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War For Control Over Money: How Can Governments Respond to Crypto?
17.8.2019
Governments have never really been big fans of crypto. Sure, the odd finance minister and president has praised blockchain technology or even cryptocurrencies themselves on the rare occasion, but generally the overall mood has been one of suspicion and even outright hostility.
And now, with...
Dallas Mavericks Fans Can Now Purchase Tickets and Merchandise with Bitcoin
16.8.2019
Since early last year adopting cryptocurrency has been in mind for the Mavs, when billionaire tech investor and the owner of the team, Mark Cuban indicated that fans would soon have the option to utilize Bitcoin to purchase tickets to the group’s games. Mark Cuban, one of the first...
Weekly Platform News: HTML Loading Attribute, the Main ARIA Specifications, and Moving from iFrame to Shadow DOM
15.8.2019
In this week's roundup of platform news, Chrome introduces a new attribute for loading, accessibility specifications for web developers, and the BBC moves visualizations to the Shadow DOM.
Chrome ships the loading attribute
The HTML loading attribute for lazy-loading images and iframes is...
The Making of an Animated Favicon
15.8.2019
It’s the first thing your eyes look for when you’re switching tabs.
That’s one way of explaining what a favicon is. The tab area is a much more precious screen real-estate than what most assume. If done right, besides being a label with icon, it can be the perfect billboard to represent what’s...
Argentina’s Peso Collapse Shows Governments Shouldn’t Control Money
15.8.2019
Whenever bitcoin experiences a sharp drop or volatility, mainstream media analysts jump to declare that cryptocurrency isn’t stable enough to be considered money. The double-digit crash of the Argentine peso in one day, simply due to an election in the country, can be said to prove the same...
Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Be Used to Fight Financial Crimes?
14.8.2019
Central bank-issued digital currencies could have a great advantage in combating the shadow economy and illegal activities, and they could be a viable alternative to digital currencies like Libra
Contextual Utility Classes for Color with Custom Properties
14.8.2019
In CSS, we have the ability to access currentColor which is tremendously useful. Sadly, we do not have access to anything like currentBackgroundColor, and the color-mod() function is still a ways away.
With that said, I am sure I am not alone when I say I'd like to style some links based on...
Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math
14.8.2019
Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a...
Ethereum Price Analysis: Ethereum (ETH) price shows volatility! Can we hope for an upsurge?
14.8.2019
ETH without a doubt is one of the favorite currencies in the network. However, with ETH becoming stagnant in the bearish zone might be raising some concerns for the followers. Let’s hope that we can see some changes in the price of Ethereum in the upcoming days. Current Statistics of Ethereum:...
Bitex Crypto Exchange Partners With Bantotal In Latin America, Over 60 Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin
14.8.2019
In a breakthrough for the crypto industry in Latin America, popular crypto exchange Bitex has entered in partnership with a prominent banking service provider in the region, Bantotal. The latter has a presence in 14 Latin countries, which will give Bitex an unparalleled exposure. Uruguay based...
All the New ES2019 Tips and Tricks
13.8.2019
The ECMAScript standard has been updated yet again with the addition of new features in ES2019. Now officially available in node, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari you can also use Babel to compile these features to a different version of JavaScript if you need to support an older browser.
Let’s look...
60 Latin American Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments
13.8.2019
Crypto exchange Bitex wants to decrease costs associated with cross-border banking using the bitcoin blockchain
Twitter Crypto Scammers Continue to Fly Under the Company’s Radar
12.8.2019
Over the last two years, cryptocurrency scamming on social media has been prevalent. In January 2019, it was reported that crypto impersonation scams on Twitter raked in millions in cryptocurrencies from people pretending to be well known blockchain personalities. Now a new form of deception can...
How Bridging Blockchains Unlocks Value and Unites Crypto Tribes
12.8.2019
Interoperability is a multisyllabic word for a multi-faceted problem. How do you get blockchains to communicate with one another? Until recently, there’s been no easy way to achieve this, leaving assets isolated and smart contract-powered dapps siloed on their respective protocols. Before...
Researchers can Receive Great ‘Bounty’ from Apple for Finding Security Flaws in iPhones
11.8.2019
Cybersecurity researchers have a reason to rejoice. According to the latest reports, Apple Inc has decided to offer up to one million dollars as rewards to cybersecurity researchers for finding out faults in iPhones. Interestingly, it is the highest reward any company has ever offered to defend...
Can the Fed Kill Bitcoin? Navigating the Chokepoints of Tax Law and KYC
9.8.2019
Taxes. The one word that can kill any buzz in seconds flat. Whether you’re a libertarian ranting about how taxation is theft or one of those fabled creatures who is actually happy to file them as their so-called civic duty, one fact remains: those who don’t give the government a bite...
Weekly Platform News: CSS font-style: oblique, webhin browser extension, CSS Modules V1
9.8.2019
In this week's roundup, variable fonts get oblique, a new browser extension for linting, and the very first version of CSS Modules.
Use font-style: oblique on variable fonts
Some popular variable fonts have a 'wght' (weight) axis for displaying text at different font weights and a 'slnt' (slant)...
Can Blockchain Be a Driver of Transparency in Governance?
8.8.2019
Albert Isola. Source: Switch!
Following the financial crisis of 2008, governments across the globe scrambled to find ways of improving transparency and efficiency, not only in financial services but across various areas of government. MiFID II (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive)...
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design
8.8.2019
It is technically true that anyone can cook. But there’s a difference between actually knowing how to prepare a delicious meal and hoping for the best as you throw a few ingredients in a pot. Just like web development, you might know the ingredients—<span>, background-color, .heading-1—but...
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8.8.2019
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