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Alleged Capital One Hacker Accused of Secretly Mining Cryptocurrency
29.8.2019
The individual allegedly behind the personal data breach of 100 million Capital One clients also allegedly conducted a cryptojacking campaign
Bitcoin Eyes $9K Price Support After Drop to One-Month Lows
29.8.2019
Having dived out of a narrowing price range, bitcoin is looking weak and may end up falling to $9,000 in the next 24 hours
Creating a Maintainable Icon System with Sass
28.8.2019
One of my favorite ways of adding icons to a site is by including them as data URL background images to pseudo-elements (e.g. ::after) in my CSS. This technique offers several advantages:
They don't require any additional HTTP requests other than the CSS file.
Using the background-size property...
Reverse Lookups with JavaScript
28.8.2019
I’ve always loved exploring regular expressions because they’re one of those skills that’s never taught in school — you need to pick them up on the fly, messing up and fixing them along the way. Regex’s are incredibly powerful, and one power they have are referred...
Switzerland Approves Bitcoin Banks – But With Strict Conditions Attached
27.8.2019
One of the major problems for businesses in the cryptocurrency industry is finding a bank that agrees to work with them and connect them to the traditional fiat financial system. The financial regulator in Switzerland has just made this easier by licensing two companies to serve as tailored banks...
Going Buildless
27.8.2019
I'm in a long distance relationship. That means I’m on a plane to England every few weeks, and every time I'm on that plane, I think about how nice it would be to read some Reddit posts. What I could do is find a Reddit app that lets me cache posts for offline (I’m sure there is one out there),...
More Flexible Online Stores WooCommerce and Gutenberg Blocks
27.8.2019
Blocks have become an indispensable component for managing content in WordPress since the Gutenberg editor was officially released earlier this year. Not only does WordPress include some nifty blocks right out of the box, but we're starting to see plugin developers take advantage of them...
How to Build Firefox
27.8.2019
Open source is a dream and a gateway to an amazing career — I’m a testament to that. One of the most amazing open source projects to ever exist, Mozilla Firefox, is a project I’m proud to work on as an employee of Mozilla. It’s rewarding, challenging, and a unique...
Immortality, Cryogenics and UBI: How The Crypto Rich Influence Science
25.8.2019
The rise of cryptocurrency is changing the philanthropic world by causing the redistribution of wealth from old money to visionary innovators and early tech adopters. The new crypto rich invest their donations by supporting scientific research in groundbreaking fields that may one day enable...
Bitcoin History Part 16: The First Mt. Gox Hack
25.8.2019
No one remembers the first Mt. Gox hack. It was a small sum, even by 2011’s standards, and the exchange reimbursed all users. The incident was to prove significant, however, for it set in motion a string of attacks on other bitcoin platforms that began the very next day. By the time the dust...
Ethereum Is in a Bear Market, But One Analyst Explains Why He’s Long
24.8.2019
Ether’s USD and BTC pairings are still being ravaged by bears
Jeremy Keith – Building the Web
23.8.2019
I really enjoyed this interview with Jeremy Keith on the state of the web, how things have changed in recent years and why he’s a mix of optimistic and nervous for the future.
One thing that caught my attention during the interview more than anything was where Jeremy started discussing how folks...
Binance Coin Price Analysis: Binance Coin (BNB) Records 0.9% Dip In The Last One Day
23.8.2019
BNB continues to move sluggishly below $30 but may jump up soon Binance Coin may move up to $28 in the next few days It has been a slow month for the BNB token as the coin has not been able to cross $30 mark as yet, but it is the perfect time for traders …
The post Binance Coin Price...
The Push to Kill Cash – Australia’s Proposed Ban Shows It’s Not Conspiracy Theory
23.8.2019
The supposed coordination of governments and tech companies to create a one-world, cashless society is often viewed as little more than fodder for silly Youtube conspiracy videos. After all, cash is still king in daily life, even in extremely high-tech, innovative societies like Japan. Upon closer...
NEO Price Analysis: NEO Records 2% Uptrend In The Last One Day
23.8.2019
NEO records 2% uptrend since yesterday rising from $9.5 to $9.7 NEO may surge up to $10 in the next few days NEO has been doing wonders as a token as well as a firm. With giant investments in the gaming community, NEO has got the upvote from them and this has increased mass adoption …
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Other Ways to SPAs
21.8.2019
That rhymed lolz.
I mentioned on a podcast the other day that I sorta think WordPress should ship with Turbolinks. It's a rather simple premise:
Build a server-rendered site.
Turbolinks intercepts clicks on same-origin links.
It uses AJAX for the HTML of the new page and replaces the current page...
High-Powered Mining Rigs Drive Bitcoin’s Accelerating Hashrate
20.8.2019
On August 19, the combined SHA-256 hashrate between the BCH and BTC networks touched a massive high of over 91 exahash per second (EH/s). One notable contribution to today’s network hashrates is the manufacturing of next-generation mining rigs that produce a significant number of terahash....
Fiat Lite vs. Freedom Maximalist: The Two Types of Bitcoiner
19.8.2019
As regulation continues growing exponentially for cryptocurrencies worldwide, a chasm is yawning ever deeper between supporters. On the one hand, many yearn for massive adoption and clear regulations so they can get on with their trading, and get on with their lives – not to mention...
Santander to Introduce Ripple Powered One Pay FX Remittance Service in Latin America
19.8.2019
Santander Group, one of the largest banking conglomerates in the world, will be increasing the use of Ripple’s services, by introducing the Ripple powered remittance service, One Pay FX in Latin America. The banking giant from Spain is building a payment corridor, which would enable users Latin...
Philippines Increasingly Crypto Friendly – A Look at Driving Forces
18.8.2019
There are many reasons why the Philippines is becoming increasingly crypto-friendly. Not only has its central bank registered more crypto exchanges recently, but the Securities and Exchange Commission has also been actively finalizing crypto guidelines. The country has an active crypto community...