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Beat Takeshi Not Injured After Car Attacked by Man with a Pickax
6.9.2021
This Saturday at 11:40pm Japan Time, a man with a pickax attacked at car carrying actor and film director Takeshi Kitano, best known by his stage name Beat Takeshi. The attacker even called for the 74-year-old filmmaker get out of his car. Thankfully, neither Kitano nor his driver were injured....
Can Bitcoin Break Historical September Price Trends? Spike Above $51K Suggests 2021’s 9th Month Is Different
6.9.2021
The price of bitcoin has risen above the $51K zone on Sunday and traders and speculators are curious as to where the price is headed next. Historically, in September, bitcoin prices don’t fare so well and usually get better in October. For this reason, skeptics are not sure...
Bitcoin Market Dominance Dips Down to 40% While Ethereum and Other Crypto Market Caps Swell
5.9.2021
While bitcoin prices have risen in value during the last two weeks, bitcoin dominance levels have slipped to lows not seen since the June 6 low of 41%, and the dip to 39.97% on May 16, 2021. Depending on the crypto market price aggregator leveraged, bitcoin’s dominance has been between...
Traders know not to ‘go long’ when this classic trading pattern shows up
5.9.2021
Investors watch trading volume and other momentum indicators alongside descending channel patterns to better gauge when to open and close trades
NFL Bars Teams From Participating in Certain Cryptocurrency and NFT Ventures: Report
4.9.2021
According to a recent report, the National Football League (NFL) advised teams that they could not, at least for now, sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and sponsorships to digital currency companies. Advertisements for specific crypto assets were mentioned alongside initial coin offerings (ICOs)...
Bithumb to Ban Foreign Traders Failing Mobile Phone Identification
4.9.2021
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb said it will deny access to foreigners unable to verify their identities via mobile phone. The decision comes as the trading platform moves to comply with the country’s updated regulations coming into force later this month. Korean Exchange Bithumb...
Banks vs. exchanges — regulators overwhelmingly penalize fiat, not crypto
3.9.2021
Data from a recent report suggest that enforcement actions from U.S. regulators against those in the crypto space cost those firms less than 1% of that in traditional finance for the last 20 years
Stablecoins are assets — not currencies, says ECB president
2.9.2021
“Stablecoins are pretending to be a coin, but in fact it’s completely associated with an actual currency,” said Christine Lagarde
IRS Agent Poses as Bitcoin Trader Called ‘Mr. Coins,’ Biden’s IRS Wants ‘Outflow and Inflow’ Data From Banks
2.9.2021
Over the last few weeks, Americans have read about the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) upping its tax enforcement to catch cryptocurrency users who have not paid taxes. According to one report, the IRS may get access to bank inflows and outflows via Joe Biden’s American Families Plan....
Illegal crypto mining not the cause of power shortages in Iran, ministry says
2.9.2021
Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade questioned Tavanir’s claims that illegal mining activities consume 2,000 megawatts of power
Accessing Your Data With Netlify Functions and React
2.9.2021
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Static site generators are popular for their speed, security, and user experience. However, sometimes your application needs data that is not available when the site is built. React is a library for building user …
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Survey finds Europeans want home countries to regulate crypto, not EU
1.9.2021
A recent poll regarding European cryptocurrency policy saw the participation of 31,000 respondents across 12 member states of the European Union
Not Legal Advice... America: The world’s most creative junkie
1.9.2021
What the United States needs is tens of billions of dollars, and the state is going to take it from the American crypto community
China mining shock may not be over yet, experts suggest
1.9.2021
Despite Bitcoin’s perceived hash rate recovery, analysts noted that the recent 150 EH/s reading was based on a short 24-hour window
DeFi Is Not a New Concept and Is Misnamed As Decentralized - SEC Chair
1.9.2021
Gary Gensler. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Contrary to a popular belief, decentralized finance (DeFi) is “not really a new concept,” and also a misnomer, as DeFi platforms have “a fair amount of centralization” that includes governance mechanisms, fee models,...
You want enabling CSS selectors, not disabling ones
31.8.2021
I think this is good advice from Silvestar Bistrović:
An enabling selector is what I call a selector that does a job without disabling the particular rule.
The classic example is applying margin to everything, only to have to remove …
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Crypto does not qualify as currency, says South Africa's central bank governor
31.8.2021
South Africa’s top banker has said crypto are more akin to assets than actual currencies
Billionaire John Paulson Warns Cryptocurrencies Will Be Worthless, Bitcoin Too Volatile to Short
31.8.2021
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, famed for making a fortune betting against the U.S. housing market, says that cryptocurrencies are a bubble that will prove to be “worthless.” While he sees unlimited downside to crypto, he will not short bitcoin, however. “Even...
South African Central Bank Governor Reiterates: ‘Crypto Is Not Currency’
30.8.2021
The governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Lesetja Kganyago, has reiterated the central bank’s longstanding belief that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not currencies. According to Kganyago, crypto-assets, as he prefers to call them, are not currencies because they fail to meet...
Betting on a Bitcoin bull run? Not in September, BTC price data says
30.8.2021
Next month is a classic underperformer for BTC/USD, and judging by the current price action, 2021 is no exception