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Y Curve Interest Rates Reach 2,000%, Assets Under Management Grows Tenfold After Token Launch
21.7.2020
Depositors to the Y Curve decentralized finance (defi) pool received as much as 2,000% in interest this Saturday and about 600% (annualized) for the entire day. Before this increase, liquidity providers had been earning an aggregate rate of 10.58%. The latest interest rate growth follows Yearn...
Market Wrap: Stocks Tick Downward and so Does Bitcoin, to $9,200
9.7.2020
Most markets are down Thursday, including stocks and bitcoin
Bitcoin Retains Spark Irrespective of Its Flat Curve
8.7.2020
Bitcoin appears trading sideways as altcoins take the entire limelight of the global crypto market. The altseason, this time, has pushed altcoins such as VeChain, Verge, Dogecoin, Chainlink, Ontology, etc. to greater heights to hit fresh highs and breach the stringent resistances. Although altcoins...
This Researcher Says Bitcoin’s Elliptic Curve Could Have a Secret Backdoor
1.7.2020
According to one of the world’s leading cryptographers, Bitcoin’s elliptic curve could have a secret backdoor, invalidating all underlying security
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum’s Role as BTC’s Main Sidechain
26.6.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain solutions like Blockstream’s Liquid and the Lightning Network. Just...
Curve přestalo dočasně fungovat. Přišlo o provozovatele platebních karet. Problémy se týkají i dalších včetně Twista
26.6.2020
Fintech startup Curve zaměřující se na zjednodušení platbě kartou dnes rozeslal informaci zákazníkům, že jeho služba je dočasně nefunkční. Úřady totiž zrušily povolení pro Wirecard, které karty zprostředkovával.
Kauza týkající se Wirecard se táhne již několik měsíců. Firma sloužila jako
Trio of Bitcoin Tokens Lures DeFi Yield Farmers to New Pastures
26.6.2020
A pool of sBTC, renBTC and WBTC is helping Synthetix draw the attention of DeFi's growing horde of yield farmers
Wirecard $2 Billion Scandal: Firm Files for Insolvency, Ex-CEO Arrested, User Funds Safe
25.6.2020
Scandal-hit crypto card issuer Wirecard AG, a firm that has filed for insolvency because of its missing $2.1 billion – but customer funds appear to be safe, for now. The news comes just two days after former chief executive officer Markus Braun was arrested by German police on allegations...
Breaking Bitcoin: Crypto Proponents Discuss Honeywell’s 6 Qubit Quantum Computer
22.6.2020
On June 19, 2020, the massive industrial firm Honeywell told the public the company is now running a quantum computer that effectively leverages six effective quantum bits, or qubits. Honeywell’s machine is two times more powerful than the quantum computers designed by IBM and Google. With...
COMP’s Sudden Growth Has Swamped a DEX Dealing Only in Stablecoins
16.6.2020
One of the newer entrants to the DeFi space, Curve, is riding the wave of demand for the freshly issued Compound governance token, COMP
Adding a Custom Welcome Guide to the WordPress Block Editor
15.6.2020
I am creating a WordPress plugin and there is a slight learning curve when it comes to using it. I’d like to give users a primer on how to use the plugin, but I want to avoid diverting users to documentation on the plugin’s website since that takes them out of the experience.
What would...
Satoshi Nakamoto Had Outside Cryptography Help, Says Early Bitcoin Dev
1.6.2020
Satoshi Nakamoto sought help from expert cryptographers, which allowed him to make Bitcoin secure, says an early developer
PureCSS Gaze
28.5.2020
Diana Smith with another mind-bending all HTML & CSS painting.
I love that these occupy a special place on the “Should I draw this in CSS?” curve. Things like simple shapes are definitely on the “yes” side of the curve. Then there’s a large valley where things...
UAE Startup Relies on Blockchain Technology to Flatten COVID-19 Curve
21.5.2020
Blockchain-based solution may help to contain the growing cases of COVID-19 across the UAE
Blockchain Can Trace Foods, But the Industry is Still Behind the Curve
19.5.2020
Michael Rogerson, PhD Candidate, University of Bath, and Glenn Parry, Professor of Digital Transformation, University of Surrey.
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Food supply chains were vulnerable long before the coronavirus pandemic. Recent scandals have ranged from modern slavery in Vietnamese fisheries to the persistent...
Spanish Researchers Try to ‘Flatten the Curve’ with Blockchain App
17.4.2020
A new blockchain and AI app could help flatten Spain’s COVID-19 curve
Cointext Cofounder Unveils BFP Encrypt – Send Encrypted Data to Bitcoin Cash Addresses
3.4.2020
Vin Armani, the cofounder of Cointext, has announced the launch of a Javascript library that allows people to send encrypted data to addresses on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network. A BCH private key can decrypt the data, and when Armani released the Javascript package, the developer stressed that...
Add Background Colors to SVGs Using the “rect” Element
20.2.2020
The advantages of using SVGs in web development are well known. SVGs are small in size, can be made quite accessible, are scalable while maintaining their quality, and can be animated. Still, there is a learning curve. Things, like the syntax of SVG, can be a little tricky and having to hand-alter...
Curve a Equabank zavádí Apple Pay. Službu tak podporují téměř všechny české banky
29.1.2020
Další banka zavádí podporu placení skrze telefony od společnosti Apple. K již stávajícím se nyní přidává Equa a pozadu není ani fintech služba Curve. Obě můžete využívat v obchodech i na internetu.
Po aktuálním připojení Equa bank podporují již téměř všechny české banky nějakou formu placení
European Central Bank’s CBDC Borrows Bitcoin’s Pseudo-Anonymity
20.12.2019
On December 17, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a report that showcased its blockchain technology proof-of-concept. One particular feature the central bank digital chain holds is the ability to issue “anonymity vouchers.” Also read: Lagarde Sees Demand for Stablecoins, Plans...