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Countdown to Block Reward Reduction – 18 Days Until Bitcoin Cash Halving
20.3.2020
In 18 days, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will see its next halving as the block reward will decrease from 12.5 to 6.25 coins on or around April 8, 2020. BCH will be the first blockchain out of the top three SHA256 networks to halve as BSV will see a reward reduction two days after […]
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China’s Changing Perception of Bitcoin: Bitkan CEO Shares Insights After 7 Years in Crypto Industry
20.3.2020
Since the advent of bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have gone from being a niche topic for tech nerds to ubiquitously recognized — if not always understood — staples of modern finance. Bitkan CEO Liu Yang recently took some time out to give news.Bitcoin.com a peek into the Chinese...
Scramble for Dollars: Emergency Cash Injections in $250 Trillion Global Debt Place the Fiat Ponzi On Ventilator
19.3.2020
The last few weeks of global hysteria has shown there’s been a mad dash for dollars and various fiat currencies. Moreover, central banks have tried to quell cash liquidity issues by injecting trillions into the hands of private banks and hedge funds worldwide. As the financial system shudders...
Judge Calls Out Kleiman Attorneys Over ‘Excessive’ Fees in Craig Wright Case
19.3.2020
The Florida judge has now approved fees and expenses amounting to about a quarter of the amount claimed
A Few Background Patterns Sites
18.3.2020
If I need a quick background pattern to spruce something up, I often think of the CSS3 Patterns Gallery. Some of those are pretty intense but remember they are easily editable because they are just CSS. That means you could take these bold zags and chill them out.
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How to Simulate Long HTTP Requests
17.3.2020
It happens less frequently these days but there are times when we need to accommodate for a HTTP request timing out. The service could be down, under heavy traffic, or just poorly coded, or any host of other issues. Whenever I need to simulate a long HTTP request, I use a bit of PHP...
BitMEX Explains Why Bitcoin Nearly Hit $0 Last Week, Pays Out $200K
17.3.2020
BitMEX says it is working to avoid a repeat of last week’s mayhem as it pays out $217,000 to Ethereum traders
Why Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window
16.3.2020
After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…
How to Make Repeating Border Images
16.3.2020
I just saw this cool little site from Max Bittker: broider. You design an image on a 9-slice grid (except the middle part) and it will produce an image for you to use with border-image along with the CSS to copy and paste.
Check out my little design:
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Crypto Leaders Lash Out Federal Reserve for Bailing Out Hedge Funds
16.3.2020
Those who witnessed the crisis of 2008 will definitely agree that the disaster was building up for months, and when it finally, it shook the entire global financial system. The major factions responsible for the economic crisis included the hedge funds, big finance houses, private banks, etc.,...
‘Not a Drill’ — Business as Usual for Bitcoin as Fed Bails out US
16.3.2020
“No circuit breaks, no bailouts” — Bitcoin functions flawlessly without intervention, despite the global market panic
Cardano to Roll Out Commercial Infrastructure, Denies Coronavirus Delay
15.3.2020
Cardano development moves along undisturbed by the coronavirus, as its team works on critical commercial infrastructure
The CSS Podcast
15.3.2020
From Adam and Una at Google, a podcast just about CSS. I believe I'm contractually obliged to link to that! Just one episode out so far, a shorty about the box model.
Last time I wrote up podcasts I like was 8 years ago most of them are dead now, except the biggies like This American Life and...
Bitcoin Ekes Out Gains but Remains in Red Amid Broader Market Rebound
13.3.2020
Bitcoin has recovered slightly from Thursday’s brutal selloff as global financial markets creep back into the green
“weeds of specificity”
13.3.2020
Lara Schenck:
[...] with WordPress child themes, you are all but guaranteed to get into the weeds of specificity, hunting around theme stylesheets that you didn’t author, trying to figure out what existing declaration is preventing you from applying a new style, and then figuring out the least...
UK Financial Regulator: Watch Out for Coronavirus Crypto Scams
12.3.2020
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority is asking investors to watch out for coronavirus-related crypto scams
Tax Office to Contact 350,000 Australians and Remind Them to Report All Crypto Profits
12.3.2020
Australian tax agents have set out to close a gap they say costs the state several billion dollars. Taxpayers who file various work-related claims and investment property deductions or declare income from sharing economy platforms such as Uber and Airbnb may be asked for explanations and receipts....
How to Make a Line Chart With CSS
11.3.2020
Line,  bar, and pie charts are the bread and butter of dashboards and are the basic components of any data visualization toolkit. Sure, you can use SVG or a JavaScript chart library like Chart.js or a complex tool like D3 to create those charts, but what if you don't want to load yet another...
Circle Rolls Out Stablecoin Business Accounts, Preps SeedInvest for Sale
10.3.2020
Circle is rolling out business accounts denominated in the stablecoin USDC and looking to sell crowdfunding platform SeedInvest as part of an ongoing pivot
Lightning Networks Has Yet to Strike Adoption, but Don’t Count It Out
9.3.2020
The Lightning Network was touted as the payment solution to catapult Bitcoin into the realms of mainstream currency. Why hasn’t it happened yet?