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Cryptocurrency Exchange Seed CX Cuts Trading Fees to Gain Market Share
20.9.2019
Crypto exchange Seed CX is aiming for more market share by cutting its trading fees
UX Considerations for Web Sharing
20.9.2019
From trashy clickbait sites to the most august of publications, share buttons have long been ubiquitous across the web. And yet it is arguable that these buttons aren’t needed. All mobile browsers — Firefox, Edge, Safari, Chrome, Opera Mini, UC Browser, Samsung Internet — make it easy to share...
Weekly Platform News: Emoji String Length, Issues with Rounded Buttons, Bundled Exchanges
19.9.2019
In this week's roundup, the string length of two emojis is not always equal, something to consider before making that rounded button, and we may have a new way to share web apps between devices, even when they are offline.
The JavaScript string length of emoji characters
A single rendered emoji...
Alibaba and Tencent Refuse to Share Loan Data Information with Beijing
19.9.2019
As everyone knows, a credit system is something that almost all countries need to have, and it is a hugely important tool that helps in keeping the consumer credit market as strong as possible. To that end, the Chinese central bank launched a private credit score company named Baihang in 2018. That...
The Changing Shape of Crypto Funding in 2019
19.9.2019
2019 was meant to be the year of the IEO. Or was it the STO? Whatever the case, it’s had its share of both, with mixed results. While the number of successfully completed token sales and the number of IEO launchpads has increased significantly, secondary market demand has been underwhelming....
Share of SegWit-Spending Bitcoin Transactions Now Over 50%
16.9.2019
The percentage of SegWit-spending Bitcoin transactions has hit 50.5%, or an all-time high
Bitcoin Cash-Powered File Storage Concept Sparks Interest and Debate
7.9.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were introduced to a new project called the Cashweb protocol on Friday. The blockchain file sharing scheme allows people to store and load arbitrary data to the BCH chain. While the new protocol still has “a long way to go,” the developer decided to share...
Bitcoin Rallies Above USD 10K, Takes Bigger Share Of Crypto Market
3.9.2019
Source: iStock/in-future
After trading below USD 10,000 for almost a week, the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin has returned above this level one more time. While the absolute majority of other coins are also in green, bitcoin's dominance increased.
At pixel time (03:58 UTC), bitcoin trades...
Advice for Technical Writing
22.8.2019
In advance of a recent podcast with the incredible technical writer and Smashing Magazine editor-in-chief Rachel Andrew, I gathered up a bunch of thoughts and references on the subject of technical writing. So many smart people have said a lot of smart things over the years that I thought I'd round...
'Untrusted' Crypto Exchanges Increased Their Market Share in 2019
21.8.2019
Even though top-ranked exchanges have increased their market share in July, lower-ranked, 'untrusted' exchanges have increased their dominance this year even further, according to CryptoCompare, a provider of the crypto market data.
Based on CryptoCompare’s Exchange Benchmark grading, those...
Crypto Regulations Are Changing Worldwide to Comply With FATF Standards
12.8.2019
Governments worldwide are changing the way they regulate crypto assets to comply with the global cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Some are amending existing laws, while others are creating a new system to cooperate and share data. Also read: China Publishes...
Using Netlify Forms and Netlify Functions to Build an Email Sign-Up Widget
2.8.2019
Building and maintaining your own website is a great idea. Not only do you own your platform, but you get to experiment with web technologies along the way. Recently, I dug into a concept called serverless functions, starting with my own website. I’d like to share the results and what I learned...
Bitcoin vs Ripple: BTC and XRP Share Almost Similar Price Trend in the Last 24 Hours
21.7.2019
Both Bitcoin and Ripple have shown four major price swings each in the last 24 hours. By the year’s end, Bitcoin may touch 15,000 USD, and Ripple may reach 0.7 USD. Over the last 24 hours, both Bitcoin and Ripple have shown a similar price momentum. Here is an analysis of the price movement...
The Many Ways to Include CSS in JavaScript Applications
8.7.2019
Welcome to an incredibly controversial topic in the land of front-end development! I’m sure that a majority of you reading this have encountered your fair share of #hotdrama surrounding how CSS should be handled within a JavaScript application.
I want to preface this post with a disclaimer: There...
CSS-Tricks on Flywheel
4.7.2019
I first heard of Flywheel through their product Local, which is a native app for working on WordPress sites. If you ask around for what people use for that kind of work, you'll get all sorts of answers, but an awful lot of very strong recommendations for Local. I've become one of them!...
Share of Illegal Bitcoin Transactions Declined to Less Than 1%
2.7.2019
The proportion of bitcoin transactions tied to illicit deals is declining, according to blockchain research company Chainalysis.
Illegal activity has accounted for less than 1% of all bitcoin activity so far this year — down from 7% in 2012, Bloomberg reported, citing Hannah Curtis, senior product...
Tip Twitch Livestreamers With BCH Using the New Tipbitcoin.cash App
30.6.2019
Last week the pseudonymous developer who created the Crescent Cash wallet, Pokkst, announced the launch of a new tipping service called Tipbitcoin.cash. The tool gives anyone the ability to tip their favorite streamer on Twitch using bitcoin cash. Also Read: Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures...
Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures of Bitcoin Mining in Mosque
27.6.2019
On Tuesday, the Iranian energy grid corporation Tavanir warned illegal bitcoin mining operations that they would be cut off from their supply. Following the announcement, pictures of a mining facility set up in a mosque went viral on social media. Also Read: Iranian Energy Grid Blames...
Bitcoin Vs. NEO: Bitcoin & NEO Share Similar Growth Pattern; NEO Possess Stronger Fundamentals as BTC
26.6.2019
Bitcoin and NEO share a similar trend in price growth. Both the coins have bullish medium-term outlook. Bitcoin (BTC) has time and again proved its royalty by its massive gain movement in the market. After days of speculation and bullish movement, the coin has finally gone beyond 12,000 USD price...
Ledgerx Approved to Offer Regulated Bitcoin Derivatives to Retail Investors
26.6.2019
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved Ledgerx to offer physically-settled bitcoin spot and derivatives trading, previously available only to institutional investors, to retail investors of any size. Ledgerx explained that its new platform will share the same order book as...