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Netlify High-Fives
14.1.2020
We've got Netlify as a sponsor around here again this year, which is just fantastic. Big fan. Our own Sarah Drasner is Head of DX (Developer Experience) over there, if you hadn't heard. And if you haven't heard of Netlify, well, you're in for a treat. It's a web host, but for your jamstack sites...
NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie Just Tokenized His Own Contract
14.1.2020
The news that Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie was to roll out an Ethereum-based investment vehicle for his own contract took the NBA and crypto communities by surprise. Disregarding an NBA threat to ban him from the professional basketball league, the 26-year-old point guard –...
Close to 11 Million BTC Haven’t Moved in Over a Year
13.1.2020
According to a new research report published by Digital Asset Data, more than 10 million BTC has been sitting dormant for a whole year. Data shows that unmoved bitcoins account for roughly 59% of the current minted supply and it’s the largest number of dormant coins since the start of 2017....
Will Ethereum Reach Serenity This Year?
13.1.2020
Ethereum 2.0 will launch by the end of 2020, estimates Andrew Keys, a managing partner at investment firm Darma Capital and one of the first employees at Ethereum application developer ConsenSys. Meanwhile, the Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 that will be the base for the multi-client testnet is already...
Blockchain Tops the List of Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2020
13.1.2020
If you are planning to start a new career this year, or just improve your value in the jobs market, the best thing that you can do is acquire some blockchain skills. Companies around the world are looking for people with capabilities in this field and it appears that demand far outpaces the supply....
China Saw $11.4 Billion in Crypto-Based Capital Flight Last Year
13.1.2020
On January 8, China-based blockchain security firm Peckshield published its “2019 Global Digital Asset AML Research Report” noting a variety of crypto trends throughout the year. According to the study, cryptocurrency-based capital flight stemming from China was around $11.4 billion...
Institutional and Retail Bitcoin Futures Demand Continues to Climb
12.1.2020
2019 saw significant bitcoin derivatives action from firms like CME Group and Bakkt. This year, demand for CME’s bitcoin futures remains strong and the firm’s options products may be available this week. Additionally, Bakkt’s physically-delivered bitcoin futures have consistently...
US and European Regulators Say Crypto a Priority This Year
12.1.2020
Several regulators in the U.S. and Europe have made cryptocurrency among their top priorities this year. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s compliance office and the European Securities and Markets Authority, in collaboration with other regulators, have outlined their plans to focus...
Will Bitcoin Halving Pattern Repeat Itself This Year?
12.1.2020
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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In financial markets, it’s rarely possible to know, in advance...
Mining Report Highlights China’s ASIC Manufacturing Improvements and Dominance
11.1.2020
During the first month of the new year, the research firm Tokeninsight published its “Mining Industry Annual Research Report,” which covers the competitive bitcoin mining sector. Tokeninsight’s study highlights the fact that BTC’s hashrate increased by 80% in 2019, even...
Water.css
11.1.2020
It's notable that Water.css was the #1 clicked thing from Louis Lazaris' Web Tools Weekly in 2019. It's from a 13-year old developer named Felix!
It's just a little bit of CSS you apply to class-free semantic HTML to give it nice basic responsive styles — the perfect kind of thing for a...
Ethereum, Tron and EOS Control 98% of All Dapp Volume
9.1.2020
2019 was a good year for dapps and a particularly good one for Tron and Ethereum. That’s the upshot of Dapp Review’s new report into crypto-powered decentralized applications. The sprawling research document inspects the major dapp networks in forensic detail and provides key takeaways....
Narrative Watch: Why 2020 Will Be the Year of the DAO
9.1.2020
2019 saw the launch of Moloch, MetaCartel, MarketingDAO and more than 1000 DAOs on Aragon. Will 2020 be even bigger?
Blockchain and Crypto: Will Security Issues Finally Be Dealt With in 2020?
9.1.2020
There are some possibilities that the crypto space would become more secure in 2020: What should we expect?
10M Bitcoins Haven’t Moved in More Than a Year, Highest Since 2017
8.1.2020
“HODLing” has returned to a major milestone: The total amount of bitcoins that haven’t changed hands in more than a year has crossed the 10 million mark
Experts Share: What Are the Biggest Crypto and Blockchain Topics to Follow in 2020
8.1.2020
Here is the second part of Cointelegraph’s new Special Project. We interviewed industry experts to learn what crypto developments are particularly interesting to follow in the new year. More insights to come
Why China Is Banning Crypto But Is Bullish on Blockchain
8.1.2020
"The bandit needs to be wiped out before the regular army gets in," says Flex Yang, co-founder and CEO of Babel Finance, speaking of China's uncertain crypto regulations
Kraken Reveals 49% Increase in Law Enforcement Investigations
8.1.2020
The publication of crypto exchange Kraken’s 2019 Transparency Report has provoked discussion about the scale of government surveillance. According to the report, Kraken received 710 requests last year (or two per day), impacting approximately 1,222 accounts. The report provides further...
Store of Value Remains Crypto’s Best Use Case
7.1.2020
Store of value was the most viable and desirable use case across crypto in 2019 and offers a basis to increase adoption in the second decade of crypto, says Ryan Zurrer of Dialectic
Gemini’s Head of Risk on How Crypto Beats Traditional Finance
7.1.2020
The arc of crypto bends toward regulation, so we might as well be prepared, says Gemini's risk chief and the president of the Virtual Commodities Association, Yusuf Hussain