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Sweden’s ‘Lagom’ Response to Coronavirus: No Masks, Keep The Economy Going With a “No Limit” Printing Press
7.4.2020
The Coronavirus in Sweden has so far claimed 611 deaths, with 7849 confirmed cases. Swedish people still send their kids to school and are not hoarding much of anything compared to countries like the US. But just like in most of the world many businesses are hit hard, and the country's central bank...
Learn Eleventy From Scratch
7.4.2020
The latest edition of Andy Bell’s Piccalilli landed in my inbox this morning with a sweet offer: preorder Andy’s course on learning Eleventy from scratch at a third of the price.
Why the plug? No, not sponsorships or anything like that. I just happen to hear a heckuva lot about Eleventy...
Revolut Expands Crypto Offering – But Not in the US
6.4.2020
Fintech challenger bank Revolut accelerated its plans to offer crypto buy and sell services due to recent actions by central banks, said head of crypto Edward Cooper
Bitcoin Needs To Make an Effort to Not Waste This Crisis
3.4.2020
While many bitcoin (BTC) hodlers hope that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and troubles in the traditional financial markets - or exactly because of them - BTC will skyrocket, it might not happen without the active involvement of the Cryptoverse itself.
"In addition to the unique properties...
Getting JavaScript to Talk to CSS and Sass
3.4.2020
JavaScript and CSS have lived beside one another for upwards of 20 years. And yet it’s been remarkably tough to share data between them. There have been large attempts, sure. But, I have something simple and intuitive in mind — something not involving a structural change, but rather putting...
Blockchain Is Not a Panacea for Finance, Says Russian Bank Official
3.4.2020
The Central Bank of Russia's Deputy Governor Olga Skorobogatova said that blockchain proved to be far from the "universal solution" many claimed it would be
Binance Research Finds Bitcoin Correlated to Stocks — But Not For Long
3.4.2020
New data shows Bitcoin and US equity indexes have a moderate correlation — but gold is doing its own thing
typespecimens.io
2.4.2020
If you’re looking for a new typeface for that side project of yours then here’s a great website by John D. Jameson that collects a bunch of the latest type specimen websites. Everything is on display here, from the daring and bold, to those that are a bit more professional and reserved.
Not only...
Research: Bitcoin Still Correlated with US Markets, But Not for Long
2.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) prices have been correlated with American equities of late, but that situation is set to change, per a new report.
This was the key takeaway from a study published by Binance Research, a unit the global crypto exchange, aimed at uncovering the full effect of the current...
FATF Report: US Is Not Focusing Enough on Crypto Financial Risk
2.4.2020
FATF is grading the U.S. with the equivalent of a “B” for its cryptocurrency regulation
Prosecutors Charge Two Men over Coincheck Hack, But Not For Hacking
2.4.2020
Tokyo prosecutors have formally charged two men with handling stolen cryptoassets as part of the investigation into the January 2018 hack on crypto exchange Coincheck – still the biggest crypto heist in human history.
Per media outlet Nikkei, the two men, an Osaka-based 39-year-old and a doctor...
Amended Ripple Class-Action Covers Possibility XRP Is Not a Security
1.4.2020
XRP investors have amended a class action lawsuit against Ripple to cater for an outcome where the token is ruled to not be a security
Amended Lawsuit Against Ripple Now Offers Theory That XRP May Not Be a Security
1.4.2020
While the lawsuit against Ripple Labs still alleges the firm broke securities laws, the plaintiffs now seem to be hedging their bets
Not April Fool’s — Trump Hints at $9 Oil After Accidental Bitcoin Plug
1.4.2020
Donald Trump has endorsed meddling in the dollar supply and now thinks just 9 of them could buy a barrel of oil
How to Trade Bitcoin Using Leverage and Not Worry About Liquidation
1.4.2020
Options trading provides a unique type of insurance to traders and limits the possibility of being liquidated, a frequent occurrence in futures trading
Financial Bazookas Revealed – Market Strategists Believe the Fed Will Purchase Stocks Soon
1.4.2020
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies may be the only free-market assets left not manipulated by central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve. Since the covid-19 outbreak, the Fed has unleashed a massive arsenal of monetary weapons to combat the effects on the economy. After the significant rate cuts...
Max Stoiber’s Strong Opinion About Margins
31.3.2020
Going with that title instead of the classic developer clickbait version Max used. ;)
We should ban margin from our components.
Don’t use margin?! This thing I’ve been doing my entire career and don’t have any particular problems with?!
Well, that’s not exactly Max’s...
Bitcoin Halving Capitulation: ‘Mining Death Spirals Don’t Happen in Real Life,’ Says Report
31.3.2020
As the bitcoin halving approaches, crypto-mining ‘death spirals’ and miner capitulation have become prominent topics among digital currency enthusiasts. Despite the trending discussions, Coinshares head of research Christopher Bendiksen published a study that says “[bitcoin]...
Nic Carter: ‘If You’re Not Radicalized, You’re Not Paying Attention’
31.3.2020
Castle Island Ventures and Coin Metrics co-founder joins to discuss cascading crises, crypto dollarization and the state of the bitcoin narrative
US Mortgage Industry Could Collapse as Housing Crisis Looms, Experts Say
31.3.2020
The U.S. mortgage industry faces collapse once again, this time due to the economic consequences following the coronavirus outbreak and massive job losses. Up to 50% of borrowers could default on their mortgage payments, according to industry estimates. Since the stimulus bill signed by President...