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Hacked Italian Exchange Altsbit to Shut Down in May 2020
10.2.2020
Italian crypto exchange Altsbit will terminate its services in May 2020
Market Deaf to Tron’s Justin Sun Call to 'Buy His Shitcoin' as TRX Down 4%
10.2.2020
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Tron Live
Justin Sun, CEO of Tron, has said that the native coin TRX is a shitcoin. The price of the "shitcoin" fell 4% in a day.
Sun, possibly inebriated, said in a short video by cryptocurrency podcaster Peter McCormack, that Tron is a shitcoin -...
How to Use a U2F Key to Secure Your Crypto Accounts
9.2.2020
Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) is an open standard for strengthening two-factor authentication. It involves the use of a physical key to reinforce 2FA, hardening your online accounts from attack. In this guide, we’ll explain how to use a Yubikey to lock down your exchange account, email account...
Native Image Lazy Loading in Chrome Is Way Too Eager
5.2.2020
Interesting research from Aaron Peters on <img loading="lazy" ... >:
On my 13 inch macbook, with Dock positioned on the left, the viewport height in Chrome is 786 pixels so images with loading="lazy" that are more than 4x the viewport down the page are eagerly fetched by Chrome...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Bitspark Shuts Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak and Protests
5.2.2020
Crypto exchange service provider Bitspark is shutting down next month despite reporting exponential growth following the launch of its cash point product. The CEO of the company explained that its internal restructuring has not worked out but insisted that the ongoing protests in Hong Kong...
Bitspark to Shut Down Due to Internal Issues, Despite Positive Results
4.2.2020
Maxine Ryan. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Real Vision Finance
Bitspark, a bankless money transfer solution utilizing blockchain technology, will be shutting down in a month, despite reporting positive results.
Hong Kong-based company will be closing its doors on March 4, 2020, announced...
Git Branch Autocompletion
4.2.2020
Naming git branches is something most of us have down to a science. My branch naming pattern is usually {issue number}-short-feature-description, though many developers prefer to lead with the description and end with the issue. Regardless of the pattern you use, having a feature like autocomplete...
XMR Continues to Correct Down Today; Yearly Price Chart Looks Optimistic
4.2.2020
Today, XMR has shrugged off the price gains it had managed yesterday. Just like Bitcoin, the coin is yet to find any strong support level to strike a recovery. BTC is trading downwards and may hit the $9200 price mark, while Monero is testing supports near $74. Monero Price Analysis Yesterday,...
Bitspark Shuts Down Amid Restructuring, Coronavirus and Protests
4.2.2020
Hong Kong-based blockchain startup Bitspark closes down, citing internal restructuring issues exacerbated by a coronavirus outbreak and local protests
Hierarchies of Money: Why You Use Bank Money But the Bank Wants Reserve Currency
31.1.2020
While people tend to think of money as being all the same, the fact is governments and banks use different types of money than the everyday individual. From the top of the economic pyramid of world reserve currencies, down through central bank and commercial bank money, the capacities and function...
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Announces Relaunch in India Ahead of Supreme Court Decision on RBI Ban
30.1.2020
Zebpay is returning to India more than a year after closing down local crypto exchange operations due to the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Under a new leadership team, the exchange has also revealed a number of upcoming new services, including...
New Chainalysis Report Sheds Light on Darknet Markets and the Need for Onchain Privacy
29.1.2020
Darknet market activity hit new highs in 2019, as shown in a new report from blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis. Despite concerted attempts from law enforcement (LE) to crack down on darknet markets (DNMs), coupled with several exit scams, crypto inflows and outflows surpassed $800 million last...
Ripple Examines Highs Above $0.24; Corrects Down After a Day-long Surge
29.1.2020
Ripple has tested resistance above $0.24 twice over the last 24 hours; currently approaching supports XRP’s uptrend has been consistent since quite a time now; the coin has resumed the same today also, however, in the last 7-hours, it has shown a bit of correction The coin has maintained its range...
Fearing Revolt, Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com Backs Down From Proposed BCH Mining Tax
28.1.2020
Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com backs down from proposed mining tax for BCH
XRP: Yesterday’s Surge Corrects Down; Price Slowly Recovers
27.1.2020
XRP coin’s one-day chart shows how it has been declining since today morning. XRP spent a bullish yesterday, which ended with a head-and-shoulder pattern. The coin has recently started a not-so-vigorous price rebound according to its 4-hour chart. Ripple Price Analysis Yesterday, XRP maintained...
BCH Script Meeting Aims to Enhance the Programming Language in Bitcoin Cash
23.1.2020
Bitcoin Cash developers actively participate in video meetings in order to discuss the ongoing development of the BCH ecosystem. BCH software engineers met for the first time in 2020 last Thursday to examine the May upgrade and specification work. Following the meeting, on January 23,...
The Web in 2020: Extensibility and Interoperability
22.1.2020
In the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of change and diversion in regard to web technologies. In 2020, I foresee us as a web community heading toward two major trends/goals: extensibility and interoperability. Let’s break those down.
Extensibility
Extensibility describes...
What makes a site JAMstack?
21.1.2020
I admit I didn’t know the ins and outs of what the Jamstack is until recently, despite having heard the term so frequently. I think I’m not alone in this. It’s an elusive term — how is it different from what came before, especially considering it shares so many similarities? Thankfully, Divya...
Britain’s Tax Agency Cracking Down on Crypto Tax Evasion
21.1.2020
Britain’s highest tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has issued a request for blockchain analysis tools. The main goal, per the request, is to find and implement technology that allows the government to track and tax cryptocurrency users.
The problem facing the British...
New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Down Crypto Tax Bill
16.1.2020
New Hampshire legislators have scrapped a bill that would have allowed state agencies to accept cryptocurrencies for tax payments