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Weekly Platform News: Improving UX on Slow Connections, a Tip for Writing Alt Text and a Polyfill for the HTML loading attribute
23.8.2019
In this week's roundup, how to determine a slow connection, what we should put into alt text for images, and a new polyfill for the HTML loading attribute, plus more.
Detecting users on slow connections
Algolia is using the Network Information API (see the API’s Chrome status page) to detect users...
QuadrigaCX Users Request Information on Recent Loss of 103 Bitcoins
18.8.2019
Clients of, currently not functioning Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX are seeking additional information about the current loss of 103 Bitcoins (BTC) through the fund’s recovery. One of the Biggest Four accounting firms EY (Ernst and Young) was chosen by QuadrigaCX as...
US Court Temporarily Freezes $8M in Response to SEC Request Yesterday
13.8.2019
U.S. district court has approved of the temporary freeze on $8 million of a New York citizen and two of his entities’ related assets following the U.S. SEC
Getting on US Based Exchanges No.1 Priority, Says Justin Sun After Request from Community
10.8.2019
Binance Exchange has released a list of tokens being evaluated for listing them of its US marketplace. These tokens include big names like EOS, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Ethereum Classic, USDT, Stellar, Ripple, and others. However, despite all the recent developments and progress, TRON has failed to make...
Indian Supreme Court Heard Crypto Case in Depth Today
8.8.2019
The Indian supreme court finally heard the crypto case today after postponing it several times. The court addressed the government’s crypto policy as well as the writ petitions challenging the banking restriction by the central bank. The latter was heard in some detail while the former...
Fetching Data in React using React Async
1.8.2019
You’re probably used to fetching data in React using axios or fetch. The usual method of handling data fetching is to:
Make the API call.
Update state using the response if all goes as planned.
Or, in cases where errors are encountered, an error message is displayed to the user.
There will always...
New Bitcoin Cash Specs Propose Heightened Privacy and Double-Spend Proofs
31.7.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) development continues as software engineers have revealed two distinct concepts that aim to boost the BCH network. Bitcoin Cash developer Tom Zander has announced new documentation concerning the vision of a double-spend proofs, which now exists as a pull request to...
Facebook Libra Hasn’t Responded to Information Request: Swiss Watchdog
24.7.2019
Facebook hasn't responded to a request by Switzerland’s data privacy regulator for more details on Libra, despite the project being based in Geneva
New Cryptocurrency Bill Advances in Japan, Regulator Explains
30.5.2019
Japan’s House of Representatives has passed a new cryptocurrency bill with additional requests for the government to incorporate into law. News.Bitcoin.com talked to Japan’s top financial regulator to find out the implications of this bill and the proposed resolution. Also read: Indian...
Creating Interactive Maps in WordPress with MapSVG
29.5.2019
The MapSVG plugin for WordPress allows you to create feature-rich, interactive maps quickly and through a smart admin UI. Interactive maps are a common request for projects when you need to visualize impact over particular locations. If you are already on WordPress, this comprehensive plugin could...
10 Web Performance Audit Tips for Your Next Billion Users in 2018: Bundle Splitting, Deferred Loading and Prefetching
29.5.2019
Since the advent of module bundling, we thought all our asset request got solved because the bundler hands us a single bundle that represents everything. We just shove this bundle right into our ap
China Releases New Crypto Rankings
27.5.2019
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has released its latest rankings of 35 crypto projects that were evaluated over the past two months. While several top positions remain unchanged, Bitcoin has climbed up the overall ranking. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Postpones...
New Zealand Blockchain Group to Request Government Blockchain Strategy
22.5.2019
The New Zealand-based blockchain collective BlockchainNZ will request that the country’s parliament form a national blockchain strategy
Electroneum (ETN) has Landed Approval for App Update from Apple
17.5.2019
On 15th May, Electroneum, the mobile-based payment solution made an announcement of Twitter. They shared the good news about Apple approving its request for the recent update in their app on the Apple Store platform. What effect this update would have on the iOS users? Well, as per the post,...
The Decision On Bitwise’ ETF Request Gets Postponed By The U.S SEC Twice In A Row
15.5.2019
It seems like Bitwise Asset Management has ‘wait and patience’ showing up on their cards. Four months ago, the company submitted a request to the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission for an approval on Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal. The results on the matter were expected...
Tether, Bitfinex Request Lessening of Cash Use Restrictions Imposed by Injunction Order
14.5.2019
Lawyers for Tether and Bitfinex have sent a letter to a judge, asking for more leniency in the use of cash restrictions imposed by last month’s injunction
Inline SVG… Cached
12.4.2019
I wrote that using inline <svg> icons makes for the best icon system. I still think that's true. It's the easiest possible way to drop an icon onto a page. No network request, perfectly styleable.
But inlining code has some drawbacks, one of which is that it doesn't take advantage...
HTML, CSS and our vanishing industry entry points
7.2.2019
Rachel Andrew:
There is something remarkable about the fact that, with everything we have created in the past 20 years or so, I can still take a complete beginner and teach them to build a simple webpage with HTML and CSS, in a day. We don’t need to talk about tools or frameworks, learn how...
Collective #431
9.7.2018
Browsh * CSS Nesting Request * Itty.bitty * UnusedCSS * Design Systems at GitHub * The CSS Paint API * Podmap
Collective #431 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Reinvest Your Time with HelloSign API
5.7.2018
HelloSign API makes it simple to embed secure and legally binding eSignatures directly into any website. It's 2x faster to implement than other eSign solutions and is also the only eSign API that allows customers to completely white label the integration, meaning our customers can give their...