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SPAs, Shared Element Transitions, and Re-Evaluating Technology
1.6.2022
Nolan Lawson sparked some discussion when he described a noticeable shift away from single-page applications (SPAs):
Hip new frameworks like Astro, Qwik, and Elder.js are touting their MPA [multi-page application] with “0kB JavaScript by default.”
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SPAs, Shared Element Transitions,...
The more you know about Bitcoin, the more optimistic you are: Block survey
1.6.2022
Over 9,500 people around the world were surveyed for Block’s 2022 Bitcoin report which showed that more optimistic individuals possessed a greater self-reported knowledge level of the crypto
Chinese Crypto Regulations Force NFT Gaming App Stepn to Block Mainland Users
29.5.2022
China’s anti-crypto regulations have reportedly forced the non-fungible token (NFT) game, Stepn, to exclude users from the mainland starting on July 15. Shortly after the announcement, Stepn’s in-game cryptocurrency is reported to have briefly dropped by 38%. Stepn Adheres to Local...
Stepn to block mainland China users to comply with regulatory policies
27.5.2022
In a move to comply with Chinese regulatory policies, Stepn will be blocking users based in mainland China from its mobile app
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops 4.33%, Biggest Reduction in 10 Months
26.5.2022
It’s now 4.33% easier to mine bitcoin over the next two weeks as the difficulty adjustment algorithm (DAA) dropped from 31.25 trillion to today’s 29.85 trillion. It’s the largest DAA drop since July 17, 2021, when the difficulty dropped 4.81% at block height 691,488. Bitcoin...
Ethereum’s Beacon Network Deals With a 7-Block Chain Reorganization
26.5.2022
On May 25, seven blocks were reorganized on Ethereum’s Beacon chain at 8:55:23 a.m. (UTC) at block height 3,887,075 all the way to block 3,887,081. The reorganization was discovered by Martin Köppelmann who noted the “current attestation strategy of nodes should be reconsidered...
Ethereum Beacon Chain Experienced a 7-block Reorg, More Work Needed Ahead of The Merge
26.5.2022
The Beacon Chain, which will introduce proof-of-stake (PoS) to Ethereum (ETH), experienced a seven-block reorganization (reorg) on Wednesday.
A reorg can happen either through a malicious attack from a miner with high resources or simply through network failure, such as a bug, temporarily...
Ethereum Beacon Chain experiences 7 block reorg: What's going on?
26.5.2022
“This reorg is not an indicator of a flawed fork choice, but a non-trivial segmentation of updated vs out of date client software” suggested Core Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon
Russian Appellate Court Cancels Decision to Block Tor Project’s Website
23.5.2022
A court of appeals in Russia has overturned a ruling by a regional court which allowed the blocking of the Tor Project’s website in the country. Due to violations during the initial proceedings, the case has been returned to the court of the first instance for another review. Roskomsvoboda...
Verevolf
20.5.2022
Zeldman:
You may not know his name, but he played a huge part in creating the web you take for granted today. And he’s back—kind of.
That would be Glenn Davis and the Verevolf site Zeldman’s talking about. The …
Verevolf originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get...
Jack Dorsey’s Block hits $1.3B in Q1 profits, $43M in BTC trading revenue
19.5.2022
Despite that the Bitcoin price trended down over Q1, the Block ecosystem of payment solutions with Bitcoin in mind performed well
Block Expects Bitcoin To Disrupt Legacy Payments, Boost Its Business
19.5.2022
Fueled by the ongoing expansion of the Lightning Network, bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to disrupt the existing legacy payment networks the world over -- and Block, the payments company formerly known as Square, hopes to use the cryptocurrency to boost its presence across the globe. ...
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Music Fans Rejoice as YellowHeart Protocol Is Set to Launch on Bittrex Global Starting Block
19.5.2022
YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, is set to launch its utility token, HRTS (pronounced “Hearts”), on Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block as the platform’s debut project on May 24 at 13:00 UTC. YellowHeart...
Music Fans Rejoice as YellowHeart Protocol Is Set to Launch on Bittrex Global Starting Block
19.5.2022
YellowHeart Protocol, an NFT platform poised to disrupt the ticketing and music industries, is set to launch its utility token, HRTS (pronounced “Hearts”), on Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block as the platform’s debut project on May 24 at 13:00 UTC. YellowHeart...
Block Sees Bitcoin Disrupting Payments Networks, Expects Self-Custody to Grow
18.5.2022
Creating Style Variations in WordPress Block Themes
16.5.2022
Global styles, a feature of the block themes, is one of my favorite parts of creating block themes. The concept of global style variations in WordPress were introduced in Gutenberg 12.5 which would allow theme authors to create alternate …
Creating Style Variations in WordPress Block Themes...
Ethereum Hashrate Taps an All-Time High Amid This Week’s Crypto Market Meltdown
15.5.2022
Amid the crazy week in the world of cryptocurrencies and the Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty reaching a lifetime high at 31.25 trillion, Ethereum’s hashrate tapped an all-time high on May 13, at block height 14,770,231. Cryptocurrency miners continue to dedicate large quantities...
Despite the Low Price, Bitcoin’s Hashrate Remains Elevated as Difficulty Taps an All-Time High
14.5.2022
Amid the Terra blockchain meltdown, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been well above the 200 exahash per second range, at 212 EH/s at the time of writing. Bitcoin’s hashpower has remained high after reaching an all-time high on May 02, at block height 734,577. Moreover, while bitcoin miners...
The Latest Zcash Software Release Supports the Network’s ‘Largest Upgrade in History’
12.5.2022
According to the Electric Coin Company, the team behind the cryptocurrency network Zcash, the protocol is soon to implement the largest upgrade in history. The Zcash development team has released the 5.0.0 codebase which supports the NU5 upgrade that will occur on or around May 31, at block height...
Terra Blockchain Temporarily Stops Block Production, Aims to Restart Network With a Patch
12.5.2022
At 12:14 p.m. (ET), the Twitter account operated by the Terra team announced that the Terra blockchain network had been halted. According to the Terra developers’ tweet, Terra validators needed to apply a patch to further disable delegations. Terra Blockchain Halts in Order to Prevent...