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Passing the Burden of Negative Rates to Bank Clients Opens Door for Cryptocurrencies
17.8.2019
Record low and negative interest rates have put commercial banks in a difficult spot. Across Europe, they have been passing the burden to their clients. Some have introduced fees for those with large account balances, while others are punishing everybody equally. In any case, some bankers fear this...
Big Banks Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Crimes
13.8.2019
Unlike the unfounded narrative that cryptocurrency enables crime, big banks are more than happy to serve unsavory clients if it is lucrative enough for them. The latest example of this is a report that Jeffrey Epstein was apparently using his bank accounts to fund sex trafficking and possibly other...
This Tiny Bank Gave Bitcoin to Its Entire Staff. Now It‘s Taking Crypto Clients
9.8.2019
Quontic, a small bank in New York, has started working with crypto firms, joining the very short list of institutions to embrace the sector
Exploring the SLP Token Universe Built on the Bitcoin Cash Chain
29.7.2019
Since last August, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has become a prevalent application within the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. So far there’s been thousands of SLP tokens created, a number of which have been very popular and used regularly. Tokens have been issued by governments like Liberland...
TokenSoft Will Allow Clients To Issue Tokenized Securities For Security Token On Tezos Chain
9.7.2019
TokenSoft Inc. has announced support for security tokens on the Tezos Blockchain. This would allow all the clients of TokenSoft to issue tokenized securities. Commenting on the development, Mason Borda, TokenSoft’s CEO said, “We first started working with the Tezos blockchain over a year ago;...
SEC-Registered Clearing House Brings Crypto Trading to 5 Million Clients
28.6.2019
Apex Clearing and its crypto investment subsidiary have launched a trading platform for broker-dealers and financial advisors to help their clients trade crypto more effectively
Brazilian BTC Exchange Faces Numerous Lawsuits From Clients Unable to Access Funds
18.6.2019
A bitcoin exchange in Brazil is being sued for retaining funds against request, citing ongoing attacks against the exchange since May as root of issue
PR: WaykiChain CEO Gordon Gao Building a Win-Win Public Blockchain
18.6.2019
This article feature quotes returned direct from inquiry to the company CEO Gordon Gao. WaykiChain(WICC) CEO Gordon Gao’s credentials are substantial and they include (according to his LinkedIn page) having previously worked as a ‘senior business associate’ at Alibaba.com. His portfolio also lists...
Alior, A Polish Bank Has Permitted Its Clients To Verify Documents On ETH Blockchain
18.6.2019
The Warsaw-based bank Alior has embraced the blockchain technology. Recently, the bank announced that it would allow its users to verify the credibility and authenticity of the important documents on the Ethereum blockchain. What makes it so special is that it is the first move of a bank towards...
Visa Launches Long-awaited Blockchain Product for Business Clients
11.6.2019
Payment card giant Visa launched their long anticipated international digital identity system based on blockchain architecture, Visa B2B Connect today. The company claims it will allow financial institutions to quickly process high-value corporate cross-border payments globally.
According to...
Self-Host Your Static Assets
5.6.2019
Harry Roberts digs into why hosting assets on someone else’s servers (including CDNs) is not such a great idea if we want our websites to be lightning fast.
Harry writes:
One of the quickest wins—and one of the first things I recommend my clients do—to make websites faster can at first seem...
Code as Documentation: New Strategies with CSS Grid
24.5.2019
I work for Supercool, a fast-moving design agency that makes custom built sites for arts clients, powered by the off-the-shelf system, Craft CMS; it's high-spec graphic design with relatively demanding typography and art direction. Over the past few months we’ve been moving to CSS grid. We’re...
Kraken Sticks to USD 4 Billion Valuation, Raising USD 10m From Clients
21.5.2019
Source: Twitter, @krakenfx
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, one of the top 50 cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, aims to raise USD 10 million by selling 0.255% stake in the company to their customers, which puts valuation of the company at almost USD 4 billion.
At pixel...
Unpatched Ethereum Clients Pose 51% Attack Risk, Says Report
17.5.2019
Ethereum clients that still haven't patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research
Using Jetpack to Accelerate WordPress Development
16.5.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
[Geoff:] I've built a fair number of WordPress sites in my day. It's been my go-to since the 2.x-ish days because it works for any site, big or small. That's the sort of solution and flexibility you like to have as a freelancer.
Boy, I wish I had Jetpack available...
TD Ameritrade Exec: Tens of Thousands of Our Clients Are Interested in Crypto
14.5.2019
Fluctuations in the price of bitcoin have not affected overall interest in futures tied to the cryptocurrency, a TD Ameritrade executive said on Tuesday. “We get calls, emails, 60,000 clients have traded something in this complex,” Steven Quirk, TD Ameritrade executive vice president, remarked...
BitGo Offers Institutional Clients New Off-Chain Settlement System
14.5.2019
BitGo is launching a new clearing and settlement service, allowing off-chain transactions between clients so assets never leave custody
Binance Clients Just Got an Idea: Compensation
13.5.2019
After the hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, with the news that the deposits and withdrawals will be resumed, some of their clients are wondering “will there be compensation?”
As a part of their third update on the security incident released yesterday on the company’s blog, and after...
Nordic Banking Giant Nordea Opens Blockchain Trading Platform to More Clients
10.5.2019
Nordea is now allowing small and medium-sized enterprises to use its blockchain platform we.trade
How to Get a Progressive Web App into the Google Play Store
19.4.2019
PWA (Progressive Web Apps) have been with us for some time now. Yet, each time I try explaining it to clients, the same question pops up: "Will my users be able to install the app using app stores?" The answer has traditionally been no, but this changed with Chrome 72 which shipped a new feature...