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How I Used Brotli to Get Even Smaller CSS and JavaScript Files at CDN Scale
5.6.2020
This article is about my experience using Brotli at production scale. Despite being really expensive and a truly unfeasible method for on-the-fly compression, Brotli is actually very economical and saves cost on many fronts, especially when compared with gzip or lower compression levels...
Fed Paper: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Replace Commercial Banks – But at a Cost
5.6.2020
The research explores how "central banking for all" via digital currency could affect commercial banks
Revolut Reportedly Fires Dozens of Employees for Coronavirus Cost-Saving Reasons
4.6.2020
European startup Revolut reportedly asked employees to leave as part of a cost-cutting effort amid difficult times
US Government Prediction: Economy Faces 10-Year Recovery, $8 Trillion Loss From Coronavirus
3.6.2020
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has projected that the coronavirus crisis will cost the U.S. economy about $8 trillion. Many factors play a part in shrinking the economy, such as business closures, social distancing measures, consumer spending, a drop in energy prices, and recent legislation....
Bitcoin Fees Fall 60% While Transaction Count Declines
30.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) average transaction fees dropped by nearly 60% in the last week, as the number of transactions queuing up to be processed on the network eased. According to data from Bitinfocharts, the cost of making a transaction over the Bitcoin blockchain fell to around $2.61 on May 28, down from...
Square Dollar Cost Averaging Lets Users Repeat Buy Bitcoin in Cash App
19.5.2020
Bitcoin and stocks are now on the menu for Cash App users wanting to minimize the “impact of market swings,” the payment network says
New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill: Second Stimulus Checks Could Be Coming to Americans
13.5.2020
Americans could be getting their second stimulus checks as a new coronavirus relief bill has been introduced. It includes more direct payments of up to $6,000 per household. The new bill is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, making it the biggest emergency relief package in U.S. history....
Bitcoin Transaction Costs Soar 400% Amid Halving Hyperbole
11.5.2020
The average transaction cost for Bitcoin (BTC) soared 414% in the days before the halving, peaking at $3.19 on May 8, from as low as $0.62 on April 26. This is the highest price bitcoiners have paid for a transaction on the network in ten months, according to data from Bitinfocharts. Fees are paid...
The Cost of Javascript Frameworks
26.4.2020
I expect this post from Tim Kadlec to be quoted in every performance conference talk for the next few years. There is a lot of data here, so please check it out for yourself, but the short story is that JavaScript-framework-powered sites are definitely heavier and more resource-intensive than...
Growth at Any Cost: It’s Time for the Current VC Model to Change
25.4.2020
The winds of change are finally coming to the venture capital business model. What exactly has to adapt?
Collective #603
23.4.2020
Gallery * Responsive CSS Motion Path * Spacing in CSS * pattern.css * The Cost of JavaScript Frameworks
Collective #603 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Bankera Launches Bank Account Alternative Focused on Crypto Businesses
17.4.2020
Bankera, an ambitious project to build a neobank for the digital era, has started to offer payment accounts to individual and business clients as a low-cost, fast and convenient alternative to traditional bank accounts. Individual and business clients who sign up to the service can already enjoy...
Brazil’s New Blockchain Data Tool Cost $250K, Runs on Quorum
10.4.2020
Brazil's central bank spent 1.3 million Brazilian reals (USD $250K) over two years building its new database for financial regulators on Quorum, replacing a slow and expensive paper-based system with a fully digitized version
Recent Class Action Lawsuit Could Cost Binance Billions of Dollars
10.4.2020
Could past compliance missteps lead to the eventual downfall of Binance?
Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki: Dollar Is Dying, Buy Bitcoin
6.4.2020
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the popular book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” talked about the death of the U.S. dollar and how one should take the government’s free money and buy bitcoin. The best-selling author also explained the cost of free money. Also read: IMF Declares Global...
$2 Trillion for Surveillance Capitalism – US Government Promises $1,200 to Every American
25.3.2020
On Wednesday, U.S. Congressional leaders had seemingly come up with a stimulus deal at around 1 a.m. EST. The package will cost upwards of $2 trillion and politicians are promising direct payments of $1,200 per American if they make $75,000 or less. The dollar injection will be the largest...
Cronyism, Zombie Companies and the True Cost of the Coronavirus, Feat. Morgan Creek’s Mark Yusko
24.3.2020
Why dependency culture, zombie corporations and debt jubilee could be the true cost of the coronavirus
Bitcoin Options Volume Sets Record as BTC Miners Hit Breakeven Cost
10.3.2020
Bitcoin is now sitting at miner production cost as options volumes skyrocket to $200 million per day
Bitcoin Mining Investment Strong – BTC Hashrate Surpasses All-Time High
2.3.2020
On Monday, March 2, miners processing blocks on the BTC network surpassed the network’s all-time high as the overall hashrate touched 136 exahash (EH/s). The record-breaking achievement happened despite the price of BTC dropping below the $9K region throughout the course of the last week....
DCA – The ‘Boring,’ Sensible Bitcoin Investment That Could Double Your Money in 2.5 Years
2.3.2020
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) as a crypto investment method may not be the most thrilling way to speculate on the bitcoin price, but it is one of the most level-headed, according to proponents. Using a simple online DCA calculator, one can choose a plan for buying small amounts of bitcoin at regular...