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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Git Hooks
30.9.2019
The merits of Git as a version control system are difficult to contest, but while Git will do a superb job in keeping track of the commits you and your teammates have made to a repository, it will not, in itself, guarantee the quality of those commits. Git will not stop you from committing code...
Bitcoin Is a Viable Way to Remove the State From Your Life
29.9.2019
The last decade has seen central banks print trillions of dollars, governments grown much larger, wars continue with no end, and ordinary citizens taxed even more. Thankfully there are individuals and small pockets of people all around the world who believe something is wrong. Many of these people...
Hidden Lightning Network Bug Allowed Spending of ‘Fake’ Bitcoins
28.9.2019
A bug discovered in the Lightning Network in June, which allowed lightning bitcoins not backed by actual bitcoins to be spent, has officially been addressed in a new dev full disclosure report released on Friday. The problem has reportedly been remedied, but the security oversight casts doubts...
ECB President: Stablecoins and Crypto Not Suitable Money Substitutes
27.9.2019
ECB president says stablecoins and crypto are not yet suitable as money substitutes
The Reasons Why Blockchain Is Not Quite Ready for Facebook’s Dreams
27.9.2019
Facebook is ready to enter the cryptocurrency arena but blockchain technology does not look ready enough for bright Facebook plans
Paperform
26.9.2019
Buy or build is a classic debate in technology. Building things yourself might feel less expensive because there is no line item on your credit card bill, but has cost in the form of time. Buying things, believe it or not, is usually less expensive when it comes to technology that isn't your core...
Transient transition
26.9.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 26 September, 2019 Fleeting “Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.” – Shah Rukh Khan Good morning and happy Thursday! Stretch a lil, take a sip from your morning cup of […]
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Transient transition
26.9.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 26 September, 2019 “Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.” – Shah Rukh Khan Small wins Over the last 24 hours, total market capitalization bounced back a little from ~$217 billion […]
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It ain’t so black and white
25.9.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 25 September, 2019 Perspective “You have your way, I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, the only way, it does not exist.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Good morning folks! It's […]
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It ain’t so black and white
25.9.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 25 September, 2019 “You have your way, I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, the only way, it does not exist.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Day of rekt-oning Over the […]
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Google’s Quantum Computer Breakthrough Not a Risk to Bitcoin, Says Dev
25.9.2019
Cost alone keeps Bitcoin safe from quantum advances, says developer Peter Todd
In Drunken Text, Kik CEO Threatens to Quit: ‘I’m Not Going to Jail for This’
24.9.2019
In a message sent to CoinDesk apparently on accident, Kik CEO Ted Livingstone claimed to be quitting the company
Cryptocurrencies are not Totally Anonymous; Can Be Traced Digitally in Case of a Fraud
23.9.2019
Despite being digital, cryptocurrencies are vulnerable to thefts and online scams. However, crypto organizations are constantly engaging in conversations and deliberating on how to reduce their threat perceptions. One of the easiest ways to reduce the risk is to diligently secure digital signature...
Stand up
23.9.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 23 September, 2019 Rise up “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall.” – Confucius Welcome back to another week of tantalizing crypto news, here at the CoinMarketCap's […]
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Stand up
23.9.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 23 September, 2019 Rise up “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall.” – Confucius Weekend dip Over the weekend, total market capitalization steadily dropped from $273 billion to to $263.2 […]
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Iran Is Being Targeted for Economic Independence, Not Terrorism
22.9.2019
New, unprecedented economic sanctions have been imposed on Iran’s central bank after blame for a September 14 oil field attack was pinned on the nation by U.S. leaders. The sanctions blacklist the Iranian central bank and sovereign wealth fund, further severing the country’s already...
Portugal Could Be a Tax Haven — Not Only for Crypto Traders
21.9.2019
Have you considered relocating to Portugal to enjoy tax-free crypto-trading? You may get more tax benefits than you thought
Table with Expando Rows
20.9.2019
"Expando Rows" is a concept where multiple related rows in a <table> are collapsed until you open them. You'd call that "progressive disclosure" in interaction design parlance.
After all these years on CSS-Tricks, I have a little better eye for what the accessibility concerns of...
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.
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Bitcoin Cash Learns Block Size Economics, Ver Says BCH Not Restricted
19.9.2019
Is Bitcoin Cash incapable of scaling or is it merely a media circus? Developer indications of a 2MB block size limit have set the community abuzz