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CoinDesk Reporters Discuss FinCEN Files, Venezuela’s Stablecoin Flop and More
24.9.2020
From the CoinDesk Global Macro news desk, this is Borderless - A twice-monthly roundup of the most important stories impacting bitcoin and the crypto sector from around the world
Chainlink Token Down 60% in Under 40 Days: Opponents Ask If the Bubble Has Finally Burst?
24.9.2020
After reaching an all-time high of $19.20 on August 14, the Chainlink token now trades lower after losing more than 50% in value in just over a month. The token, which briefly overtook Bitcoin Cash as the fifth-ranked crypto in market capitalisation terms, was ranked 9th on Markets.Bitcoin.com...
A Gentle Introduction to Using a Docker Container as a Dev Environment
24.9.2020
Sarcasm disclaimer: This article is mostly sarcasm. I do not think that I actually speak for Dylan Thomas and I would never encourage you to foist a light theme on people who don’t want it. No matter how wrong they may be.
When Dylan Thomas penned the words, “Do not go gentle into that good...
AntNet Strengthens Bond with Klaytn; Plans to Launch More BApps
24.9.2020
Mobile storage infrastructure network AntNet revealed its plans to strengthen its collaboration with South Korea’s leading blockchain network Klaytn. In the official tweet, AntNet stated that Klaytn is the best suitable blockchain to develop its technology and other products. It further added that...
BCH Hash Watch: Majority of Miners Signal BCHN, Coinex Exchange Announces Futures
24.9.2020
Bitcoin Cash proponents have recently noticed that the last 612 blocks or more than 61% of the last 1,000 blocks have been mined using BCHN, according to Coin Dance statistics. Moreover, data also shows that 82% of Bitcoin Cash hashpower is signaling BCHN, as the prominent miners Btc.com...
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Would Buy More Bitcoin If He Really Understands It, Says Microstrategy CEO
23.9.2020
Prominent hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones’ understanding of bitcoin has come into question since he only invested about 1% of his assets in the cryptocurrency. According to the CEO of Microstrategy, the Nasdaq-listed company that recently invested almost half a billion dollars in bitcoin...
Violent Reflexivity: Why Market Movements Are More Aggressive Than Ever, Feat. Corey Hoffstein
23.9.2020
How the Fed and the rise of passive investing and volatility strategies have combined to make market movements faster and more severe
Colombian Finance Firms Want to Take Part in Crypto Trials + More News
23.9.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crypto adoption news
The Colombian government has opened applications for companies wishing to trial crypto transactions in a new regulatory...
Using Markdown and Localization in the WordPress Block Editor
23.9.2020
If we need to show documentation to the user directly in the WordPress editor, what is the best way to do it?
Since the block editor is based on React, we may be tempted to use React components and HTML code for the documentation. That is the approach I followed in my previous article, which...
Stablecoin Stamp of Approval & Inside UNI’s Distribution: A Data Perspective by IntoTheBlock
23.9.2020
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LiteBringer Brings More Light On Litecoin as Transactions Heat Up
23.9.2020
Fueled by what its developer calls a “smart” gameplay that enables players to earn litecoin (LTC) tokens, Litecoin game LiteBringer has led to a spike in transactions carried out with the use of the major cryptocurrency over the past days.
The game has seemingly pushed the LTC transaction volume...
SBTC Plummets by 99% as Devs Announce Dissolution of Token
23.9.2020
The price of SBTC plunged by nearly 98% in just over an hour on September 21 as devs announced the dissolution of the token. The dissolution announcement came more than a month after the token reached an all-time high of $5.07. At the time of writing, the token was quoted at $0.007 down from $0.64....
Jamstack Conf
22.9.2020
Here’s an important detail here: It’s free!
Jamstack Conf Virtual is coming up October 6th and 7th, 2020. The sessions are on October 6th. That’s the free part (register here). Then on October 7th there are a variety of workshops (they all look great to me) that are $100 USD each....
Execs Managing $78B in Assets Say Institutional Investors Plan to Allocate More Cryptocurrencies
22.9.2020
New research from the digital currency insurance firm, Evertas, shows that a surveyed group of investors managing roughly $78 billion in collective assets believes that during the next five years, institutional investors will “dramatically” increase their crypto asset holdings. This...
JD.com Joins Digital Yuan Pilot, Canadians Get New BTC & ETH Exchange + More News
22.9.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
CBDCs news
JD.com, a multi-billion dollar Chinese e-commerce platform, has joined the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s digital yuan...
Accessible Web Animation: The WCAG on Animation Explained
22.9.2020
It’s true, web animation can be accessible! Sometimes it just takes a little extra effort to make sure that it is. There are strategic things we can do to make sure our animations have a positive impact on accessibility, like planning how they contribute to the overall UX and ease of use of...
ztext.js
22.9.2020
Super cool project from Bennett Feely! It makes any web type into 3D lettering with a mouseover effect that moves the 3D objects in space. It’s reminiscent of Zdog, but for type. It works its magic by stacking a bunch of copies of the glyphs on top of each other that are offset by some...
'Expect More Crypto Investment in Next 5 Years' - US, UK Fund Managers
22.9.2020
Clearer regulation and improved liquidity will drive institutional investors to cryptoassets in the years ahead, say British and American fund managers.
These were the findings of a survey conducted by crypto asset insurance company Evertas, reports Institutional Asset Manager.
The firm quizzed...
New report says Bitcoin price in ‘more sustainable uptrend’ than 2019
22.9.2020
2020 is showing that investors are more skewed to hodling than speculating, says Delphi Digital, in line with various findings from the past few months
Thinking About Power Usage and Websites
22.9.2020
Gerry McGovern asked if I had any insight into energy consumption and websites. He has a book, after all, about the digital costs on the planet. He was wondering about the specifics of web tech, like…
If you do this in HTML it will consume 3× energy but if you do it in JavaScript it will...