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JavaScript waitForTime
6.11.2019
I write a lot of tests for new features within Firefox DevTools. We have hundreds of “mochitests” which open the browser and perform synthetic actions like clicking, typing, and other user actions. I’ve previously written about waitForever which essentially halts following actions...
SEC Rejects Another High-Profile Bitcoin ETF Proposal
10.10.2019
Another high-profile proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been denied by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The agency, however, emphasized that the disapproval was not based on whether bitcoin has utility or value as an innovation or an investment. Shares of...
NIXT – Nexinter Launches Exchange Offering Using SLP
8.10.2019
Today, NextHash and Bitcoin.com have entered a technical partnership to design and structure the NIXT utility token.
NIXT token is being listed in its fully operational exchange Nexinter on top of Bitcoin Cash, using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework.
The post NIXT – Nexinter...
How to Not Minify Source with webpack
10.9.2019
The webpack JavaScript utility has taken over the modern JavaScript landscape, so much so that it’s hard to be a JavaScript developer and not use it. JavaScript build utilities are the point where they do best practices implicitly, like minify code, caching, and more. I was recently debugging...
‘Unleash the Utility!’ — XRP Users Petition Ripple to Sell More Tokens
5.9.2019
“Ripple Must Increase the ‘Dumping’ of XRP,” a caustic new XRP community petition proclaims
Contextual Utility Classes for Color with Custom Properties
14.8.2019
In CSS, we have the ability to access currentColor which is tremendously useful. Sadly, we do not have access to anything like currentBackgroundColor, and the color-mod() function is still a ways away.
With that said, I am sure I am not alone when I say I'd like to style some links based on...
BCH News Roundup: Transactions Spike, Cashaddr Support and Developer Congress
10.8.2019
The last seven days have been busy within the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem with a slew of announcements and developments. Kraken exchange recently added the BCH-based Cashaddr address format and Coinbase open-sourced a utility that makes it easy to convert between Base58 and Cashaddr addresses....
Malaysian Electric Utility Raids 33 Illicit Bitcoin Mining Facilities
7.8.2019
Major Malaysian electric utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd has fallen victim to an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation, which resulted in a $760,736 loss
The Politicization of Money: Crypto as a Safeguard Against Economic Propaganda
27.6.2019
Money has come a long way since its origins. From cowry shells to crypto, transferable, divisible, and economically sound means of exchange have been adopted by market actors everywhere. Modern history has brought us to a dangerous place, however, a cultural climate where politics and bad economics...
Privacy Is Paramount: How KYC Makes Us All Less Free
19.6.2019
KYC (Know Your Customer) policies and endless private data collection, coupled with force-backed, violent legislation compromise the utility and ethics of crypto trading. An uncompromising stance on user privacy is critically important to crypto traders and peer-to-peer transaction. It’s...
Bitcoin Finding Utility As Hedge Against Global Crisis, States A Major Cryptocurrency Firm
17.6.2019
Ever since its inception, Bitcoin has created a buzz across the world. While there are people who invest in Bitcoin as well as other crypto assets thanks to their decentralized nature, there are also many who think such investments do not hold the actual value. The debate is almost always ongoing....
14 Banks, 5 Tokens: Fnality’s Expansive Vision for Interbank Blockchains
13.6.2019
Fresh off a $63 million fundraise, execs at bank blockchain consortium Fnality shed some light on the often-secretive project's plan to tokenize fiat currency
Top South Korean Utility to Co-Develop Blockchain System for Renewable Energy Certificates
4.6.2019
South Korea’s top power provider has signed a contract with two domestic power suppliers to create a blockchain-based system for Renewable Energy Certificate transactions
Financial Giants Backed Utility Settlement Coin Coming in 2020
3.6.2019
Source: iStock/Rafael_Wiedenmeier
In the relentless effort to utilize the blockchain technology, the new company called Fnality International, a brainchild of 14 major financial firms, is estimated to become operational in 2020. The company will be in control of a blockchain-powered digital cash...
Major Utility Settlement Coin Project Raises $63 Mln for Commercial Realization
3.6.2019
The Utility Settlement Coin project — led by some of the world’s leading banks — has established a new firm and completed a $63.2 million Series A financing round
Montana Passes Bill to Recognize Utility Tokens and Exempt Them From State Securities
24.5.2019
The U.S. State of Montana recognized utility tokens and exempted them from state securities by passing a new bill
Montana Passes Bill to Exempt Utility Tokens From Securities Laws
24.5.2019
"Big Sky Country" has gone crypto friendly, with new legislation exempting utility tokens from securities laws
Crypto Trading Platform Bitfinex Launches Utility Token Unus Sed Leo On Ethereum And EOS
24.5.2019
Leading crypto trading platform Bitfinex stated on Wednesday that it followed a dual-protocol route to issue its utility token Unus Sed Leo. The token is issued on both, Ethereum and EOS networks. The announcement was made via a tweet, in which the platform also shared a Medium post link to explain...
What’s New in Tailwind CSS v1
20.5.2019
Tailwind has finally released a major version of the utility based styling library
Bitfinex Crypto Exchange to Debut New Exchange Utility Token
17.5.2019
Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange has announced the launch date for its new exchange utility token UNUS SED LEO