Search
Germany’s Neufund Shuts Down Security Token Platform, Saying BaFin Failed to Act
22.6.2020
Citing regulatory concerns, Berlin-based security token startup Neufund has announced plans to freeze its fundraising campaigns and sideline future tokenized equity offerings
Robinhood Temporarily Down for the Count
18.6.2020
User-friendly stock and crypto trading app Robinhood has reported downed services
Tearing Down Monuments Isn’t Censorship – It’s Speech
18.6.2020
Removing monuments to fit the values of the day is not censorship. It is an act of speech in and of itself, says our columnist
Bitcoin Mining Heats Up: High Difficulty Adjustment, Pool Consolidation, Less Concentration in China
18.6.2020
It’s been approximately 37 days since the notorious Bitcoin reward halving that took place on Monday, May 11, 2020. On June 16, the Bitcoin network saw a large upwards difficulty adjustment making it much harder to mine bitcoins and slowing down the issuance rate because block generation...
UK Watchdogs Launch Ad-Scam Alert System to Crack Down on Online Fraud
16.6.2020
The Advertising Standards Authority and the Internet Advertising Office joined forces to launch a system to remove scam ads
Enhanced Privacy and Scalability: Charlie Lee Breaks Down ‘Litecoin 2.0’
15.6.2020
Creator of Litecoin, Charlie Lee, discussed the upcoming MimbleWimble upgrade which aims at enhancing Litecoin’s privacy and scalability
Market Update: Bitcoin World Reserve Theories, Market Cap Loses $16B, Analyst Predicts $7,500 ETH
15.6.2020
Digital currency markets are down on Sunday evening roughly 2.14% as global trade volume has slid by 31% this weekend. Coins like ethereum, bitcoin, litecoin, and bitcoin cash are all down between 1-2% in the last 24 hours. Crypto Assets Shed $16 Billion in Two Days At the time of publication,...
Market Wrap: Stocks’ Carnage Drags Bitcoin Down to $9K
11.6.2020
A somber economic outlook ahead is causing markets to dip, and bitcoin is a part of that sentiment as well
How to Reverse CSS Custom Counters
11.6.2020
I needed a numbered list of blog posts to be listed with the last/high first and going down from there. Like this:
5. Post Title
4. Post Title
3. Post Title
2. Post Title
1. Post Title
But the above is just text. I wanted to do this with a semantic <ol> element.
The easy way
This can...
Crypto News Outlet BlockTV Shuts Down, Citing Impact of COVID-19
8.6.2020
Cryptocurrency-focused media startup BlockTV has shut down operations due to the economic strains of the COVID-19 crisis, according to two former employees
3 Great Ways to Monetize Content
8.6.2020
Monetizing content on the web usually boils down to one thing: advertisements. The problem with adding advertisements to your website, especially from the popular ad services, is that they can be slow and they certainly don’t protect user privacy. That’s where alternative monetizing...
Bonus Army, Occupiers, 2020 Uprising: Bitcoin’s Peaceful Protest Is Pure Civil Disobedience
6.6.2020
For twelve days straight, American citizens and a number of countries around the world have been protesting the oligarchs and police brutality. The restlessness from the uprising has slowed down some, but continues in various cities across the nation. On June 3, 2020, a reporter from Los Angeles...
Japanese Finance Minister Shoots Down Plan to Cut Bitcoin Tax to 20%, Cites Crypto-Divide
4.6.2020
Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso says he is opposed to reducing tax on bitcoin income to 20%, on par with stock dividends, arguing that most Japanese households find it difficult to invest in digital assets. The development suggests that Japan will uphold its current definition...
Coinbase Repeats Pattern of Shutting Down When Bitcoin Gets Volatile
3.6.2020
Members of Crypto Twitter are speculating the busiest exchange in the U.S. may be intentionally crashing its site during volatile times
Media Startup Civil Shuts Down, Team Absorbed Into Decentralized ID Efforts at ConsenSys
2.6.2020
Blockchain media startup Civil is shutting down after three years, with its team pivoting to building decentralized identity tools at parent firm ConsenSys
Bitcoin Fees Fall 60% While Transaction Count Declines
30.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) average transaction fees dropped by nearly 60% in the last week, as the number of transactions queuing up to be processed on the network eased. According to data from Bitinfocharts, the cost of making a transaction over the Bitcoin blockchain fell to around $2.61 on May 28, down from...
Jamstack News!
29.5.2020
I totally forgot that the Jamstack Conf was this week but thankfully they’ve already published the talks on the Jamstack YouTube channel. I’m really looking forward to sitting down with these over a coffee while I also check out Netlify’s other big release today: Build Plugins.
These are plugins...
Trump Threatens to Close Down Social Media Platforms After Twitter Tampers With His Tweets
28.5.2020
A row with Twitter has provoked U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten to close down social media platforms. This follows Twitter tampering with Trump’s tweets to alert people to fact check his claims. Trump is further outraged by Twitter’s use of “fake news” sources...
First Mover: EOS Has Still to Prove Itself After Spiraling Down This Past Year
27.5.2020
Nearly two years after EOS first launched, the so-called "ethereum killer" has been able to surmount some of the problems that have previously hamstrung it. But is that enough?
Is Ethereum 2.0's Launch Being Slowed Down by Too Many Clients?
26.5.2020
Ethereum 2.0’s “many clients” approach is sometimes criticized for slowing down progress, but a Nimbus developer believes this will make the network more resilient