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G7 Leaders Talk Cryptocurrency and Libra, Pledge to ‘Act Quickly’
18.7.2019
The G7 may throw up another roadblock for Facebook and its Libra project, as prominent attendees at a summit of ministers and central bankers expressed concerns – and promised action.
The summit is currently ongoing in Chantilly, France, and attendees include American Treasury Secretary Steven...
Multi-Line Truncation with Pure CSS
17.7.2019
Truncating a single line of text if is fairly straightforward. Truncating multiple lines is a bit harder. Using just CSS (no JavaScript or server-side dancing) is nice for the simplicity. It's gotten a little easier lately since Firefox (since version 68) has started supporting the ultra-bizarre...
Swiss Crypto Broker Bitcoin Suisse Applies for Banking and Securities Licenses
17.7.2019
These anticipatory steps have been taking in face of a "maturing" regulatory environment, as the firm plans to expand its crypto-related financial services
Lightning Network’s Antifraud Methods Inferior to Nakamoto Consensus, Research Shows
17.7.2019
The Lightning Network, the touted scaling solution for the BTC chain, has recently seen its capacity decrease significantly and the beta project is still best suited for a cliche of technically savvy users. Now according to an analysis by Bitmex Research, the Lightning Network’s nodes have...
Improving Video Accessibility with WebVTT
17.7.2019
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
- Tim Berners-Lee
Accessibility is an important element of web development, and with the ever-growing prevalence of video content, the necessity for captioned content is growing...
Micro Frontends
17.7.2019
One random day not long ago, I started hearing joke after joke about "micro frontends" — sort of how I first learned about Toast. I didn't understand the source until asking around, which uncovered this article from Cam Jackson.
In this article we'll describe a recent trend of breaking...
Cardano Vs. EOS: Cardano (ADA) And EOS Dip By 15% Each Within A Day
17.7.2019
ADA slumps by 15% from $0.060 to $0.051 within a day EOS slips by 15% in a day from $4.32 to $3.64 The current market performances of most of the cryptocurrencies have touched rock bottom as soon as Bitcoin started trading below $10,000 and same is the case with Cardano and EOS tokens. Both tokens...
Overstock’s tZERO Lures New Execs from Barclays and IMAX
17.7.2019
The security token platform is strengthening its leadership team with three new hires as it prepares to onboard more tokens
SEC Begins Green-Lighting Token Offerings
17.7.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently made history when it green-lighted two token offerings under Regulation A+. “This is the first time in U.S. history that a crypto token offering has received SEC qualification,” one of the two qualified issuers proclaims. Also read:...
Exclusive Interview With Jaynti Kanani, Co-founder and CEO of Matic Network
17.7.2019
Jaynti Kanani is the Co-founder and CEO of Matic Network which was established in October 2017. He kick-started his career as a Senior Software Engineer in Persistent Systems in 2011. He has an incredible experience in leading the data science team at Housing.com, a promising real estate startup...
PR: Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority Approves Tokenized Real Estate Investment Product
17.7.2019
CROWDLITOKEN AG pioneers and starts distribution of a digital bond – European retail investors benefit as well
For the first time in Europe, the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) has approved the offering prospectus for a tokenised real estate investment product. CROWDLITOKEN AG...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Signaling Bearish Continuation
17.7.2019
Yesterday, we discussed the importance of the USD 11,000 resistance. BTC/USD made an attempt to continue higher, but the bulls failed to gain momentum. As a result, bitcoin price started a fresh decline and broke a few important supports near the USD 10,200 and USD 10,000 level. The price declined...
How They Will Attack Bitcoin: The Hypocritical Shock Campaign of US Monetary Policy
17.7.2019
On July 16, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave a short press briefing discussing cryptocurrencies and the pressing need for regulation. A 28-minute slodge of alphabet agency soup, studded with calculated mentions of “terrorism” nearly every minute, casual...
Amazon And Uber Must Use Cryptocurrencies Like XRP; Says Ripple CTO, David Schwartz
17.7.2019
Ripple has been one of the most active crypto projects globally, and the company has been pushing harder for expanding adoption. One such effort was apparent at the recently concluded WeAreDevelopers Conference in Berlin, Germany. Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz, in his speech...
Global Crypto War Is Heating up – Iran Next in Line With Its Own Gold-Backed Coin
17.7.2019
Control of the U.S. dollar and the global financial system that depends on it gives the American government an incredibly powerful tool in shaping international affairs. As such, it is not surprising that its geopolitical rivals around the world will try to exploit the invention of cryptocurrency...
How to Create and Airdrop Your Own Token to Your Friends
16.7.2019
Roughly a year ago, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) debuted on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network, giving anyone the ability to mint, store, receive, and send SLP tokens. Since then there’s been a ton of tokens created on the BCH network as the simplicity of the system outpaces tokens built...
Libra Hearing: 'Toddler With Matches and the Game of Trust'
16.7.2019
David Marcus. On Tuesday, Republican and Democratic Senators were grilling social media giant Facebook over its plans together with at least another 27 partners to launch the Libra project.
“Facebook has demonstrated through scandal after scandal that it doesn’t deserve our trust. We’d be crazy...
A Peek at New Methods Coming to Promises
16.7.2019
Promises are one of the most celebrated features introduced to JavaScript. Having a native asynchronous artifact baked right into the language has opened up a new era, changing not only how we write code but also setting up the base for other freat APIs — like fetch!
Let's step back a moment...
Finally… A Post on Finally in Promises
16.7.2019
“When does finally fire in a JavaScript promise?” This is a question I was asked in a recent workshop and I thought I’d write up a little post to clear up any confusion.
The answer is, to quote Snape:
...always.
The basic structure is like this:
try {
// I’ll try to execute some code...
Detect Cryptocurrency by Wallet Address
16.7.2019
I’ve always been a massive advocate of cryptocurrency. I love the technology, the ease of use, and the freedom that cryptocurrencies bring to the world. Despite my love of crypto, I know that adoption will take a long time and that the state of crypto is not friendly to new adopters. One scary part...