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Iranian Lawmakers Oppose Crypto Restrictions, Call for Supportive Regulations
22.9.2021
Members of the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, have voiced concerns over Tehran’s restrictive policies towards innovations such as cryptocurrencies. Following the release of a study recommending a new approach towards the crypto industry, the lawmakers have called for the adoption...
South Korean Ruling Party Squabbles over Crypto Tax
17.9.2021
tax code, which will see a flat rate of 20% tax levied on crypto tax profits of over USD 2,100 a year. If unamended, this change will come into force on January 1, 2022.But the ruling Democratic Party is wary of a backlash from angry voters aged 20-39 – the backbone of the party’s support –
Ethereum After 1559: Network Participants Burn Over 300,000 Ether Worth More Than $1 Billion
16.9.2021
On August 5, 2021, the Ethereum network and its participants successfully completed the highly anticipated London upgrade, which saw the implementation of the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)-1559. Since then, 303,681 ether worth more than a billion U.S. dollars have been burned. More Than 300K...
Alt winds of change? What an altcoin season would mean for crypto
16.9.2021
Is the alt season back? A rising positive outlook could be pushing markets into a risk-on sentiment as altcoins seek to make a lasting impact on the industry
Sources With Ties to Washington Say Joe Biden Will Renominate Fed Chair Jerome Powell
15.9.2021
Unnamed sources familiar with the matter indicate the Biden administration may allow Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell to continue as the central bank’s lead. The news follows three U.S. representatives asking Biden to replace Powell with a central bank leader that addresses equality...
HOGE Announces Collaboration With the DeFi Angels
15.9.2021
The Original DeFi Meme Token – HOGE has joined forces with the DeFi Angels to give their project a voice on Capitol Hill as the regulation conversation heats up. It’s no secret that American based blockchain crypto companies are fighting the infrastructure bill in D.C. This bill could...
Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths
15.9.2021
Colossal is aiming to combat climate change by resurrecting extinct species in their natural habitats, with the firm’s landmark de-extinction project focused on woolly mammoths
Hideo Kojima Wants To Make Video Games That Change In Real Time
13.9.2021
You gotta give Hideo Kojima this: He always has interesting ideas for the video games he’s made or would like to make. While the final product might not live up to those concepts, at least the guy is trying to push the envelope. In a recent interview with Japanese lifestyle magazine An-An (via...
Crypto Market Sentiment Almost Unchanged in a Week
6.9.2021
r noreferrer" href="https://cryptonews.com/news/crypto-market-sentiment-fails-to-stay-in-positive-zone-usdc-11612.htm">5.94 last Monday to 5.89 today. While most top coins did not go through a significant change in sentiment, two outliers were
How will blockchain technology help fight climate change? Experts answer
5.9.2021
Here’s what experts on emerging tech think about the role of blockchain in achieving more sustainability and lessening the climate crisis
Hashrate Follows Price: Bitcoin Hashrate Jumps 92% in 2 Months, Difficulty Expected to Increase in 4 Days
3.9.2021
Bitcoin prices have improved a great deal in recent times and the network’s hashrate remains higher than it was 67 days ago when it tapped a low of 69 exahash on June 28. Today, statistics show Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased more than 92% since then and the network is due...
Dogecoin Foundation demands copycat memecoin ‘Dogecoin 2.0’ change its name
2.9.2021
Fresh-faced memecoin, Dogecoin 2.0, has ruffled the feathers of the Dogecoin Foundation with its name
AOC, Pressley, Tlaib ‘Urge’ Biden to Replace Fed Chair With Someone Willing to Address ‘Climate Change’
1.9.2021
All the recent money creation from the Federal Reserve wasn’t enough, according to a few American bureaucrats, as three politicians from the House Financial Services Committee are urging U.S. president Biden to replace Fed chairman Jerome Powell with someone who will address “climate...
Slovenia Prepares to Impose 10% Tax on Spending and Selling Cryptocurrency
31.8.2021
The tax authority of Slovenia has put forward a proposal to change the crypto taxation rules in the country, local media reported. The amendments aim to introduce a 10% tax rate for transactions involving the spending or converting of cryptocurrencies into fiat money. Tax Office Wants to Simplify...
Ethereum Burns $432 Million ETH — Ether Burned Could Buy 2,000 Medium-Sized Homes
30.8.2021
Approximately 25 days ago, the Ethereum blockchain implemented the London hard fork and a number of features were added to the ruleset. One of the most anticipated changes was EIP-1559 which makes the crypto asset ether deflationary by burning a fraction of coins. Since August 5, over $432 million...
Blockchain technology can change the world, and not just via crypto
28.8.2021
Blockchain offers great efficiency — and this is the main reason it will be increasingly prevalent over the next decade
jq for JSON
27.8.2021
I old enough to remember when we thought XML was going to change the programming world…then JSON saved us from that hell. Parsing and querying JSON data is fundamental task we’ve all coded for, but sometimes I just want to get some data locally with minimal fuss. I just learned of...
OnlyFans boss explains how 'aggressive' banks forced it to drop adult content
25.8.2021
Speaking on OnlyFans’ ban on adult content, founder and CEO Tim Stokely explained the banks were the only reason behind the policy change
“We had 90% unused CSS because everybody was afraid to touch the old stuff”
19.8.2021
Over at the JS Party poundcast:
[Kend C. Dodds]: […] ask anybody who’s done regular, old CSS and they’ll tell you that “I don’t know if it’s okay for me to change this, so I’m gonna duplicate it.” And
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Infra Bill Change Hope Alive as House Disquiet at Crypto Provisions Grows
13.8.2021
Pressure is growing in Congress with crypto advocates hopeful of convincing the House of the need to amend a much-maligned infrastructure bill that contains a veritable minefield of reporting obligations for miners, validators and software developers.
Politico called the effort a “long-shot bid,”...