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Accessibility and web performance are not features, they’re the baseline
16.8.2019
This week I’ve been brooding about web performance and accessibility. It all began when Ethan Marcotte made a lot of great notes about the accessibility issues that are common with AMP:
In the recordings above, I’m trying to navigate through the AMP Story. And as I do, VoiceOver describes a page...
WDRL — Edition 272: Unactionable Advice, Bye iframes Hello ShadowDOM, And Teams Not Made Of Stars.
16.8.2019
Hey,
what’s more powerful than a star who knows everything? Well, a team not made of stars but of people who love what they do, like their company’s vision and can work together, support each other. Like a galaxy made of stars — where not every star shines and also doesn’t need...
Bitcoin and Altcoins at Continued Risk of Weakness
16.8.2019
After a strong decline, bitcoin price recovered above the USD 10,000 resistance level. BTC/USD even traded above USD 10,150, but it struggled to gain strength above USD 10,350 and USD 10,400. As a result, the bears took back control and pushed the price back below the USD 10,000 support level....
Hong Kong Protest Leader Hopes to Incite Run on Chinese Banks
16.8.2019
The 11th week of protesting in Hong Kong has passed as the world has witnessed massive sit-ins at the national airport and demonstrations across several locations citywide. The 2019 anti-extradition bill protests have affected Hong Kong’s local economy, investors have dumped on the benchmark...
Carey Olsen and JTC Help Criptyque To Secure Jersey Crypto Exchange License
16.8.2019
Legal financial advising firm Carey Olsen and wealth services provider JTC have reportedly helped Criptyque in acquiring a Jersey crypto exchange license. This will help the secure mobile communication service provider to operate its soon-to-be-launched crypto exchange PryvateX. PryvateX will...
These Portfolio Tracking Tools Will Also Prepare Your Crypto Taxes
16.8.2019
Tax season is months away, which is why you need to start preparing for it now. Leave everything to the last minute and you’ll only end up cursing your procrastination. Organize your cryptocurrency activity in advance and you’ll breeze through tax deadline day without so much...
Dallas Mavericks Fans Can Now Purchase Tickets and Merchandise with Bitcoin
16.8.2019
Since early last year adopting cryptocurrency has been in mind for the Mavs, when billionaire tech investor and the owner of the team, Mark Cuban indicated that fans would soon have the option to utilize Bitcoin to purchase tickets to the group’s games. Mark Cuban, one of the first...
Weekly Platform News: HTML Loading Attribute, the Main ARIA Specifications, and Moving from iFrame to Shadow DOM
15.8.2019
In this week's roundup of platform news, Chrome introduces a new attribute for loading, accessibility specifications for web developers, and the BBC moves visualizations to the Shadow DOM.
Chrome ships the loading attribute
The HTML loading attribute for lazy-loading images and iframes is...
Samsung Adds Bitcoin Support to Its Blockchain Keystore
15.8.2019
On August 13, Samsung, the South Korean multinational conglomerate, published the company’s new Blockchain Keystore SDK for developers and the latest release supports Bitcoin Core (BTC). The version follows Samsung’s previous Keystore release which only supported ETH and the ERC20...
Shinhan Bank Partners with GroundX and Hexlant to Build Blockchain Enhanced Security System
15.8.2019
One of the most established and most significant banks in South Korea, Shinhan has collaborated with two fintech firms to initiate a new security framework utilizing blockchain technology. Recently, Shinhan Bank inked an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with fintech firm Ground X and blockchain...
Ron Paul Slams Fednow Payment System and Encourages Crypto Competition
15.8.2019
Ron Paul, the muckraking former congressman from Texas, is stirring things up once again, this time taking aim at the new real-time digital payment system proposed last week by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Presented as an innovative solution by government and media voices, the cryptosphere received...
Awesome Demos Roundup #7
15.8.2019
The seventh edition of our monthly demos roundup that will get your creative coding juices flowing.
Awesome Demos Roundup #7 was written by Mary Lou and published on Codrops
Front Conference in Zürich
15.8.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
I'm so excited to be heading to Zürich, Switzerland for Front Conference (Love that name and URL!). I've never been to Switzerland before, so I'm excited about that, but of course, the web nerd in me is excited to be at the conference with lots of fellow webfolk. Some...
Why US BTC ETFs Matter if ‘No One Cares’ About European ETNs and ETPs
15.8.2019
As a new round of decisions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on bitcoin-backed exchange traded funds (ETFs) is expected in the coming months, questions are now being asked on why it even matters.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV on Wednesday with Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise...
PR: Australian Bitcoin Cash Conference Brings Cryptocurrency Leaders to Townsville
15.8.2019
Global leaders from the Bitcoin Cash community will gather at the first Bitcoin Cash City Conference in Australia, being held in Townsville on September 4 & 5.
Townsville has really embraced Bitcoin Cash, so hosting this conference in the cozy, coastal suburb was a natural next step....
Bitcoin and Altcoins Breakdown Could Trigger Additional Losses
15.8.2019
This week, we saw a steady decline in bitcoin price below the USD 11,200 and USD 11,000 support levels. Yesterday, we discussed the chances of bearish continuation below the USD 10,500 support area. BTC/USD did move down and fell significantly below the USD 10,000 support. Also, altcoins failed...
Central Banks Worldwide Testing Their Own Digital Currencies
15.8.2019
Central banks worldwide are examining the possibility of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with some already testing theirs for different uses. Countries that have advanced their digital currency projects include China, Singapore, Canada, the Bahamas, Thailand, Uruguay, and Sweden....
Alcor Life Extension Foundation Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations
15.8.2019
Alcor Life Extension Foundation has revealed the company is accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) donations. Alcor was convinced by Bitcoin.com’s executive chairman Roger Ver to add BCH acceptance, the same person who convinced Alcor to accept BTC payments via Bitpay back in 2014. The nonprofit...
Neo (NEO) Falls due to the Market Pressure; Ethereum Classic (ETC) and Cardano (ADA) walk up on the Weekly Chart
15.8.2019
ETC to USD Price Chart: Ethereum Classic (ETC) is reflecting an extraordinary potential lately. The coin is contradicting from the current market trend and climbing up. The coin opened today with an upsurge and is presently trading at $5.9. The market cap is noted as $663,712,322. Ethereum Classic...
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV) Open with an Upsurge; Litecoin (LTC) Price Comes Under Market Pressure
14.8.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Price Analysis: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was walking through its way of success from the past couple of days. The coin embarked on a downtrend in the market today. We are positive that the intraday loss wouldn’t harm the investors much. Let’s have a look at the weekly chart. The coin...