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“Off The Main Thread”
10.9.2019
JavaScript is what they call "single-threaded." As Brian Barbour puts it:
This means it has one call stack and one memory heap.
We all feel a symptom of that regularly in the form of performance jank and non-interactivity on elements or entire sites. If we give JavaScript lots of jobs and it gets...
Total Surveillance Coin Will Be a Dystopia if Controlled by Facebook or Government
10.9.2019
Digital currency provides unprecedented abilities to spy on and control what people do, and having that power in the hands of a few people is very dangerous. The Big Tech monopolies of Silicon Valley are building a future where your every action is monitored, and giving Facebook control over what...
The D&DD Summit takes over Tel Aviv for Blockchain Week 2019
10.9.2019
Tel Aviv Blockchain week is quickly approaching and the D&DD Summit is the event that everyone wants to attend. Israel has built a strong reputation as a worldwide leader in the fintech and cybersecurity space. And keeping in line with […]
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The D&DD Summit takes over Tel Aviv for Blockchain Week 2019
10.9.2019
Tel Aviv Blockchain week is quickly approaching and the D&DD Summit is the event that everyone wants to attend. Israel has built a strong reputation as a worldwide leader in the fintech and cybersecurity space. And keeping in line with […]
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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...
Hubii and Microsoft to Officially Reveal “Nahmii” at Upcoming Blockchain Event
10.9.2019
Hubii and Microsoft are all set to announce nahmii officially at a forthcoming blockchain event called “Microsoft and hubii – Blockchain in Practice.” Nahmii is the latest Microsoft Azure-powered scaling solution that concentrates on preparing Ethereum in a way that makes it usable...
Gemini Launches Custody for 18 Cryptos Including Bitcoin, Ether, Enjin and More
10.9.2019
The Gemini exchange is launching an institutional-grade crypto custody solution, with 18 digital assets supported for now
India’s Popular ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Show Gives Crypto a Boost
10.9.2019
One of the most popular reality TV shows in India called Kaun Banega Crorepati, based on the show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,’ has just given crypto a boost. A contestant on the show was asked a question about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, and the show’s host, Amitabh...
You gotta want it
10.9.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 9 September, 2019 Eagerness "That which any one has been long learning unwillingly, he unlearns with proportional eagerness and haste." - William Hazlitt Welcome back to a new week! Grab your cuppa coffee and […]
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Roger Ver Shares His Story in New Video Series
10.9.2019
As someone who was there from virtually the start, Roger Ver has seen and done it all in Bitcoin. A tireless evangelist for Bitcoin since long before it was cool, Ver remains a vocal proponent of the benefits of peer-to-peer cash and its power to effect positive change in the world. Every day this...
CSS Security Vulnerabilities
9.9.2019
Don't read that headline and get worried. I don't think CSS is a particularly dangerous security concern and, for the most part, I don't think you need to worry about it.
But every once in a while, articles tend to circulate and get some attention as to the possibilities of what CSS can do that...
SEC Chair Clayton: Would-Be Bitcoin ETFs Have ‘Work Left to Be Done’
9.9.2019
There is “work left to be done” to address the SEC's concerns about bitcoin ETFs, its chairman said weeks before the deadline to approve or reject two proposals
Stellar Development Foundation and Keybase Jointly Launch $120M Airdrop
9.9.2019
The Stellar Development Foundation will conduct a $120 million airdrop in partnership with encrypted messenger Keybase
Despite Setbacks, Darknet Markets Show Continuous Growth in 2019
9.9.2019
Since the birth of the Silk Road, there’s been a cat and mouse game between global law enforcement and darknet market (DNM) operators. Over the last two years, law enforcement agencies have knocked out a slew of markets like Hansa and the massive Alphabay. Months later, Dream and Wall Street...
DTCC And Accenture Unveil Whitepaper Highlighting ‘DLT Governance Model’
9.9.2019
DTCC or The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation in collaboration with the software technology giant, Accenture, has published a whitepaper, Governing DLT Networks concerning the digital space. The whitepaper opines to introduce a governance operating framework centered around...
Collective #547
9.9.2019
How Video Games Inspire Great UX * js-noisy-gradient * PowerToys * SVG to JSX * Google Engineering Practices Documentation
Collective #547 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Crypto Banking Expands With Positive Interest Rates and New Services
9.9.2019
Banking, in the traditional sense of the term, has become a financial burden for account holders in regions where the era of subzero interest rates has already set in. European nations like Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Eurozone countries have been in negative territory for some time, and banks...
Bitmain Ramps Up Power and Efficiency With New Bitcoin Mining Machine
9.9.2019
Crypto mining giant Bitmain is launching two new models for its Antminer range, one of which is its most powerful yet
How to Contribute to an Open Source Project
9.9.2019
The following is going to get slightly opinionated and aims to guide someone on their journey into open source. As a prerequisite, you should have basic familiarity with the command line and Git. If you know the concepts and want to dive right into the step by step how-to guide, check out this part...
Insurance Giants Lloyd’s of London And Aon Plan To Explore The Crypto-Insurance Domain
9.9.2019
The crypto world received a jolt of surprise when English insurance big shots, Lloyd’s of London and Aon revealed their plans of venturing into the crypto-insurance business. Lloyd’s of London, the global leader of the insurance sector, boasts of the whopping market worth of over $45 Billion...