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An Annotated Docker Config for Front-End Web Development

2.4.2020
Andrew Welch sings the praises of using Docker containers for local dev environments: Here are the advantages of Docker for me: • Each application has exactly the environment it needs to run, including specific versions of any of the plumbing needed to get it to work (PHP, MySQL...

Making Bitcoin Go Viral: Could Endless Printing Trigger a Hyperbitcoinization Event?

26.3.2020
Hyperbitcoinization has been defined as “a state where bitcoin becomes the world’s dominant form of money.” But what actually needs to happen for bitcoin to ‘go viral’? As it turns out, a hyperbitcoinization event may be more likely than many suspect, especially in...

China Is Drafting Laws for the Circulation of National Digital Currency

26.3.2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, China’s central bank has reportedly completed the basic development of the nation’s central bank digital currency. The central bank is now drafting legislation for its circulation, according to local media. A number of patents have revealed what...

Different Favicon for Development

24.3.2020
I bet a lot of us tend to have the production website and the development website up simultaneously a lot. It's almost a developer cliché at this point to make some local change, refresh, refresh, refresh, refresh, and just not see the change, only to discover you were looking at the production...

Zimbabwe U-Turns on Crypto, Looking to Stabilize Local Economy

22.3.2020
Zimbabwe’s central bank is working with crypto and fintech companies to leverage the country’s emerging digital economy amid crippling hyperinflation and currency instability

You Can Now Trade CS:GO Game Items Safely for BCH Through Blind Escrow on Bitcoin.com Local

19.3.2020
Are you looking for a cool way to earn bitcoin cash privately instead of buying it directly? You can now connect your Steam account to the peer-to-peer marketplace Bitcoin.com Local and trade CS:GO game items for BCH via blind escrow. This is a great improvement for players who were previously...

OKCoin Launches Support for Singapore Dollar and Opens Local Office

12.3.2020
OKCoin now allows users in Singapore and Brunei to trade the Singapore dollar against Bitcoin and Ether

Bitcoin.com Local Gathers Steam as Other P2P Markets Falter

7.3.2020
The bitcoin marketplace Localbitcoins was once the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. But during the last few years, the company’s trading requirements and KYC implementation have caused an influx of traders to migrate to different P2P crypto markets. The mass departure...

Airport Gold Seizure in Amsterdam Points to Bitcoin Utility for Private, Borderless Travel

7.3.2020
A 27-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Friday for failing to declare 15 kilograms of gold bars to customs, according to local reports. After failing to provide a convincing explanation as to how he acquired the gold, the traveler flying from Rio de Janeiro to Hong...

Binance Users in Turkey Can Now Deposit and Withdraw TRY via Akbank Integration

2.3.2020
The competition for the Turkish cryptocurrency market appears to be heating up as Binance is the latest platform to launch a banking integration for the Lira (TRY). The global digital asset exchange is now open to direct transactions of local fiat from Akbank, one of the largest banks in Turkey....

Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling

2.3.2020
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading platforms are not the prime target of a new push to increase budget receipts, they will be placed under close examination. The news comes as a military escalation with...

Government to Airdrop $9 Billion in Free Money to 7 Million Hong Kong Residents

28.2.2020
The government of Hong Kong has decided to airdrop about $9 billion in free money to an estimated 7 million residents in the troubled Chinese territory. From a global perspective, this can be seen as a desperate move to stimulate the local economy while the coronavirus outbreak is hitting markets...

Lebanon Fights for Separation of Money and State as Residents Use Bitcoin to Evade Capital Controls

27.2.2020
Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year, with reports pointing to a notable uptick in bitcoin trading from the embattled nation. As residents seek to preserve as much value as they can while government...

In-Browser Performance Linting With Feature Policies

26.2.2020
Here’s a neat idea from Tim Kadlec. He uses the Modheader extension to toggle custom headers in his browser. It also lets him see when images are too big and need to be optimized in some way. This is a great way to catch issues like this in a local environment because browsers will throw an error...

How to Anonymously Buy Bitcoin Online and in Person

24.2.2020
Buying bitcoin is a bit like buying contraception: it’s a basic human right, you should be entitled to do so privately, and it’s nobody’s business what you plan to do with it. Whether you’re buying bitcoin to set aside for a rainy day or to expend immediately in a fit...

Check out These 7 Crypto-Friendly Alternatives to Your Local Bank

23.2.2020
A scene from The Magnificent Seven, a classic Western movie (1960). Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin advocates claim that the real beauty of cryptocurrencies is their ability to allow ordinary folk to do away with bank-centered finance. Perhaps that is why many banks have maintained a very conservative...