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Mark Karpeles: Why Bitcoin’s Security Tech Needs an Update
5.6.2019
The disgraced crypto CEO Mark Karpeles has a new book and a new mission: to secure bitcoin
The Land of the Free: Why Decentralization Matters in the Crypto Republic
5.6.2019
Are you sure the crypto world is free? Some lessons on governance, participation and decentralization from Tezos, Iota and others may prove the opposite
Movin’ Modals Along a Path
4.6.2019
Modals always be just appearin'. You might see one once in a while that slides in from one of the edges, or uses some kind of scale/opacity thing to appear from "above" or "below." But we can get weirder than that. Why not have them come in on an offset-path?
Just a swoopy arc is kinda fun.
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Collective #521
3.6.2019
Self-Host Your Static Assets * Uibot * Why I'm still using jQuery in 2019 * Medium to own blog
Collective #521 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Creation Of Ethereum – The World’s Largest Adopted Blockchain, By Vitalik Buterin
3.6.2019
Vitalik Buterin is one of the most decorated and influential names in the global crypto space. More than anything, he is credited for creating arguably the most dominant blockchain platform after Bitcoin, Ethereum. At the beginning of his career, Buterin joined which called the Bitcoin Space. After...
Why Bitcoin’s ‘Culture War’ Matters
3.6.2019
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. Let’s talk about bitcoin, toxicity and inclusiveness. (Boy, my Twitter feed is going to have fun over the next few days.) To start with, let me take...
BCH vs. BTC: Which Offers Greater Privacy?
30.5.2019
Do you want every person you ever transact with to know how much is in your wallet and your net worth? Of course not. That’s why you need and want to mix your coins to hide where they came from before you use them. The degree of privacy you can expect by default, however, varies […]
The...
Tether Price Analysis: Why Tether (USDT) is Not an Attractive Investment Despite The Circulating Supply of 3Bn?
30.5.2019
Yesterday on May 29 Tether reprinted and released the previously locked tokens due to October 2018 contraction. Now its total supply has surpassed the 3.1 billion USDT. The Court verdict against Tether and Bitfinex exchange will decide whether Tether is an investment option or not. Also, the case...
Why Crypto Will Not Make Western Union Obsolete
29.5.2019
George Harrap
The text below is an excerpt from The Compendium of Cryptocurrency Remittances by George Harrap, CEO of Bitspark, a bankless money transfer solution utilising blockchain technology.
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It is impossible in the remittance world to ignore Western Union (WU). The solid brand name...
Cryptocurrency Mixers and Why Governments May Want to Shut Them Down
28.5.2019
While law enforcement agencies go after cryptocurrency transactions anonymizers, some stakeholders are clamoring for more on-chain solutions
Scotch.io Job Board Launched!
28.5.2019
Here at Scotch, our main goal has always been to help people make sense of the complex world of development. Explaining why something is in addition to what or how
Why this Investor Thinks Bitcoin Will Hit USD 30,000 in 2019
28.5.2019
Jehan Chu, co-founder of Kenetic Capital, a blockchain investment and advisory firm, believes that Bitcoin price will more than triple and hit USD 30,000 by the end of the year.
Talking on Bloomberg Daybreak Asia, Jehan Chu said that the combination of three important factors will drive the price...
Why Telling Investors "This Time It’s Different" Might be Dangerous
26.5.2019
Since the price of bitcoin has broken through the USD 8,000 barrier and the dreaded ‘crypto winter’ is finally over, we now have industry experts who claim that this crypto market rally will be different than the last. While that may not be incorrect, it is a potentially dangerous statement for...
DeFi and Credit on the Blockchain: Why Loans Are Better When They’re Decentralized
26.5.2019
Decentralized loans: more accessible, more transparent and more controllable
The Power of Serverless v2.0! (Now an Open-Source Gatsby Site Hosted on Netlify)
23.5.2019
I created a website called The Power of Serverless for Front-End Developers over at thepowerofserverless.info a little while back while I was learning about that whole idea. I know a little more now but still have an endless amount to learn. Still, I felt like it was time to revamp that site a bit....
Why 5 Months Old GoT and VeganCoin News Swept the Cryptoverse Now
22.5.2019
Jerome Flynn as Ser Bronn in Game of Thrones.
(A spoiler-free article.)
On Tuesday, the cryptoverse was abuzz over the "news" that Game of Thrones, a popular TV series that has recently ended, actor and a lifelong animal rights and environmental advocate, Jerome Flynn, joined a blockchain-based...
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) Price Analysis: Why There Is So Less Talk About Bitcoin Gold?
22.5.2019
The last update announced by BTG community is its update of Bitcoin Gold Core v0.17.1 version. Since then, there is no update regarding BTG. According to the crypto enthusiasts, BTG community is very inactive, and this can probably hamper its future prices. There is no noticeable price hike noticed...
Bitfinex Argues Why Judge Should Dismiss NYAG Case in Latest Court Filings
21.5.2019
Bitfinex and Tether asked a judge to dismiss the New York Attorney General's case against the firms, claiming they have no customers in the state
Ripple (XRP) Price Analysis: Why Ripple’s xRapid Is Not Able To Deliver On Its Promises Yet?
20.5.2019
Ripple is yet to make the growth count as the XRP coin makes slow upward moves Ripple’s partnerships to yield the expected outcome soon In the world of cryptocurrencies, every move counts. But the investors are bewildered on why Ripple’s partnerships with so many top-notch global banks are...
Bitcoin Payments Are Being Bulldozed for Political Reasons
19.5.2019
Bitcoin Core wants to distance itself politically from the former project leader Gavin Andresen, the payment protocol BIP070 he was involved with, and from the BCH-friendly Bitpay payment processor company. The attempts to remove software associated with Gavin Andresen are now having real-world...