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China to Test Digital Yuan on Food Delivery Platform With 435 Million Users
15.7.2020
China’s central bank may test digital yuan on Meituan Dianping’s food delivery platform with 435 million users
China to Test Digital Yuan on Tencent-Backed Food Delivery Platform
15.7.2020
Now three Tencent-backed companies are setting themselves up to become early-stage testers for China’s digital yuan initiative
Bitmain’s Cofounder Accused of Hindering Next-Gen Bitcoin Mining Rig Shipments
14.6.2020
On June 11, 2020, regional reports disclosed that the cofounder of Bitmain, Micree Zhan, is still battling with Jihan Wu in an ongoing feud. The quarrel is allegedly causing shipment problems for customers, as reports note that Zhan is prohibiting deliveries stemming from the company’s...
Blockchain ID Solution Aims to Tackle Spike in Delivery Fraud Amid Coronavirus Measures
29.5.2020
Nuggets, a digital identity and payments platform, has developed a way to accept deliveries without needing a physical signature to combat a spike in fraud during the coronavirus pandemic
Business Heavyweight Rakuten Offers Bitcoin ‘Cashback’ on Pizza Delivery
28.5.2020
Bitcoin Pizza Day (May 22) may have come and gone in most parts of the world, but in crypto-mad Japan, the festivities are still ongoing – with one of the country’s newest exchanges running a month-long bitcoin (BTC) giveaway promotion.
Rakuten – an e-commerce business empire that also runs...
WTF is a Static API
15.5.2020
Just like there is a movement to make more websites (and more of websites) from pre-rendered static files (Jamstack), so to might we consider moving content-based APIs to be static. Sean C Davis:
A static API is simply a collection of flat JSON files that live on a content delivery...
The US Dept. of Transportation Is Investigating Blockchain-Powered Delivery Drones
28.4.2020
The U.S. Department of Transportation released a lengthy report on blockchain's application for drones
Major Airline AirAsia Launches Blockchain-Driven Cargo Booking System
17.4.2020
AirAsia claims that Freightchain is “the world’s first digital air cargo network run on blockchain”
Get Static
26.3.2020
In this piece, Eric Meyer argues that performance is more important than ever right now — especially for websites that contain critical information for the public:
If you are in charge of a web site that provides even slightly important information, or important services, it’s time to...
Physical Delivery of Bitcoin in Bakkt Futures Rises 44% in March
26.3.2020
Amid market mayhem, more traders have been opting for physical delivery on Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures contracts
Here’s How to Order Food From Your Home Using Cryptocurrency
26.3.2020
Staying home during the coronavirus epidemic reduces the risk of getting infected with the deadly covid-19. The disease, which has already claimed the lives of over 20,000 people globally, spreads through human contact. Food is one of the few basic necessities that can regularly get you out of your...
The US CFTC Just Defined What ‘Actual Delivery’ of Crypto Should Look Like
24.3.2020
The CFTC created formal guidance for when one party has “delivered” crypto assets to another, settling a long-standing question around the issue
United States CFTC Cements Parameters for Physical Delivery of Traded Crypto
24.3.2020
The CFTC unveils finalized clarity on physical delivery of digital assets
Build a dynamic JAMstack app with GatsbyJS and FaunaDB
23.1.2020
In this article, we explain the difference between single-page apps (SPAs) and static sites, and how we can bring the advantages of both worlds together in a dynamic JAMstack app using GatsbyJS and FaunaDB. We will build an application that pulls in some data from FaunaDB during build time...
JAMstack CMSs Have Finally Grown Up!
15.11.2019
This article is based on Brian's presentation at Connect.Tech 2019. Slides with speaker notes from that presentation are available to download.
In my experience, developers generally find the benefits of the JAMstack easy to comprehend. Sites are faster because the resources are static and served...
[aktualita] Alza spouští same-day-delivery v celém Středočeském kraji
7.11.2019
Alza spouští program doručení ve stejný den pro celý středočeský kraj, okruh zavážených lokalit navíc rozšíří i na Slovensku a v Maďarsku. Alza.cz dnes rozšířila zásah vlastní přepravní služby AlzaExpres do zbývajících měst Středočeského kraje (dosud chyběla například Kutná Hora, Mladá Boleslav...
WordPress Plugin Overload? Give Jetpack a Try!
15.10.2019
The WordPress ecosystem has a plentiful supply of plugins that offer everything from AMP to Zapier integration and so, so, so many other things in between. It's a significant contributor to what makes WordPress great because plugins can account for the needs of nearly any website.
How many plugins...
Shipping Startup 300cubits Suspends Its Blockchain Operations
1.10.2019
Shipping startup 300cubits burns its tokens while suspending its blockchain operations due to low transaction volume
Automatically compress images on Pull Requests
19.9.2019
Sarah introduced us to GitHub Actions right after it dropped about a year ago. Now they have improved the feature and are touting its CI/CD abilities. Run tests, do deployment, do whatever stuff computers do! It's essentially a YAML file that says run this, then this, then this, etc., with...
Walmart’s ‘Delivery Unlimited’ Service All Set to Be Expanded Across the United States
12.9.2019
Retail behemoth Walmart has possibly been the most innovative company when it comes to traditional retail, and over the years, it has tried a wide a range of tactics to enhance its already impressive market dominance. Over the past decade or so, the company has also devised ways to tackle...