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Report Claims the FBI Uses Bitcoin Mixers During BTC Forfeiture Processing
11.4.2021
Over the last eight years, U.S. law enforcement has seized a great number of bitcoins and at one time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held one of the largest bitcoin wallets after the Silk Road takedown. A recently published report shows the FBI has started using cryptocurrency mixing...
Chinese Tech Firm Meitu Buys 175 Bitcoin, Treasury Now Holds $100 Million Worth in BTC and ETH
9.4.2021
The China-based smartphone and internet app maker Meitu has announced the acquisition of $10 million worth of bitcoin for its treasury after the firm purchased digital assets two times prior last month. The company’s cryptocurrency holdings now stack up to $100 million worth of ethereum...
The Weight
8.4.2021
More than 20 years later, I can still remember my grandmother handing me the silver diet book with the cartoon cover and the sense that I needed to do something. I was probably around 13; the specifics have mercifully faded with time, but the cover and the feeling are burned into my brain. And...
Coinbase’s Q1 Revenue Soars 9-Fold to $1.8 Billion Ahead of IPO on Nasdaq
7.4.2021
Coinbase has announced its earnings estimates for the first quarter of 2021. The company says its estimated revenue for the period is nine times more than the amount generated in the same period last year. In addition, the crypto platform says it has 56 million verified users and a total trading...
Ripple XRPs Price Skyrockets in Recent Times
5.4.2021
Ripple XRP’s price surged higher in the last week of March. Earlier this year, in January, XRP’s price had increased by 50%, powered by WallStreetBets traders. It again gained massive bullish momentum in March after gaining 15% in a few hours in the mid of March. At the time of writing this...
NFTs 'ten times better' than traditional art, says Beeple's $69M NFT buyer
3.4.2021
Winner of landmark auction breaks down his investment thesis on NFTs
Platform News: Rounded Outlines, GPU-Accelerated SVG Animations, How CSS Variables Are Resolved
2.4.2021
In the news this week, Firefox gets rounded outlines, SVG animations are now GPU-accelerated in Chrome, there are no physical units in CSS, The New York Times crossword is accessible, and CSS variables are resolved before the value is inherited.…
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Irish Police Investigate Massive Bitcoin Scam That Allegedly Stole Millions From High-Net-Worth Individuals
2.4.2021
Irish police are on high alert due to the rising number of cases related to a bitcoin-related scam targeting high-net-worth people in the country. The situation has become worrisome because suspicious high-value transactions have already been noticed by authorities. Authorities Already Searched...
Nifty News: NYT says NFTs in pandemic-fueled bubble, Polkamon eggs produce $1M gas ...
31.3.2021
NYT likens the NFT bubble to the plague induced “tulip mania” of the 1600s, Polkamon NFTs generate more than $1 million in gas fees, and a man fails to sell 50% of a house as an NFT
Migration Times: EOS Project Effect.AI Packs Bags and Moves to Binance Chain
26.3.2021
The allegedly largest project on the EOS network, Effect.ai has rebranded to Effect Network and will be moving to Binance Smart Chain (BSC).
Effect Network, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that connects companies to the global workforce, has decided to move to BSC, as they've announced...
The NFT of record: New York Times raises $500,000 for charity in NFT column sale
25.3.2021
The NYT goes NFT as tokenized article auctions for over $500,000
Nifty News: Italian copyright agency mints 4M NFTs, breast cancer LINK found, and more
25.3.2021
Algorand helps secure almost 100,000 authors' copyrights, NFTs raise breast cancer awareness, the New York Times gets in on the action, and more
American News Magazine Time to Accept Crypto for Subscriptions, Firm Auctions 3 NFT Covers
23.3.2021
The American news magazine Time has revealed it is getting into the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, as a new job listing shows the 98-year-old publication is in search of a chief financial officer (CFO) who understands bitcoin. Additionally, Time will be selling non-fungible token (NFT) assets...
Rockstar Pays Modder $10,000 For Fixing GTA Load Times
16.3.2021
Remember how yesterday we told you about the modder who found a way to greatly improve GTA Online load times on the PC? That fix, identified and approved by Rockstar, has already gone live, and the modder responsible has been cashed out for their work.Read more
Fan Fixes GTA Online Load Times, Rockstar Makes It Official
16.3.2021
Earlier this month, GTA Online player t0st found a way to cut down the game’s load times by 70%. It must have been a clean, effective fix, because Rockstar themselves have taken a look, agreed with it and will soon make it part of an official update.Read more
A Bare-Bones Approach to Versatile and Reusable Skeleton Loaders
3.3.2021
UI components like spinners and skeleton loaders make waiting for a page load less frustrating and might even affect how loading times are perceived when used correctly. They won’t completely prevent users from abandoning the website, but they might encourage …
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Story of Seasons Producer Writes An Apology To Fans Over Bugs, Glitches, And Loading Times
3.3.2021
When Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town was released last month in Japan, fans complained of long load times, bugs, and glitches. Producer Dai Takemura addressed these issues on the game’s official blog and offers his apology. Read more
Illinois Rep Becomes 723,556th Lawmaker To Threaten Banning Violent Video Games
24.2.2021
Another year, another attempt to ban the sale of violent video games. House Bill 3531 is the brainchild of Illinois State representative Marcus Evans, Jr. and is actually an amendment to a statute passed in 2005 that already bans the sale of violent video games to minors. HB3531’s proposed changes...
Hiding Content Responsibly
24.2.2021
We’ve covered the idea of hiding things in CSS many times here, the most recent post being Marko Ilic’s “Comparing Various Ways to Hide Things in CSS” which did a nice job of comparing different techniques which you’d use in different …
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South Korean Financial Regulator Confirms Privacy Coin Delistings- Adds New Guidelines to Report Unusual Transactions
22.2.2021
South Korean financial watchdogs are about to start overseeing crypto-related activities in the nation, and additional barriers for exchanges keep appearing. Moreover, one of the South Korean regulatory bodies codified the measures announced last year on privacy coin listings. No Major Domestic...