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Chinese State-owned Banks Issue Flurry of Blockchain Patents
18.8.2020
Two of China’s biggest state-owned banks have registered a number of blockchain patents as both continue to expand the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s fast-expanding, much-vaunted digital yuan pilot.
Per media outlet NBD, the banks in question are the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China...
What I Learned by Fixing One Line of CSS in an Open Source Project
14.8.2020
I was browsing the Svelte docs on my iPhone and came across a blaring UI bug. The notch in the in the REPL knob was totally out of whack. I’m always looking to contribute to open source, and I thought this would be a quick and easy fix. Turns out, there was a lot more to it than just changing...
New Blockchain Platform Aims to Help Countries Issue CBDCs More Easily
13.8.2020
Blockchain company Apollo Fintech touts its new system as tonic for national digital currency headaches
Ethereum Medalla Testnet Launch Suffers Block Finality Issue
4.8.2020
The Ethereum Medalla Testnet launched, but it is not yet achieving the participation it needs
Triple-Entry Bookkeeping: How Satoshi Nakamoto Solved the Byzantine Generals’ Problem
3.8.2020
In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto essentially solved the infamous computational issue called the “Byzantine generals’ problem” or the “Byzantine Fault.” Throughout the history of man, people used ledgers to record economic transactions and property ownership. A ledger is often...
Crypto-Enabled Investment App eToro Gets Ready to Issue Debit Cards in UK
29.7.2020
EToro is reportedly moving ahead with its debit card plans as it acquires a U.K. Visa Principal Member
Coinbase CEO: Exchange Won’t List XMR Due to ‘Issue With Regulators’
27.7.2020
Brian Armstrong says regulators would be "up in arms" with Monero listed on Coinbase, even as Binance and Kraken offer support for the token
Wirex Approved to Issue Mastercard-Backed Bitcoin Debit Cards
20.7.2020
Mastercard said Monday it had granted Wirex principal membership status, becoming the “first” native cryptocurrency outfit to do so. The membership allows Wirex, a London-based digital payments firm, to issue payment cards directly to consumers, making it easier for people to buy, hold...
Mastercard Now Allows Crypto Firm Wirex to Issue Payment Cards
20.7.2020
Mastercard said Wire is the first crypto company to become a principal member, meaning it can directly issue payment cards to its customers
Ethereum 2.0 and Polkadot Offer Alternative Solutions to Scaling Issue
18.7.2020
Polkadot and Ethereum have an intertwined history, but how does the newly launched Polkadot stack up against the plans for Ethereum 2.0?
Japanese Banking Giant MUFG to Issue Its Own Stablecoin in H2 2020
14.7.2020
Japan’s largest financial institution, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, is planning to issue the MUFG token in the second half of 2020
South Korea Could Issue a Crypto Capital Gains Tax as High as 20%
13.7.2020
Crypto taxation in South Korea could increase to 20% for capital gains
BCH Backer Claims Bitcoin Wallet Double-Spend Issue Hasn’t Been Fixed
3.7.2020
BRD, Ledger Live, and Edge are among the wallets vulnerable to a new double-spend exploit, but some believe the vulnerability is inherent to Bitcoin itself
How-to guide for creating edge-to-edge color bars that work with a grid
1.7.2020
Hard-stop gradients are one of my favorite CSS tricks. Here, Marcel Moreau combines that idea with CSS grid to solve an issue that’s otherwise a pain in the butt. Say you have like a 300px right sidebar on a desktop layout with a unique background color. Easy enough. But then say you want...
ETH Scalability Isn’t Going to Be an Issue Soon, Vitalik Buterin Posits
30.6.2020
Ethereum 2.0 will eventually facilitate up to approximately 100,000 transactions per second
Tim Draper Backed DeFi Project DMM Up 2X Despite Issue-Plagued Sale
25.6.2020
Defi platform DMM, backed by Tim Draper, has successfully completed its IDO despite users reporting a myriad of issues
Japan: SBI to Issue Blockchain-powered Local Gov’t Gift Certificates
19.6.2020
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial giant, crypto exchange operator and Ripple’s biggest Asia-based partner, is to begin developing blockchain-powered gift certificates with the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Per Fisco, via Kabutan, the initiative will be conducted in the city of Ukhia...
Belarusian Banks to Issue Digital Tokens in Central Bank Pilot
12.6.2020
Belarus’ central bank will allow 12 commercial and state-owned banks to launch tokens and conduct business using their digital offerings in an ambitious new pilot.
The central National Bank’s plans, per Sputnik Belarus, will involve a pilot that will run from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2024...
The Best Design System Tool is Slack
4.6.2020
There’s a series questions I have struggled with for as long as I can remember. The questions have to do with how design systems work: Where should we document things? Do we make a separate app? Do we use a third-party tool to document our components? How should that tie into Figma or Sketch?...
Mining Hardware Maker Canaan Looks to Issue $12.4M in Stock to Employees
1.6.2020
Cryptocurrency mining ASIC producer Canaan filed with the U.S. SEC to issue around $12.4 million worth of shares to its employees