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Office Spaces
14.7.2022
I think it’s super timely that Jim Nielson wrote about his office space the other day. My family recently re-rooted in Colorado and I was up late last night setting up my desk and everything around it. So late, in …
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Just How Long Should Alt Text Be?
27.5.2022
I teach a class over at the local college here in Long Beach and a majority of the content is hosted on the Canvas LMS so students can access it online. And, naturally, I want the content to be as …
Just How Long Should Alt Text Be? originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get...
Central bankers bellow Bitcoin on El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach
20.5.2022
On day three of El Salvador’s financial inclusion and funding for SMEs conference, Bitcoin has stolen the show
Blockbank Joins Coach K’s Conference in Donating to Charities Focusing on Social Impact
22.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Blockbank announced plans to join Coach K’s Conference Experience in donating to charities focusing on social impact. The conference will be held at Le Meridien Beach Resort, Phuket, Thailand, from May 9th to May 13th, 2022. Blockbank, an all-in-one mobile banking solution...
60 Minutes feature on El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach will air Sunday
8.4.2022
Sharyn Alfonsi, a journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, interviewed Mike Peterson, one of the people who funded the Bitcoin Beach project and encouraged crypto adoption
Bitstop to Unveil ATM That Dispenses NFTs at Bitcoin 2022 Event in Miami
5.4.2022
The cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) company Bitstop has revealed its plans to showcase a non-fungible token (NFT) ATM at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami Beach this week. According to Bitstop’s co-founder Doug Carrillo, the NFT ATM can not only dispense NFTs but also...
The Mario Bros Have Earned A Beach Holiday
17.3.2022
I know Mario games have involved the beach before, but those times—Mario Sunshine especially—were about work, or quests, and quests are work. This series of illustrations by Léo Chérel instead imagines what it would be like if the brothers (and friends) were all able to take a proper, well-deserved...
Report Says Western Union Could Lose $400M if El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet Gains Traction, Tim Berners-Lee Weighs In
10.9.2021
The Republic of El Salvador has made many headlines this week as the country adopted bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday and became the first-known nation-state to purchase the leading crypto asset. A recent report details that remittance providers like Moneygram and Western Union could lose up...
Major Game Devs Set Up Fake Company To Launch New Game
24.8.2021
What do you do if you’re a developer so incredibly famous for one particular game, and you want to release something completely different? If you’re Supercell, the creators of mobile phenomenon Clash Of Clans, you create an entirely fake developer and soft-launch your new product under a fake...
Bringing the crypto payments ecosystem around the world: Ray Youssef
25.7.2021
“I was nearly killed by the police, who saw me wandering through the city thinking I’m a looter.” Ray Youssef discusses his close calls and crypto adoption
Group of Salvadorans Take to the Streets to Protest El Salvador’s New Bitcoin Law
25.7.2021
While some Salvadorans situated near Playa El Zonte beach like the new bitcoin tender law implemented by Nayib Bukele’s regime, a number of other citizens dislike the law. This week, regional reports show citizens from El Salvador have taken to the streets to protest the bitcoin tender law....
Report Claims Nayib Bukele’s Regime May Issue a Salvadoran Stablecoin
18.7.2021
According to regional reports, El Salvador’s current leadership is in the midst of developing a stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, others believe the stablecoin idea was scrapped now that Nayib Bukele’s government chose to leverage bitcoin. Some Say the Colón-Dollar...
Playboy Collaborates With Superrare Launching the Miami Beach NFT Collection
10.7.2021
The publicly listed and iconic lifestyle company Playboy has announced the entertainment firm has collaborated with the non-fungible token (NFT) digital art marketplace Superrare. The Playboy NFTs expand upon an exhibit showcased to thousands of visitors at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami....
World Bank refuses El Salvador's request for help on BTC transition
17.6.2021
The World Bank has refused to support El Salvador’s request for help in the transition to use Bitcoin as legal tender
Bitcoin Beach Town in El Salvador Bustles With Growth After BTC Becomes Legal Tender
16.6.2021
Ever since El Salvador passed a bill that was approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress legalizing bitcoin as legal tender in the nation, the country has remained in the spotlight. Furthermore, there’s an area in El Salvador called “Bitcoin Beach” with a small group...
Ultra-Exclusive Surfside Penthouse in Miami Sells for $22 Million in an All-Crypto Deal
11.6.2021
On May 27, the state of Florida saw one of the largest real estate sales in cryptocurrency, as a Miami Beach ultra-exclusive luxury penthouse was sold for over $22 million. The penthouse located on the ninth floor of the 12-story building offers 5,067 square feet of space and a 2,960-square-foot...
Bitcoin Beach Provides Clues about El Salvador’s Greater BTC Intentions
11.6.2021
Source: Twitter/@Bitcoinbeach
El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, has become the talk of the crypto town, but some domestic experts have raised the alarm about the clause in his new bitcoin (BTC) bill that stipulates merchants must accept BTC as payment when requested by a customer.
Particularly...
Stardew Valley Just Got Another Massive Update
21.12.2020
Pixelated farming sim Stardew Valley continues to grow, this time with a big 1.5 update for PC that adds a bunch of new stuff, including a beach farm map where veteran green thumbs can try their hand at growing crops in the sand. Read more
Pack Your Bitcoin: Busy South Korean Beach Says ‘Yes’ to Crypto
29.7.2020
Haeundae Beach. Holidaymakers at Haeundae, South Korea’s busiest and most popular beach, will be able to pay for services such as sun umbrella and inflatable tube rentals in bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and other tokens next month.
Haeundae Beach, in South Korea’s second city Busan, is a...
Virginia Beach-based Bcause Mining Operation is Ordered to Get Liquidated
10.10.2019
BCause Mining LLC, involved in Bitcoin mining operations and situated in the city of Virginia Beach in the United States, has been subjected to liquidation. The news has been confirmed by an Attorney of BCause who clarified that the firm’s operations have come to a halt. The local news outlet...