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South Korea Takes Legal Step to Stamp Out Unregistered Crypto Exchanges
21.11.2019
A legal amendment to an act addressing the South Korean crypto industry would criminalize unregistered exchanges, but has loosened other requirements
What’s at Stake With Masternode Coins?
21.11.2019
“Masternode” is a term that echoes less often in the cryptosphere these days, but not because user-controlled nodes have fallen out of favor. Rather, the nomenclature has shifted, with “staking” now used to describe the array of blockchains that fall under this banner. As...
Fintech Firm Plaid on Expansion Spree; rolls out services in 3 More European Nations
21.11.2019
Plaid, a financial technology company, has embarked on expansion in three European nations, as its most recent development. Its products help in interfacing fintech applications with individual’s bank accounts; currently, it serves France, Ireland, and Spain. Earlier this year, the organization...
Binance Acquires Major Indian Exchange Wazirx – CEO Explains the Changes
21.11.2019
A major Indian cryptocurrency exchange, Wazirx, has been acquired by Binance. News.Bitcoin.com talked to Wazirx CEO Nischal Shetty to find out the implication of this acquisition and the changes users in India can expect. Meanwhile, the “India Wants Crypto” campaign to bring about...
Maduro Plans to Give Venezuelan Pensioners Petro as Christmas Bonus
21.11.2019
Regional news outlets from Venezuela have revealed that President Nicolás Maduro plans to dole out petro as a ‘Christmas bonus’ for Venezuelan retirees and pensioners. Moreover, despite the fact that many Venezuelans say average citizens don’t use the petro, Maduro also...
The Typed Object Model
20.11.2019
I help write technical documentation and one feature I've been writing about this year that has really stood out is the Typed Object Model (or Typed OM). If you haven't come across it yet you would be forgiven as it's pretty new. It falls under the CSS Houdini suite of API's and on the surface...
BOJ Rules out Digital Fiat, But Cambodia Could Issue a CBDC Next Year
20.11.2019
The governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Haruhiko Kuroda has ruled out the possibility of launching a digital yen in the short term, but says the bank will continue to look into digital currency technology should the bank change its stance at a later date.
Per media outlet CoinPost, Kuroda also...
Why Tokenized Projects Are Building on Bitcoin
20.11.2019
Bitcoin is something you hodl. Ethereum is something you build on. At least that has long been the official narrative, with projects favoring dedicated smart contract networks over Bitcoin for spinning out dapps and second layer solutions. Like all crypto narratives, however, this one has started...
How Do You Remove Unused CSS From a Site?
19.11.2019
Here's what I'd like you to know upfront: this is a hard problem. If you've landed here because you're hoping to be pointed at a tool you can run that tells you exactly what CSS you can delete from your project, well... there are tools out there, but I'm warning you to be very careful with them...
Bitcoin’s ‘Demise’? Google, Bailed-Out Citi Unveil Checking Accounts
19.11.2019
The bell-ringers of Bitcoin’s death are gathering at the news of Google’s planned foray into digital finance
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Discusses His Plan for Cryptocurrencies
19.11.2019
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has detailed his plans to regulate the digital economy if he were to become the President of the United States. Yang’s recent blog post called “Regulating technology firms in the 21st century,” explains how the candidate believes current American...
Crypto Market Sentiment Lower Still; BTC and TRX Out of Positive Zone
18.11.2019
The high scores didn’t last long. Observing the 7-day moving average, the combined market sentiment measure, Sentscore for the top 10 coins by market capitalization dropped again, for the second week in a row, from 5.5/10 we’ve seen last Monday, to 5.17 today, according to Omenics, a crypto market...
The Department of Useless Images
18.11.2019
Gerry McGovern:
The Web is smothering in useless images. These clichéd, stock images communicate absolutely nothing of value, interest or use. They are one of the worst forms of digital pollution because they take up space on the page, forcing more useful content out of sight. They also slow down...
Maker Launches New Dai Today, Expects to Phase-Out Old Dai in Months
18.11.2019
MakerDAO launches Multi-Collateral Dai today, expecting old Dai to phase-out in several months
The Crypto Companies Reinventing the Wallet
15.11.2019
You wouldn’t think there was much to improve about cryptocurrency wallets. Save for a few UX improvements here and there, what’s to reinvent? A surprising amount, it turns out. This year has seen a resurgence in wallet investment and innovation, with VCs throwing funds at startups...
The Amazingly Useful Tools from Yoksel
15.11.2019
I find myself web searching for some tool by Yoksel at least every month. I figured I'd list out some of my favorites here in case you aren't aware of them.
Need to duo-tone an image? SVG filters can do that. Lentie Ward wrote about it for us, and Yoksel has a tool to create the filters...
Bitcoin Turns Out to be a Disgrace as it Tests Imminent Supports
15.11.2019
Bitcoin surrounds itself around the major support area at $8,500 BTC price faces a strong selling pressure There will be a persistent bearish line formed if the price falls below $8,400, the lowest in the said time frame Bitcoin (BTC) is considered a mighty investment for the long-term; however...
VeChain Stands Out in the Market; VET Makes an Exceptional 16.5% Growth
15.11.2019
VeChain price has been up by 16.5% in the last 24 hours It may find the next halt at 0.0083 USD VET coin seems to have found the jackpot or the path to become one of the super leagues. Over the last 24 hours, it has gained a whopping 16.5%, and the price has surged …
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Walmart Canada Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Freight and Payment System
14.11.2019
Walmart Canada has launched an automated blockchain-based network for freight tracking and payments management
Thoughts After Looking at the Web Almanac’s Chapter on CSS
13.11.2019
Woah, I didn't see this coming! The HTTP Archive dropped this big "state of the web" report called Web Almanac with guest writers exploring data from 5.8 million websites.
Una Kravetz and Adam Argyle wrote the CSS chapter. The point is to squeeze a digestible amount of insight out of a mountain's...