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Blockchain Bills Are Advancing in the New York State Senate – Here’s Why
14.2.2020
Now in its second year, the New York State Senate's Internet and Tech Committee has approved two blockchain bills, which now go to the full Senate for a vote
Why JavaScript is Eating HTML
13.2.2020
Web development is always changing. One trend in particular has become very popular lately, and it fundamentally goes against the conventional wisdom about how a web page should be made. It is exciting for some but frustrating for others, and the reasons for both are difficult to explain.
A...
Puppets, Pundits and Partnerships: Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring
12.2.2020
With blockchain puppets (we really mean it) on TV, CNBC pushing the bitcoin-as-gold narrative and The Guardian seeing connections between coronavirus and bitcoin's recent rally, we've got a lot to talk about on today's episode of The Breakdown
Libra Minus Facebook: Why Celo Is 2020’s Buzzy Token Project
12.2.2020
With $30 million from Polychain and a16z, here's how the buzzy Celo plans to rival Libra on financial inclusion
Are Chinese Bitcoin Mining Farms Moving to North America and Why?
12.2.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) production is seemingly being shifted to North America from China, which dominates digital coin mining. But if so, what could be the reasons behind it?
At the end of 2019, China's Bitcoin miners controlled some 65% of total hash power, according to CoinShares Research. Also, Chinese...
Why Security Token Offerings Are a Big Yawn in Parts of Asia
12.2.2020
Security token offerings (STO) were supposed to be the next big blockchain-based investment vehicle. But investors in Thailand and Taiwaan aren't interested
Why Exchanges List Small-Cap Coins Despite 51% Attacks
11.2.2020
It is profitable for exchanges to list low market-cap coins, despite the potential for 51 percent attacks, say two VCs from Dragonfly Capital
Building the Web We Want
10.2.2020
On the Microsoft Edge team, we’re committed to an open web and helping to drive innovation forward, which is why we’ve kicked off a new initiative in collaboration with Google, Mozilla, Samsung Internet, Igalia and — most importantly — the web community, called The Web...
Why Are Tezos, Lisk, Binance Coin Beating Bitcoin so far in 2020?
10.2.2020
Altcoins like Tezos, Binance Coin and Lisk have produced triple-digit rallies in 2020 as Bitcoin struggles to stay above $10K
Why Cypherpunk Witches Love Bitcoin
10.2.2020
Cryptocurrency lets modern-day witches transact beyond the grasp of restrictive e-commerce platforms
Collective #588
10.2.2020
Baretest * Demystifying Browsers * Good First Issue * Why Web Browsers Are FREE * DotMatrx.js
Collective #588 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
What Are Altcoins and Why Are There Over 5,000 of Them?
10.2.2020
According to crypto market capitalization aggregators, there are more than 5,000 cryptocurrencies in existence today and over 20,000 different types of markets. BTC is the oldest and most known digital asset and most everything else has been typically referred to as an “altcoin.”...
VanEck Report Illustrates Why Institutions Should Hold Bitcoin
9.2.2020
Institutional investors should allocate a small percentage of their capital into Bitcoin, according to investment management firm VanEck
”Decentralized Networks a Powerful Phenomenon” – Why the SEC Commissioner Proposes Time-Limited Grace Period for Tokens
9.2.2020
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has formally proposed a grace period of three years for tokens. Project developers would be exempt from the federal securities laws during that time, provided that they meet certain conditions. After that, they must determine...
Why We Need a Federal Privacy Law
8.2.2020
Mutale Nkonde, a Harvard researcher, argues the US should pass a privacy law modeled on California's new CCPA
Why DeFi’s Billion-Dollar Milestone Matters
7.2.2020
The DeFi market hitting $1 billion in locked crypto is something even the most fervent ethereum skeptics would have a tough time dismissing as meaningless
Overwriting Satoshi: Kraken Exec Says Bitcoin Wasn’t Built for Payments, Isn’t Peer-to-Peer
6.2.2020
As Director of Business Development for popular crypto exchange Kraken, when Dan Held speaks, people listen. As such, his recent 46-tweet diatribe on why the “payments narrative” for bitcoin is flawed grabbed the attention of many, tickling the ears of hardcore Lighting Network fans...
Native Image Lazy Loading in Chrome Is Way Too Eager
5.2.2020
Interesting research from Aaron Peters on <img loading="lazy" ... >:
On my 13 inch macbook, with Dock positioned on the left, the viewport height in Chrome is 786 pixels so images with loading="lazy" that are more than 4x the viewport down the page are eagerly fetched by Chrome...
Select an Element with a Non-Empty Attribute
5.2.2020
Short answer:
[data-foo]:not([data-foo=""] {
Longer answer (same conclusion, just an explanation on why we might need this):
Say you have an element that you style with a special data-attribute:
<div data-highlight="product"</div
You want to target that element and do special things when...
Celsius CEO Gives 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Might Reach USD 30K in 2020
5.2.2020
Alex Mashinsky. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Nasdaq
Bitcoin (BTC) may be standing between USD 20,000 and USD 30,000 by the end of this year, Alex Mashinsky, CEO of major crypto lender Celsius, predicted.
What would lead to BTC to more than doubling its current price and potentially...