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Ethereum’s Wrapped Bitcoin Set to Eclipse Lightning Network Capacity
19.7.2019
Since the project launched a little over six months ago, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has roughly $5.9 million or 558 BTC locked into the system. At the rate WBTC’s token contract is climbing, the project is close to surpassing the Lightning Network’s capacity in the near future. Also read:...
What the Web Needs Now (and how ARTIFACT is here for it)
19.7.2019
I recently had the pleasure of joining Dave Rupert, Chris Coyier, and Chris Ferdinandi on the Shop Talk Show to talk about the upcoming ARTIFACT Conference (Austin, TX on Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, 2019). ARTIFACT is an intimate gathering of web designers and developers where we discuss ways to build...
Bitcoin Mining Helps Oil Companies Reduce Carbon Footprint
19.7.2019
Natural gas acquired as a byproduct of oil extraction has become synonymous with wasted energy. In certain areas, drilling companies are unable to find a profitable market for the excess fuel. It’s often vented into the atmosphere. Startups are now offering on-site systems that utilize...
With Carbon Money, You can now Buy Cryptos on TRON within the App
19.7.2019
Yesterday, Justin Sun, the founder of TRON and the current CEO of BitTorrent; announced on Twitter about the latest integration with Carbon. Carbon is a FinTech company based in New York. The company’s vision is to make blockchain apps more user-friendly. Its area of focus is on the payments...
Users of Binance DEX can now trade via Google Chrome Extension
19.7.2019
Yesterday, Binance DEX made an announcement on Twitter about the latest change that entails that from now onwards the users can trade on Binance DEX via Google Chrome extension. It seems like some major work is being done on the customers’ trading comfort. The crypto exchange also congratulated...
Lightning Network’s Antifraud Methods Inferior to Nakamoto Consensus, Research Shows
17.7.2019
The Lightning Network, the touted scaling solution for the BTC chain, has recently seen its capacity decrease significantly and the beta project is still best suited for a cliche of technically savvy users. Now according to an analysis by Bitmex Research, the Lightning Network’s nodes have...
PR: Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority Approves Tokenized Real Estate Investment Product
17.7.2019
CROWDLITOKEN AG pioneers and starts distribution of a digital bond – European retail investors benefit as well
For the first time in Europe, the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA) has approved the offering prospectus for a tokenised real estate investment product. CROWDLITOKEN AG...
Watch the Facebook Libra Hearing Live Now
16.7.2019
Facebook's hearing in front of the U.S. Senate is live online and we will be running commentary all day
Diamonds and the Treasury Debt Ceiling: Why Nothing Has ‘Intrinsic Value’ in Economics
15.7.2019
The U.S. Treasury Department has just issued an urgent letter requesting a lift on the debt ceiling, warning Congress of imminent financial collision in September as federal cash is running out. Though this scenario has played out many times before, it takes on special significance now in light...
NEO Price Analysis: NEO Records 4% Surge Within A Day Trading Above $15 Now
13.7.2019
NEO price moves past $15 after days of sluggish trends NEO may surge up to $17 by the end of next week NEO has been a high performing asset since the beginning of this year and has time and again proved its worth to the traders as well as long-term investors. The firm likes to …
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‘Zimdollar’ Reboot: Bitcoin Fills Liquidity Gaps as New Zimbabwe Currency Flounders
12.7.2019
P2P bitcoin trade is surging in Zimbabwe via mobile exchange platforms like Ecocash, despite recent government efforts to curb the use of competing currencies locally. As of June 24, the reinstated Zimbabwe dollar (formerly RTGS dollar) is now the only recognized currency in the economically...
Litecoin is Now Miami Dolphins’ Official Digital Currency
12.7.2019
According to the latest reports, Litecoin or LTC has now become an official digital currency of the renowned football team of America called the Miami Dolphins. The official announcement was done through Litecoin Foundation’s press release dated 12th July 2019. As noted in the press release, this...
The Miami Dolphins Now Have an ‘Official Crypto’ – And It’s Litecoin
12.7.2019
The American football team has teamed up with the Litecoin Foundation to accept cryptocurrency payments
Weekly Platform News: HTML Inspection in Search Console, Global Scope of Scripts, Babel env Adds defaults Query
11.7.2019
In this week's look around the world of web platform news, Google Search Console makes it easier to view crawled markup, we learn that custom properties aren't computing hogs, variables defined at the top-level in JavaScript are global to other page scripts, and Babel env now supports the defaults...
Frontend Masters: The New, Complete Intro to React Course… Now with Hooks!
11.7.2019
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Canada’s Crypto Exchanges Must Now Register as MSBs, Report Transactions Over $10K
11.7.2019
Canada has updated its anti-money laundering rules, classing crypto exchanges as MSBs and mandating financial compliance and reporting
Opera’s Crypto Wallet for Android now Supports Bitcoin and Tron
11.7.2019
Source: Opera, Cryptonews.com
The Opera web browser has announced more good news for the cryptoverse as their crypto wallet has enabled support for Bitcoin and Tron blockchains. However, not for everyone yet.
To be more precise, the new features have been introduced into Crypto Wallet in the beta...
JP Morgan Chase Ship Busted: Cocaine, Banks and the Failed Drug War
11.7.2019
A ship seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency in June carrying over 15,000 kilos of cocaine has now been tied to JP Morgan Chase’s asset management unit. Officially the company does not exercise any operational control of the vessel, but some serious questions are raised when...
Opera’s Android Built-In Crypto Wallet Now Supports Bitcoin, Tron
11.7.2019
Opera has added support for Bitcoin and Tron blockchain-based tokens to the crypto wallet for Opera for Android (version 53 beta)
Types or Tests: Why Not Both?
10.7.2019
Every now and then, a debate flares up about the value of typed JavaScript. "Just write more tests!" yell some opponents. "Replace unit tests with types!" scream others. Both are right in some ways, and wrong in others. Twitter affords little room for nuance. But in the space of this article we...