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Computable Functions Verified on Bitcoin — How BitVM Seeks to Elevate BTC’s Smart Contract Game
12.10.2023
A new computing model, BitVM, aims to enhance Bitcoin’s smart contract capabilities without requiring changes to the blockchain’s consensus rules. The white paper, published on October 9, 2023, has drawn significant attention and its fair share of criticism. Can BitVM Set a...
Chinese “Super SIM” Cards to Feature New Digital Yuan Functions
21.9.2023
New Chinese “Super SIM” cards will function as digital yuan wallets, smartcards, and ID cards as the nation’s CBDC pilot continues.
Chinese mobile operators such as China Mobile have been working on so-called “Super SIM” offerings since 2016.
They have added a range of functionality to the cards...
Defining Oracles: Enablers of the Decentralized Finance World
13.9.2023
Oracles are entities that enable various functions in blockchain structures by providing access to legacy or offchain information systems, acting as data ports for decentralized finance applications. These oracles act as information providers for tasks that require either the posting of data...
Lido assures LDO, stETH tokens remain safe despite flaw in token contract
11.9.2023
The “fake deposit” attack enables bad actors to execute a transfer where the requested value is larger than what the user actually owns
JPMorgan Analyzes De-Dollarization Risk, Potential for Chinese Yuan to Displace US Dollar as Reserve Currency
5.9.2023
JPMorgan has provided an analysis of the risks of de-dollarization and the potential for the Chinese yuan to displace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. The global investment bank says the renminbi could assume “some of the current functions of the dollar among non-aligned countries...
Nexo Mastercard Adds Credit and Debit Toggle to Optimize Crypto Usage
1.9.2023
Nexo has introduced a new “Dual Mode” feature on its cryptocurrency Mastercard, allowing users to switch between debit and credit functions to optimize cryptocurrency spending. Nexo Unveils Dual Mode Card Capabilities to Streamline Crypto Payments Nexo‘s new feature enables...
Paypal USD: Boon for Ethereum but not decentralization, says community
8.8.2023
Proponents say PayPal’s PYUSD could see Ethereum become the money layer of the internet, while opponents argue that it’ll act like a poorly designed CBDC
AI optimizing crypto exchange functions - Bitget exec
19.7.2023
Artificial intelligence tools are providing solutions to various functions and departments within major cryptocurrency exchanges
BoE fintech head says crypto doesn’t ‘fulfill any of the functions of money’
9.5.2023
At a recent event, Tom Mutton, the Bank of England’s head of fintech, touted the privacy benefits of CBDCs while denouncing the anonymity of cryptocurrencies
How to Use Your Domain on Bluesky
8.5.2023
Bluesky is a hot new social networking platform that functions like Twitter from Twitter’s original founder. New users are flooding into the platform as a respite from Elon Musk’s vision of Twitter and the fumbles that have happened since his takeover. Upon signing up for Bluesky, your...
Chainlink Functions go live on Avalanche Fuji testnet
8.5.2023
Chainlink Functions, which is basically a serverless developer platform, has now been positioned live on the Avalanche Fuji testnet. It functions by providing the opportunity for just about any user to be able to successfully link a smart contract with any Web2 API. Chainlink Functions opens...
Creating a Clock with the New CSS sin() and cos() Trigonometry Functions
8.3.2023
CSS trigonometry functions are here! Well, they are if you’re using the latest versions of Firefox and Safari, that is. Having this sort of mathematical power in CSS opens up a whole bunch of possibilities. In this tutorial, I thought …
Creating a Clock with the New CSS sin() and cos()...
Chainlink Functions introduced: Link the World’s APIs to the Web3
2.3.2023
The declaration has been made regarding the delivery of Chainlink Functions. This serverless developer platform provides the opportunity for one and all to conveniently connect a smart contract to just about any Web2 API. In turn, one will be able to carry out custom computations with...
Chinese Central Bank Updates Digital Yuan App, Adds Gift Functions
28.12.2022
The central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has updated its digital yuan app – and is attempting to drive up adoption with new gifting and invitation functions.
The newspaper Beijing Business Today reported that the smartphone app, which was launched in January this year, has undergone another...
WDRL — Edition 307: Test Selectors in CSS, image() functions, readable typo, and speeding up JavaScript libraries.
21.12.2022
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Alibaba’s Alipay & Taobao Platform to Launch Digital Yuan Pay Functions
13.12.2022
An affiliate of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba has claimed that it will allow customers to pay with the digital yuan on its Taobao e-commerce platform, in addition to the market-leading Alipay e-payments platform.
Per Sina Technology, the announcement was made by Li Chen, Chief Compliance Officer...
How to Extend Prototypes with JavaScript
31.10.2022
One of the ideological sticking points of the first JavaScript framework was was extending prototypes vs. wrapping functions. Frameworks like MooTools and Prototype extended prototypes while jQuery and other smaller frameworks did not. Each had their benefits, but ultimately all these years later...
Collective #732
6.10.2022
State of CSS * js13kGames 2022 winners * Use cases for CSS comparison functions
React Hooks: The Deep Cuts
13.7.2022
Hooks are reusable functions. They allow you to use state and other features (e.g. lifecycle methods and so on) without writing a class. Hook functions let us “hook into” the React state lifecycle using functional components, allowing us to manipulate …
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Meta Launches Meta Pay, a Metaverse Dedicated Digital Wallet
27.6.2022
Meta, the metaverse-based platform, has announced the launch of a new wallet directed to support value interaction in the metaverse. Meta Pay, a rebrand of the former Facebook Pay service, will keep fulfilling the same functions that Facebook Pay did in the past, but will be developed as...