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Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks
18.11.2020
Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”
'Wake up and smell the coffee' — regulation is coming to DeFi, says expert
18.11.2020
Siân Jones, a senior partner at XReg Consulting, said the FATF's narrow approach to regulating crypto must be tackled by the community as a whole
Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork
13.11.2020
Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods
How to Work With WordPress Block Patterns
12.11.2020
Just a little post I wrote up over at The Events Calendar blog. The idea is that a set of blocks can be grouped together in WordPress, then registered in a register_block_pattern() function that makes the group available to use as a “block pattern” in any page or post.
Block patterns...
Sharktron Defi Project Devs Exit Scam: Tron Foundation Says Part of Missing Funds Now Frozen
10.11.2020
Developers of the Sharktron defi project have exit scammed with reports suggesting that TRX tokens worth up to $10 million are missing. The Tron Foundation has confirmed the theft, but is quick to inform Sharktron token holders that a portion of the missing funds has been frozen. The exit scam...
Overstock expanding blockchain arm tZero in Ireland
10.11.2020
The Emerald Isle is now a hotspot for talent in tech and a corporate tax haven
How to Create a Commenting Engine with Next.js and Sanity
6.11.2020
One of the arguments against the Jamstack approach for building websites is that developing features gets complex and often requires a number of other services. Take commenting, for example. To set up commenting for a Jamstack site, you often need a third-party solution such as Disqus, Facebook,...
Build an app for monday.com and potentially win BIG
5.11.2020
monday.com is an online Work OS platform where teams create custom workflows in minutes to run their projects, processes, and everyday work.
Over 100,000 teams use monday.com to work together.
They have launched a brand new app marketplace for monday.com, meaning you can add tools built...
More People Dipping Toes Into Web Monetization
5.11.2020
Léonie Watson:
I do think that Coil and Web Monetization are at the vanguard of a quiet revolution.
Here’s me when I’m visiting Léonie’s site:
Enjoy the pennies!
My Coil subscription ($5/month) doles out money to sites I visit that have monetization set up and installed.
Other...
Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation
30.10.2020
The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network
Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork
30.10.2020
Ethereum developers are eyeing January for the Berlin hard fork. The backwards-incompatible upgrade of the existing Eth 1.x blockchain was first set for July
Comparing Various Ways to Hide Things in CSS
27.10.2020
You would think that hiding content with CSS is a straightforward and solved problem, but there are multiple solutions, each one being unique.
Developers most commonly use display: none to hide the content on the page. Unfortunately, this way of hiding content isn’t bulletproof because now that...
The Babylon Project Concludes With Developers From 65 Countries
21.10.2020
The Babylon Project, a hackathon initiative committed to democratizing access to global innovation and fostering the inclusion of minority backgrounds in tech, kicked off on Friday, October 9, 2020, with 1000 active participants on its virtual discord server. The virtual hackathon had renowned...
How to Think Like a Front-End Developer
21.10.2020
The topical idea of “how to think like a front-end developer” began for me as a series of podcast interviews on ShopTalk Show. That was in preparation for a talk I was preparing (and gave) of the same name. That talk evolved into my essay The Great Divide, which evolved into the essay...
Amid IRS bounty and competitor progress, Monero developers ship a major update
18.10.2020
A new Monero update brings improvements in performance, speed, and security amid increased scrutiny from law enforcement and developments from competitors
Coinbase to Sponsor 2 Bitcoin Core Developers With New Grant Program
15.10.2020
Coinbase is sponsoring at least two Bitcoin Core developers with a new grant program, the San Francisco-based exchange announced Thursday
Algorand’s new accelerator program in Europe to issue grants up to $500K
15.10.2020
Algorand taps Europe as the second region for its blockchain accelerator program after Asia
Band And GetBlock Allow Developers Connect to BAND Nodes
14.10.2020
Decentralized cross-chain oracle network Band Protocol announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with GetBlock, a SaaS provider focused on connecting blockchain nodes of popular crypto networks. In the official tweet, Band Protocol stated that as part of the partnership, it would allow developers...
Let’s Create Our Own Authentication API with Nodejs and GraphQL
13.10.2020
Authentication is one of the most challenging tasks for developers just starting with GraphQL. There are a lot of technical considerations, including what ORM would be easy to set up, how to generate secure tokens and hash passwords, and even what HTTP library to use and how to use it. 
In...
Sports Data for Developers: SportdataAPI (Sponsored)
12.10.2020
Most of the side projects I consider starting revolve around sports, since I’m a huge sports fan. I spend my Saturdays watching soccer, Sundays spent watching soccer and NFL, and of course the mid-week Champions League and Europa League matches. One problem I’ve always had is not being...