency and the first experience of the blockchain technology we had. Although the landscape has expanded with several other utilities beyond the scope of Bitcoin, BTC remains revered despite the numerous cryptocurrency market conditions it has to adapt to. Bitcoin...
Report Claims Russia and Iran Plan to Establish a Global Gas Cartel, Moscow to Launch Its Own Precious Metals Exchange
26.8.2022
Following Russian president Vladimir Putin’s statements at the end of June that indicated members of the BRICS nations have formalized plans to create a new “international reserve currency,” Russia is reportedly building the foundations of a global gas cartel with Iran....
Ethereum Adopting D/Bond’s ERC-3475 Standard
25.8.2022
Ethereum Foundation recently announced adopting the ETRC-3475 standard by D/Bond, and the adoption will help Ethereum add value to its ecosystem and infrastructure. After carefully debating and evaluating the proposal, Ethereum is ready to present the standard to EF experts and DeFi & Web...
Solana-based Projects Team Up to Make Cross-Chain Messaging Standard
23.8.2022
Notifi Network, Bonfida and Only1 are among the 19 projects behind the "Open Chat Alliance" that's pushing for streamlined messaging standards in crypto
InfinitySwap Supports ICRC-1 Token Standard on Internet Computer
23.8.2022
The Internet Computer blockchain recently concluded its proposal 74740 on the NNS (Network Nervous System) The voters approved the ICRC-1 token standard as the official network standard. Furthermore, InfinitySwap also announced support for the token standard. While ICRC-1 will be the official token...
US Personal Consumption Expenditures Tap Record Highs, Stanford Economist Says Fed Should Increase Rates Above 9%
31.7.2022
On July 29, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on America’s personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for the month of June, and the figure saw the largest 12-month increase since 1982. On the same day, Stanford University’s senior fellow at the Hoover Institution...
XRPayNet – Redefining the Industry Standard for Financial Transactions
27.7.2022
PRESS RELEASE. XRPayNet has been making major progress in the DeFi space this year. Their recent launch of a versatile mobile application has allowed users to trade with freedom. The app tautes the flexibility to trade with 90,000 trading pairs available for use. This vast expansion of technology...
Roundup of Recent Document Outline Chatter
21.7.2022
It’s not everyday that HTML headings are the topic de jour, but my folder of saved links is accumulating articles about the recently merged removal of the document outline algorithm in the WHATWG Living Standard.
First off, you should know …
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Analysts Suspect the Fed Will Bump Federal Funds Rate by 75 bps Next Week, Others Predict the ‘Biggest Hike in Decades’
20.7.2022
Following the recent U.S. consumer price index report that indicated inflation in America has reached a 40-year high, many expect the Federal Reserve to hike the benchmark interest rate by 75 to 100 basis points (bps) on July 26. Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions expects the Fed to raise...
Amerika chce navýšit standard základní rychlosti internetu. Poměřte se v anketě
18.7.2022
Americké domácnosti se nejspíše dočkají rychlejšího internetu, předsedkyně federálního telekomunikačního úřadu FCC Jessica Rosenworcelová totiž po sedmi letech navrhla navýšení celostátního standardu minimální rychlosti připojení.
Zatímco doposud to bylo 25 Mb/s pro stahování a 3 Mb/s
India Calls on G20 to Bring Crypto Within Global ‘Automatic Exchange of Information’ Framework
17.7.2022
India’s finance minister has called on the G20 countries to bring crypto within the “Automatic Exchange of Information” framework. More than 100 countries have adopted the Common Reporting Standard under the framework. G20 Urged to Bring Crypto Under Automatic Exchange...
Crypto Community Unimpressed as ECB President Pushes for Digital Euro with Privacy ‘of the Highest Standard’
14.7.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde's new blog post again pushes for the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Europe. But although it argues that a digital euro would protect the privacy of its users, the crypto community is not impressed. ...
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International Standard Setters Publish Guidance on Stablecoin Regulations
13.7.2022
The guidelines from the international organization of securities regulators and BIS’ global payments group set out arrangements for systemically important stablecoins
Picpay to Offer Cryptocurrency Services in Brazil to More Than 60 Million Customers
12.7.2022
Picpay, one of the most popular payments fintech companies in Brazil, has announced that it will start including cryptocurrency services in its app. The company explained that these services will include the possibility of purchasing crypto and processing payments with crypto directly. Picpay...