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Nasdaq-Listed Company Sued for Backing $2 Billion Loans With 83 Tons of Fake Gold
9.8.2020
The Nasdaq-listed company that allegedly used 83 tons of fake gold bars as collateral to secure loans worth about $2 billion from multiple financial institutions in China is now in default and facing several class-action lawsuits. $2 Billion Fake Gold Scheme Unravels The gold industry was recently...
Spotting a Trend
31.7.2020
There are tons of smokin’ hot websites out there, with an equal or greater number of talented designers and developers who make them. The web is awesome like that and encourages that sort of creativity.
Even so, it amazes me that certain traits find their way into things. I mean, it makes...
Gold Industry Shaken as 83 Tons of Fake Gold Bars Used to Secure $2 Billion Loans in China
1.7.2020
The gold industry has been shaken after it was discovered that 83 tons of fake gold bars have been used as collateral for loans worth 20 billion yuan from 14 financial institutions to a major gold jewelry manufacturer in Wuhan, China. This amount of gold “would be equivalent to 22%...
TON’s Journey Over Before It Began as Others Take Up Telegram’s Mantle
15.5.2020
Telegram’s TON network and coin were destined to fail with regulators, experts say. So, what’s left of the project?
Alpine.js: The JavaScript Framework That’s Used Like jQuery, Written Like Vue, and Inspired by TailwindCSS
29.4.2020
We have big JavaScript frameworks that tons of people already use and like, including React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte. Do we need another JavaScript library? Let’s take a look at Alpine.js and you can decide for yourself. Alpine.js is for developers who aren’t looking to build a single page...
Exchange Banking on TON’s Gram Tokens to Shut Down After Telegram Court Order
13.4.2020
Blackmoon Crypto, a small exchange hoping to grow its clientele by becoming the first to list Telegram's tokens, is shutting down just weeks after a judge barred any token issuance
“CSS4” Update
16.2.2020
Since I first chimed in on the CSS4¹ thing, there's been tons of more discussion on it. I'm going to round up my favorite thoughts from others here. There is an overwhelming amount of talk about this, so I'm going to distill it here down as far as I can, hopefully making it easier to follow.
Jen...
Central Bank Gold Hoarding Hits 50-Year High
30.12.2019
While dozens of the world’s economic leaders participate in extreme monetary easing policy, central banks have also been hoarding gold. Central banks accumulated over 668 tons in gold purchases this year, which is more than 2018’s record numbers. In fact, the key drivers in gold demand...
TON’s ‘Force Majeure’ Clause — Is Telegram About to Refund Investors?
18.10.2019
Legal expert says the Durovs may have to pay investors back with their own money
TON’s Value to Surpass $20B Over 5 Years, Says New Research
10.10.2019
Telegram Open Network’s value is expected to surpass $20 billion over a five-year horizon, according to Decentral Park Capital's research
Thinking in React Hooks
25.9.2019
Amelia Wattenberger has written this wonderful and interactive piece about React Hooks and details how they can clean up code and remove all those troubling lifecycle events:
React introduced hooks one year ago, and they've been a game-changer for a lot of developers. There are tons of how-to...
China Adds Almost 100 Tons to Its Gold Reserves
9.9.2019
The world has been in the middle of an economic downturn for most of 2019 due to a range of factors. The uncertainty with regards to interest rates and the continued United States–China trade war has brought on a lot of chaos on to the markets. Due to such chaos many investors have decided...
Money Laundering Fines Worth Billions Help Bankers Avoid Prosecution and Unpleasant Labels
18.7.2019
The recent seizure of a cargo ship owned by JP Morgan, a vessel loaded with 20 tons of cocaine according to latest accounts, highlighted the risks of banks’ involvement in illicit activities, inadvertent or otherwise. And although U.S. authorities released the MSC Gayane after the owner,...
Easily Turn Your Photos into Vectors with Photo Vectorizer
2.5.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Photo Vectorizer is a simple-to-use Photoshop action that can convert any photo into a vector. With just a few clicks of your mouse, you can save tons of time and frustration by turning your photos into vectors. With super sharp results, these vectors are great for...
Getting started with visual testing in 5 minutes
16.4.2019
There are tons of tools out there that help you make sure your app is functioning perfectly, but how do you catch bugs that are purely visual?
Breaking CSS Custom Properties out of :root Might Be a Good Idea
27.3.2019
CSS Custom Properties have been a hot topic for a while now, with tons of great articles about them, from great primers on how they work to creative tutorials to do some real magic with them. If you’ve read more than one or two articles on the topic, then I’m sure you’ve noticed that they start...
The Many Ways to Change an SVG Fill on Hover (and When to Use Them)
31.1.2019
SVG is a great format for icons. Vector formats look crisp and razor sharp, no matter the size or device — and we get tons of design control when using them inline.
SVG also gives us another powerful feature: the ability to manipulate their properties with CSS. As a result, we can make quick...
6 Awesome CSS Extensions for VS Code
15.1.2019
https://youtu.be/oalx7kxSU7s
One of the most impressive parts of Visual Studio Code is customizability, especially via extensions. With tons of dev
Turn Sublime Text 3 into a JavaScript IDE
11.5.2018
Sublime Text is one of the most popular editors for web development and software development in general. It’s very smooth and fast compared to other editors (being written in C++ helps that speed). Sublime also has tons of plugins you can find through Package Control.
But it’s only a text editor...