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Global Trend Against Cash Intensifies as China Joins the Squeeze
16.11.2019
For various reasons, a growing number of nations are experiencing the rapid development of cashless society. Paper money may become extinct in some countries in the not-so-distant future. Prompted by the spread of private and decentralized cryptocurrencies and the threat of losing control over...
Developer Demos Smart Card That Produces Bitcoin Cash Signatures
13.11.2019
Software engineer Tobias Ruck has revealed a project he’s been working on that allows a smart card to produce valid BCH signatures. Ruck tweeted about his experiment to the crypto community and Bitcoin Cash proponents showed their excitement about the future of offline payments. Also read:...
Making an Audio Waveform Visualizer with Vanilla JavaScript
12.11.2019
As a UI designer, I’m constantly reminded of the value of knowing how to code. I pride myself on thinking of the developers on my team while designing user interfaces. But sometimes, I step on a technical landmine.
A few years ago, as the design director of wsj.com, I was helping to re-design...
Leading Panel Seeks to Introduce Blockchain Working Group for the Film Industry
12.11.2019
Film executives and tech industry tycoons are planning to form a working group that will chalk out strategies on how blockchain can be implemented in the creative industries. The decision has been taken on Tuesday at the American Film Market in Santa Monica by Patrice Poujol from The Lumiere...
Crypto Banks Gain Regulatory Recognition Across the Globe
11.11.2019
Traditional financial institutions are still leery about decentralized cryptocurrencies. They are only starting to explore the potential of digital assets. But a new breed of banks specializing in crypto have been working hard to take advantage of this trend and are gaining regulatory recognition...
Working with Fusebox and React
8.11.2019
If you are searching for an alternative bundler to webpack, you might want to take a look at FuseBox. It builds on what webpack offers — code-splitting, hot module reloading, dynamic imports, etc. — but code-splitting in FuseBox requires zero configuration by default (although webpack will offer...
Some Things You Oughta Know When Working with Viewport Units
6.11.2019
David Chanin has a quickie article summarizing a problem with setting an element's height to 100vh in mobile browsers and then also positioning something on the bottom of that.
Summarized in this graphic:
The trouble is that Chrome isn't taking the address bar (browser chrome) into account when...
The Silk Road Investigation: A ‘Pattern of Bad Behavior and Double Agents’
23.10.2019
Kathryn Haun, a general partner at U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has revealed in recent interviews how she helped take down the Silk Road when she was working for the Attorney General’s office. According to her accounts, the U.S. government agency also asked her to help...
More Nations Join the Club of Crypto-Friendly Jurisdictions
14.10.2019
Regulatory barriers are a major concern for businesses working with decentralized assets. Not all governments, however, are putting obstacles in front of crypto companies. In fact the number taking a crypto-friendly stance is in fact increasing. Also read: Ukraine in a Rush to Legalize...
Gartner: Corporate Blockchain Won’t Take Off for Another Decade
11.10.2019
For years, all sorts of companies have flooded the media with reports of using blockchain technology for everything from tracking vegetables to fake luxury handbags. These claims mostly involved tests that were done only for the sake of publicity, riding the coattails of cryptocurrency, and almost...
The Teletype Text Element Lives On… at Least on This Site
11.10.2019
It was this: <tt>
I say "was" because it's deprecated. It may still "work" (like everybody's favorite <marquee> in some browsers), but it could stop working anytime, they say. The whole purpose of it was to display text in a monospace font, like the way Teletype machines used...
Food, Shelter and Clothing: Bitcoin Cash Charities Making a Global Impact
10.10.2019
Eatbch, the unique charity movement providing assistance in the form of community-delivered meals fueled by Bitcoin Cash, continues to serve Venezuela and South Sudan, and is now expanding its connections. The South Sudan Eatbch group just announced they are working with local activists to help...
Samsung Working With Ripple Partner, Finablr, on International Payments
10.10.2019
Samsung is dipping a toe into blockchain-based remittances thanks to a partnership with Finablr
For Non-Profits Working With Facebook, Libra Isn’t Such a Crazy Idea
9.10.2019
If their missions aren't served by Libra, Women's World Banking and Mercy Corps say they'll let it be known – loudly
5 Educational Resources That Will Level up Your Cryptocurrency Knowledge
2.10.2019
Crypto is a constant learning curve. Keeping pace with developments in bitcoin, blockchain, and the ever-evolving cryptocurrency ecosystem feels like a full-time job, and that’s just for experienced heads. For novices, it’s tough enough working out where to even start. While crypto...
Collective #553
30.9.2019
Text Rendering Hates You * Working with GitHub Actions * Design Tips * Frankenstein Migration
Collective #553 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Kraken is Working on ‘Major Change’ in User Experience - Dan Held
24.9.2019
Dan Held. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube / Dan Held
Improving user experience is one of the main focus areas at Kraken this year and the popular, U.S.-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange plans “major change” in the next 2-6 months, Dan Held, Director of Business Development of the company...
IBM Says It’s Open to Working With Facebook on Libra Crypto
23.9.2019
IBM says it's ready to work with its clients who are interested in Facebook’s Libra
Verizon Acquires Patent For Virtual SIMs Working On Blockchain Technology
22.9.2019
Verizon, the leading American telecommunications conglomerate is gearing up to come up with the creation of virtual SIM cards focused around the blockchain technology. Verizon has earned the patent right from the U.S Patent and Trademark Office for employing virtual subscriber identity modules...
NSA Reportedly Working to Develop Quantum-Resistant Crypto
5.9.2019
The United States NSA (National Security Agency) is reportedly attempting to develop a quantum-resistant crypto. As indicated by a tweet from Bloomberg cybersecurity journalist William Turton, Anne Neuberger, the director of the NSA’s Cybersecurity Directorate, stated at the tenth Annual...