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‘Bitcoin Is Not a Privacy Coin’ Says Crypto Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos
9.7.2020
Andreas Antonopoulos discussed how he desired to see Bitcoin have more “privacy features” in a recent live stream Q&A session published on Youtube on July 7. Antonopoulos discussed the privacy-centric coin monero and concepts like stealth addresses and ring signatures. Every once...
The Tokenized Metaverse: Non-Fungible Token Sales to Surpass $100 Million
6.7.2020
On July 1, 2020, the partner of Polynexus Capital, Andrew Steinwold, detailed that the sales of blockchain-powered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are about to cross the $100 million mark. The popularity of NFTs has grown massive since 2017, as blockchain cards, collectibles, digital artwork, virtual...
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Brock Pierce Joins the 2020 US Presidential Election
6.7.2020
Blockchain entrepreneur and former Disney child actor, Brock Pierce, is running for President of the United States this election. Pierce announced he was running during America’s Independence Day celebration on July 4, the same day Kanye West revealed his candidacy. Pierce is an advocate...
Grid for layout, flexbox for components
26.6.2020
When should we reach for CSS grid and when should we use flexbox? Rachel Andrew wrote about this very conundrum way back in 2016:
Flexbox is essentially for laying out items in a single dimension – in a row OR a column. Grid is for layout of items in two dimensions – rows AND columns.
Ahmad...
New Zealand Police Seize $91 Million From Russian Bitcoin Exchange Operator
23.6.2020
Police in New Zealand confiscated NZ$140 million ($91 million) from Russian bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik is the alleged owner of the collapsed BTC-e exchange. The funds were seized from bank accounts held by Canton Business Corporation, a New Zealand-registered company...
This Political Conversation With Vitalik Buterin Shows How Ethereum Could Change the World
10.6.2020
Congressional candidate Jonathan Herzog hosted a live YouTube broadcast with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin on Monday, along with author Glen Weyl
Exoduses and Ex-Communications: Blowing Off Steemit with Andrew Levine
4.6.2020
“I think Steem is going to go down in history as the greatest blockchain you’ve never heard of.”
Ex-Yang Aide Is Running for Congress with Bitcoin and UBI on His Mind
4.6.2020
A former Yang aide running for Congress sees Bitcoin as a liberator, New York’s BitLicense as a hindrance and universal basic income as an imperative
Jack Dorsey Gives $5M to Support UBI — Could Crypto Deliver it?
22.5.2020
The Twitter CEO announced on May 21 that he would be giving $5 million to Humanity Forward, a UBI-proponent established by Andrew Yang
Bitcoin.com’s Mining Video Censored: The Tale of Youtube’s Blatant Censorship and Propaganda
18.5.2020
During the last few years, the Google-owned Youtube platform has been accused of massive censorship and in the last three months, the video streaming business resembles the Ministry of Propaganda, more than an online video-sharing platform. This week Bitcoin.com was also censored for sharing...
Justin Amash Reveals Third-Party Presidential Bid: Pro-Bitcoin Libertarian Candidate Targets Trump’s Seat
1.5.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump now has an unexpected challenger as the independent congressman from Michigan, Justin Amash, says he plans to run as a Libertarian candidate in the 2020 election. Besides John McAfee and Adam Kokesh, Amash is also a pro-crypto candidate, a believer in free markets,...
Purse.io Returns: Company Reveals Crypto Marketplace ‘Is Here to Stay’
27.4.2020
On April 17, new.Bitcoin.com reported on the crypto marketplace Purse.io announcing the company would dissolve. Six days later, Purse revealed that the team is reconsidering the decision and explained that well known bitcoin advocates reached out with interest in acquisition. More than a week...
To Justin Sun’s Chagrin, Huobi Listing Spikes Hive's Price by 600%
26.4.2020
The price of the community-led Steem hard fork Hive’s tokens have skyrocketed following the launch of trading on Huobi
$2K per Month for Every American: Andrew Yang Begs Congress to Pass Basic Income
26.4.2020
While most of the U.S. remains on lockdown, a few states across the nation are starting to open up businesses and lift restrictions. Meanwhile, politicians on the left have been trying to push a universal basic income (UBI) package through Congress, in order to give Americans in need a monthly...
Crypto Marketplace Purse.io to Dissolve Operations After 6 Years
17.4.2020
On April 17, the crypto firm Purse.io announced the company is planning to dissolve after six years of operation. The marketplace provided incentives for people who wanted the lowest price points by leveraging cryptocurrency solutions. New signups on Purse have been disabled and the company’s...
Andrew Yang Says Current Stimulus Payments to Americans Aren’t Enough
15.4.2020
Andrew Yang, ex-presidential contender and friend of crypto, says today's stimulus won't get Americans through the crisis. (Also, he might run for NYC mayor.)
Spain’s Lawmakers Plan to Provide Basic Income to Low-Income Residents
12.4.2020
Spain is preparing to provide universal basic income (UBI) to low-income individuals due to the wrath of the coronavirus, the country’s minister for economic affairs Nadia Calviño recently explained. There’s no set date yet for the UBI program, but Spain’s officials said they...
Homeowners Can’t Pay: US Lenders Prepare for Catastrophic Real Estate Market
3.4.2020
The coronavirus has managed to seep into every facet of the global economy and it seems nothing will escape its financial wrath. During the last two weeks as unemployment levels have skyrocketed in the U.S.; analysts, economists, and wealth managers have been warning about another subprime mortgage...
An Annotated Docker Config for Front-End Web Development
2.4.2020
Andrew Welch sings the praises of using Docker containers for local dev environments:
Here are the advantages of Docker for me:
• Each application has exactly the environment it needs to run, including specific versions of any of the plumbing needed to get it to work (PHP, MySQL...
Ex-Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Launches Data Privacy Nonprofit
6.3.2020
Shortly after ending his presidential bid, Andrew Yang announces new nonprofit organization Humanity Forward with a focus on privacy of data