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Fed Officials Ponder Funding Hedge Funds and Private Brokers Directly

15.1.2020
On January 13, the New York Federal Reserve gave $60.7 billion to eligible private financial institutions by leveraging U.S. Treasurys and agency securities. With all the stimulus given to financial institutions since September, it hasn’t relieved the stress of economic uncertainty. Now...

The FBI Is Now Reaching Out to QuadrigaCX Victims

14.1.2020
The FBI is emailing victims of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange, confirming the federal agency is investigating the circumstances around its collapse

In Defence of “Serverless” —the term

14.1.2020
Ben Ellerby: For now Serverless, to me at least, manages to do a hard job, defining the borders of a very fluid and complex space of possible solutions in which we can build next-generation architectures. It would help if there was not a framework of the same name, it would help if people didn’t...

Paxos’ Tokenized Gold Futures Are Now Trading on FTX Exchange

14.1.2020
For the first time, investors can trade gold-backed futures contracts on a leading crypto derivatives exchange. In addition to its spot market trading, PAX Gold is now available as perpetual and quarterly futures contracts on FTX

Coinme Adds BTC Purchase Function to Over 100 Coinstar Kiosks in California

14.1.2020
With over 21,000 kiosks in the U.S., Coinstar is a popular automated service for those who want to turn their fiat coins into paper cash. 3,000 of these kiosks have been integrated with Coinme to include crypto purchase functionality, and more than 100 BTC-integrated Coinstar kiosks are now newly...

China Issues Digital Currency Guide for Party Cadres

14.1.2020
Understanding a complex subject should be easier with access to educational materials. With blockchain and CBDC now part of Beijing’s political vocabulary, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a guide to digital currencies meant to prepare party officials for upcoming changes in...

Booking.com-Partnered Travala Now Accepts Tether’s Controversial USDT

14.1.2020
Crypto-friendly Booking.com partner Travala now accepts Tether as payment for travel reservations

A Scandal in Bohemia

13.1.2020
I love that Paravel is so busy doing so much cool stuff they literally just forgot that they built this and are just now releasing it. It's a Sherlock Holmes story, but designed to be more interesting and immersive (even audio!) than just words-on-a-screen. Direct Link to Article —...

Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District

12.1.2020
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually...

EU Countries Commence Crypto Regulations as Mandated by New Directive

11.1.2020
The European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive mandates that member states start regulating crypto assets by Jan. 10. Crypto exchanges and custodial wallet providers are now covered by the same regulatory requirements as banks and other financial institutions. Also read: Regs...

UK Financial Watchdog FCA Now Supervises AML/CTF Compliance of Crypto Businesses

10.1.2020
FCA is now responsible for the monitoring AML and CTF compliance of crypto-related companies

Video Games Giant Ubisoft Is Looking for Blockchain Startups to Support

10.1.2020
Are you developing a blockchain game that could be the next Cryptokitties or even take blockchain games mainstream, if only you had some help from a major company in the field? You’re in luck, because French video games giant Ubisoft is now looking for new blockchain startups it can support....

Philippine ‘Crypto Valley of Asia’ to Get Own Airport

10.1.2020
The Philippines has a “Crypto Valley of Asia,” an initiative of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, the government agency responsible for managing the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport. An airport is now being planned for inside this economic zone to address the needs of...

Fantastic Flight API with aviationstack (Sponsored)

9.1.2020
I didn’t fly until I was 25 years of age — I was hopeless in knowing I had to be there early, the process of security, and the whole gate structure. Now that I’ve flown dozens of times for Mozilla, I feel much more comfortable with the process of flying, but feel less comfortable...

North Korean Hackers Now Using Telegram to Steal Crypto: Kaspersky

9.1.2020
Hacking group Lazarus is developing sophisticated new techniques to steal cryptocurrencies from victims

Bitcoin History Part 23: The First BTC Escrow

9.1.2020
Before the emergence of crypto exchanges and trustless multi-sig, early bitcoiners saw the need for an escrow service – a mediator to act as a go-between for strangers transacting online. Given the panoply of options now available, it is strange to think that escrow was once provided by a...

Multi-Thumb Sliders: General Case

8.1.2020
The first part of this two-part series detailed how we can get a two-thumb slider. Now we'll look at a general multi-thumb case, but with a different and better technique for creating the fills in between the thumbs. And finally, we'll dive into the how behind the styling a realistic 3D-looking...