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A Lightweight Masonry Solution
31.7.2020
Back in May, I learned about Firefox adding masonry to CSS grid. Masonry layouts are something I’ve been wanting to do on my own from scratch for a very long time, but have never known where to start. So, naturally, I checked the demo and then I had a lightbulb moment when I understood...
Stablecoin Cold Storage Backed by Satoshis – Simba is a New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland
31.7.2020
When it comes to Switzerland, first of all, people have associations with first-class chocolate, delicious cheese, the most precise watches, multi-purpose knives and, of course, a safe place to keep money. New Way of Holding Assets in Switzerland Since the dawn of time Switzerland has been...
Stimulus Is Failing: Global Banks to Break Support Levels, US Dollar Plummets to 2-Year Low
31.7.2020
Central banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2.1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June, and the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would keep lending until the end...
Hackers Have Been Using Dogecoin to Deploy Malware for 6 Months & No One Noticed
31.7.2020
Researchers at Intezer discovered a new malware that relies on the Dogecoin blockchain network to deploy the attack against cloud servers
Bitcoin Exchange Reserves Drop to a 12-Month Low Fueling Bullish Optimism
30.7.2020
The number of bitcoin held on exchanges has touched a 12-month low, as bitcoin exchange balances have reached levels not seen since June 2019. According to onchain statistics, there’s more than 2.6 million BTC held on global trading platforms worldwide. Data from a number of sources show that...
Ether Addresses in Profit Have Soared 132% in a Year
30.7.2020
Even with ether close to yearly highs, profitable addresses have more than doubled since last July
Getting the Most Out of Variable Fonts on Google Fonts
30.7.2020
I have spent the past several years working (alongside a bunch of super talented people) on a font family called Recursive Sans & Mono, and it just launched officially on Google Fonts!
Wanna try it out super fast? Here’s the embed code to use the full Recursive variable font family from Google...
Zero Collateral: $138 Million in Defi Flash Loans Issued in 24 Hours
30.7.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) realm continues to heat up with concepts like yield farming, but another scheme called defi flash loans has also grown exponential. On Monday, the noncustodial lending protocol Aave issued $138 million in loans with zero collateral. Since the last week of June, defi...
Novogratz: Global ‘Liquidity Pump’ Will Keep Bitcoin Rising, Price to Hit $20K This Year
30.7.2020
Billionaire investor Michael Novogratz said global “liquidity pump” from stimulus packages will keep driving bitcoin’s price higher. He expects the price of bitcoin to reach $20,000 this year, fueled by retail investors shifting to the cryptocurrency. Mike Novogratz’s...
Bitcoin Scaling Tech Could Have Saved Companies and Users $500M in Fees: Report
29.7.2020
Implementing transaction batching and SegWit could have saved bitcoin companies and users $500 million in fees – if they'd just use the technology
style9: build-time CSS-in-JS
29.7.2020
In April of last year, Facebook revealed its big new redesign. An ambitious project, it was a rebuild of a large site with a massive amount of users. To accomplish this, they used several technologies they have created and open-sourced, such as React, GraphQL, Relay, and a new CSS-in-JS library...
Carbon Credits Have a Double-Spend Problem. This Microsoft-Backed Project Is Trying to Fix That
29.7.2020
The Microsoft-backed IWA sustainability group is building a tokenization standard that aims to bring transparency to carbon accounting
Power Plants in Iran Are Authorized to Mine Bitcoin
29.7.2020
Power plants in Iran are allowed to mine cryptocurrencies, the deputy head of the country’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has reportedly confirmed. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy head of Tavanir, explained that entities have to apply for the necessary...
Ethereum Price Creates GPU Shortage, Some Manufacturers Blame Nvidia
29.7.2020
During the last four weeks, cryptocurrency markets have gathered significant value, and the crypto asset ethereum gained over 40% during the last 30-days. The price of ether moving northbound has caused a strain on the graphics processing unit (GPU) market, as ETH miners have become scarce....
North Korea’s Crypto Extortion Efforts Have Expanded Considerably in 2020
28.7.2020
A new ransomware from North Korea targets major companies
Bitcoin’s Latest Rally May Have Staying Power, Exchange Flows Suggest
28.7.2020
The flow of bitcoin and stablecoins in and out of cryptocurrency exchanges observed on Monday suggests the latest price breakout may persist
Thailand Has Now Licensed 13 Cryptocurrency Service Providers
28.7.2020
Thailand has been growing the number of licensed cryptocurrency service providers. The Thai regulators have now approved 13 crypto businesses to legally operate in the country, including cryptocurrency exchanges, brokers, and dealers. The Royal Decree on the Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561...
First Mover: The Dollar Drop May Have Helped Push Bitcoin Past $11K
28.7.2020
As the U.S. dollar’s value slides, prices are suddenly rising for just about everything priced in dollars.  That includes bitcoin, which shot up some 13% on Monday for its biggest gain in almost three months. Prices soared past levels reached in February, prior to...
Bitcoin Fees Skyrocket 590% Since Mid-June – Supporters Think Mempool Size Is ‘Bullish’
28.7.2020
Bitcoin fees have grown much larger in recent days spiking to a two-month high to $3.80 per network transaction. The crypto asset’s fees have jumped 590% since June 14 and the mempool (transaction backlog) has grown significantly. Digital currency markets have been extremely bullish lately...
Americans to Buy Bitcoin With Their Second Stimulus Checks After Initial Investment Turned in 50% Profit
27.7.2020
U.S. investors may be planning to use their second $1,200 stimulus money to buy bitcoin – again. The U.S. government is, on Monday, expected to approve plans for this second payout, White House officials have confirmed. The bailout is intended to cushion families against the covid-19 fallout....