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BIS Wants ‘Level Playing Field’ for Banks Amid Threat From Firms Like Facebook
24.6.2019
The Bank for International Settlements has expressed concerns over the expected disruption as big tech firms like Facebook enter the financial space
Drop caps & design systems
19.6.2019
Ethan Marcotte has written up his process for how to make drop caps accessible for screen readers and browsers alike. All of that is very interesting and I’m sure I’ll use a technique like this in the near future, but the part that made me hop out of my seat is where Ethan notes his experience with...
If you can build a site with WordPress.com, you should build your site on WordPress.com.
18.6.2019
That’s what I like to tell people. I’ve seen too many websites die off, often damaging the company along the way because the technical debt of hosting and maintaining the website is too much in the long term. For a few examples, there is the domain name itself to handle and the tricky DNS settings...
How to Invest in Cryptocurrency Without Worrying About Volatility
18.6.2019
Seeing the value of your portfolio fluctuating can keep you up at night or push you to sell when prices are low, especially in a fast moving market like cryptocurrency. Luckily, there are ways to mitigate that. Also Read: Bitcoin Cash Development Fund Receives Massive Support Use Dollar Cost...
Managing State in React using Unstated-Next
17.6.2019
In a previous post, we saw how to manage state using Unstated. As you might recall, Unstated uses React’s built-in setState to allow you create components that can consume state by subscribing to a provider — like the React’s Context API.
Well, we’re going to build off that last post by looking...
Game of Thrones Quiz Game with React and GraphQL: Handling Mutations with 8base
17.6.2019
To begin creating questions, we’ll have to run mutations on the Questions table; a quick trick is to look at the 8base API explorer to see how the mutation script should look like. Go the to 8base
What’s the Deal With the Lightning Network?
17.6.2019
Remember that layer two scaling solution they promised for Bitcoin back in the day? Does anyone know what happened to it? It feels like we’ve been waiting for a finished Lightning Network longer than Mt. Gox victims have been awaiting restitution. For now, Lightning is accessible to users...
Piixpay Lets You Pay Bills and Invoices With Cryptocurrency
15.6.2019
If you need to regularly cover fiat payments but prefer to use your digital assets, a platform like Piixpay can be very helpful. The payment provider allows you to use cryptocurrencies to pay invoices, bills and make other recurring payments to recipients that still accept only traditional money....
Components, yo.
14.6.2019
I see VuePress just went 1.0. Explained simply, it's a static site generator based on Vue. But of course, you work in Vue, which means you work in components.
All the modern JavaScript frameworks are component-based. Even when they disagree with each other about specific things (like how Svelte...
Facebook Coin Raises Over USD 120M from Visa, PayPal and the Like
14.6.2019
Social media giant Facebook has reportedly managed to find more than a dozen companies that will invest in its payments project, Libra, around USD 10 million each.
Venture capitalists, financial, e-commerce, telecommunications companies such as Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Holdings and Uber...
New Monero Botnet Looks Like Last Year’s Outlaw Attack
13.6.2019
A rogue botnet uses a brute force attack and Secure Shell (SSH) exploit to give the attackers remote access to victim’s systems in order to mine Monero
Collective #524
13.6.2019
The Layout Instability API * Write HTML Like It's 1999 * JavaScript questions * Pika CDN * The Economics of Open Source
Collective #524 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Drawing Realistic Clouds with SVG and CSS
13.6.2019
Greek mythology tells the story of Zeus creating the cloud nymph, Nephele. Like other Greek myths, this tale gets pretty bizarre and X-rated. Here’s a very abridged, polite version.
Nephele, we are told, was created by Zeus in the image of his own beautiful wife. A mortal meets Nephele, falls...
A11Y with Lindsey
13.6.2019
Lindsey Kopacz has a wonderful blog about accessibility. I've seen a number of her articles making the rounds lately and I was like, dang I better make sure I'm subscribed. For example:
An Introduction to ARIA States
3 Simple Tips to Improve Keyboard Accessibility
Create custom keyboard accessible...
‘It Feels Like Family’: Bitcoiners Gather for Security Conference in Amsterdam
11.6.2019
For Breaking Bitcoin 2019, technologists gathered in Amsterdam to explore the future of bitcoin
Everything You Need to Know About Date in JavaScript
11.6.2019
Date is weird in JavaScript. It gets on our nerves so much that we reach for libraries (like Date-fns and Moment) the moment (ha!) we need to work with date and time.
But we don't always need to use libraries. Date can actually be quite simple if you know what to watch out for. In this article...
Verge (XVG) Price Analysis: Partnering with Vendors Like XcelPay & Paycent Will Enhance Its Usability
9.6.2019
Verge’s iOS wallet got a new update with an addition of 13 new languages. The development team recently organized the Second Verge Currency Meetup in Rotterdam. In the meetup, Verge partnered with XcelTrip and XcelPay. This will allow the Verge (XVG) to enhance its outreach. As the altcoin can...
IOTA (MIOTA) Price Analysis: IOTA Recently Listed in Exchanges Like Cumberland & Piexgo
9.6.2019
IOTA (MIOTA) recently announced ‘Coordicide Solution’ which is a distributed ledger technology aimed at removing the barriers to real-world adoption. Again, IOTA token is now available on Piexgo.com worldwide. Additionally, the altcoin is available Over-The-Counter on Cumberland exchange....
Observers Mock Fork Called Bitcoin2 That Pumps and Dumps on Two Exchanges
8.6.2019
Over the last 48 hours, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a Bitcoin snapshot fork called Bitcoin2. The little known coin gained over 5,200% since May 28 on only two exchanges and managed to get listed on Coinmarketcap.com as well. Bitcoin2 is believed to be merely a pump and dump...
Using DevTools to Improve the UX Design to Development Process
7.6.2019
I’d like to tell you how I see code and design intersect and support one another. Specifically, I want to cover how designers can use code in their everyday work. I suggest this not because it’s a required skill, but because even a baseline understanding of coding can make designs better and...