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To see eye-to-eye? Crypto industry should start embracing regulation
30.1.2021
Now it’s up to the crypto industry itself to start engaging with and accepting regulations
Former UK Cyber Intelligence Official Pushes for Law Change to Stop Bitcoin Ransomware Payments
27.1.2021
A former U.K. cybersecurity chief has raised concerns that ransomware incidents are close to “getting out of control.” Ciaran Martin has also called for laws to prevent people from paying bitcoin to cybercriminals. Former Official Claims Most of the Cybercriminals Are Based in Russia...
BlackRock’s entry reflects a change in institutional outlook on crypto
26.1.2021
The entry of the world’s largest asset manager into the realm of crypto finance could potentially signal the entry of other big-name players
The Japanese Government Could Change Cosplay Forever
25.1.2021
Currently, anyone in Japan is free to dress as their favorite characters. That will continue, most likely, but there might be big changes for those who make money from cosplaying—and possibly, even for those who don’t.Read more
DMEX Integrates xDAI for Cheap Decentralized Perpetual Contracts With up to 100x Leverage and No KYC
22.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. In response to rising gas prices during the last weeks, DMEX has moved its trade processing to xDAI sidechain that allows for much cheaper transaction recording. Customer funds are still stored on an Ethereum smart contract, the trade recording, however, is now performed on xDAI....
Netlify Edge Handlers
19.1.2021
Netlify Edge Handlers are in Early Access (you can request it), but they are super cool and I think they are worth wrapping your brain around now. I think they change the nature of what Jamstack is and can be.…
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Gamers are still Nvidia’s masters, but Ether miners could change that
15.1.2021
Nvidia's chief financial officer says the firm could restart its mining-specific line of graphics cards if demand from cryptocurrency miners increases
Hold your horses! $9K Bitcoin price drop not a trend change, data says
12.1.2021
Traders are freaking out about today’s 27% Bitcoin price drop but historical data show sharp corrections are natural even during bull markets
Jack Dorsey warns that FinCEN regulations will drive crypto users offshore
5.1.2021
Major U.S crypto firms are united in opposition to new AML laws proposed by FinCEN, warning they could drive users away from regulated platforms and stifle innovation
What Might Change The Currency Composition of Central Banks’ Reserve Holdings?
4.1.2021
Alina Iancu, Neil Meads, and Yiqun Wu work at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, while Martin Mühleisen is the former director of this department.
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The currencies that are being held by central banks as foreign exchange reserves have remained...
SEC Disapproves BOX Security’s Request to Report Stock Trading Data on Ethereum Blockchain
28.12.2020
BOX proposed a rule change to the SEC for using the Ethereum blockchain to record and publishing end-of-day securities ownership balances
Biden Administration May Roll Back Some Crypto Regulations, Top Banking Regulator Warns
26.12.2020
The top U.S. banking regulator is concerned that the Biden administration may roll back some cryptocurrency regulations aimed at protecting consumers. This includes allowing national banks to custody crypto assets put in place during the Trump administration. Biden Administration Could Change...
James Sweet: Voices of Dissent
25.12.2020
If you are a voice of dissent, you have a unique opportunity. You live in a time that puts you at an advantage to change the world for the better. It’s true that the world is always changing; change is the only constant. But I am convinced that you have a strong say in how […]
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Economists Speak of ‘Once-in-a-Millennium Change’ in Monetary History
25.12.2020
Leading economists are suggesting that the world is heading for a sea change in terms of the way people use money – and think that cash’s days are numbered as digital forms of currency edge toward mainstream adoption.
Per the Japan Times, Masashi Nakajima, a professor of Economics and Business...
Change vs. Inertia
18.12.2020
Recently, I’ve become more deeply aware of the inherent tension between change and inertia, as it applies to the evolution and use of web technologies. These forces have always been present and opposed to each other, but it seems to me that the side effects of these collisions are impacting...
The Biggest Climate Wins of 2020
15.12.2020
Somehow, not everything was bad this year.Read more
There is No Normal
12.12.2020
This year I learned, or relearned maybe, that “normal” is subjective at best, and pretty misleading otherwise. If this forsaken year has taught us anything, it’s that there is no such thing as normal. Things change. People adapt. Everything is relative to everything else.
Besides being quite...
Let’s Create a Lightweight Native Event Bus in JavaScript
11.12.2020
An event bus is a design pattern (and while we’ll be talking about JavaScript here, it’s a design pattern in any language) that can be used to simplify communications between different components. It can also be thought of as publish/subscribe or pubsub.
The idea is that components can listen...
Cyberpunk 2077 Doesn't Let You Change Your Appearance Once You've Started
10.12.2020
This is hilarious to me.Read more
Seven Settings To Change In Cyberpunk 2077
10.12.2020
After eight years, multiple delays, and 800,000 cumulative lifetimes’ worth of reported crunch, Cyberpunk 2077 is out in the wild. It’s a whole lot of game, brimming with gear, side-quests, and map icons that make you compulsively go, “Ooh, what’s that?” As with any massive game, there’s also...