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Jetpack Backup
17.11.2020
It’s no secret that CSS-Tricks is a WordPress site. And as such, we like to keep things WordPress-y, like enabling the block editor and creating some custom blocks. We also rely on Jetpack for a number of things, which if you haven’t tried, is definitely worth your time as it’s...
BitPay Launches Mass Payout Service For Companies That Don’t Own Crypto
13.11.2020
Major crypto payment processor BitPay has announced the launch of BitPay Send, a new mass payout service that allows organizations to pay their employees, affiliates, customers, vendors, contractors, and others with cryptocurrency. The development could help the company reach out to businesses that...
‘Dr Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Admits Bitcoin May Be a Store of Value, Sees Big Revolution in Central Bank Digital Currencies
9.11.2020
Economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as “Dr. Doom,” has admitted that bitcoin may be a store of value. Roubini sees a “big revolution” coming in the next three years due to central banks launching their own digital currencies. Nouriel Roubini Sees Store of Value in Bitcoin...
Veteran Investor Bill Miller Says Every Major Investment Bank Will Own Bitcoin or Something Like It
7.11.2020
Following bitcoin purchases by MicroStrategy and Square, Miller said every major investment bank and high net worth firm will eventually have exposure to bitcoin or commodities like gold
Economy minister says Brazil will have its own CBDC
5.11.2020
Paulo Guedes said that the Brazilian real will have a digital counterpart and also highlighted the autonomy of the Central Bank
Federal Reserve Staff Sluiced Wall Street Bankers With Trillions From the Comfort of Their Mansions
3.11.2020
While American citizens wait for bureaucrats to pass a new coronavirus relief package, the Federal Reserve has continued to serve corporate interests and the banking cartel. Behind the curtains from the comfort of their own mansions, members of the Fed have given more stimulus to crony Wall Street...
Second Stimulus Checks: When Lawmakers Will Pass Relief Package With Direct Payments to Americans
2.11.2020
Negotiations on a new coronavirus aid stimulus package are still underway as Americans wait to receive their second round of stimulus checks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have their own ideas of when the next stimulus package with...
Little Things on My Personal Site
30.10.2020
I updated my personal website the other day. Always a fun project since it’s one of the few where it’s 100% just me. It’s my own personal playground with no other goal than making the site represent me to have a little fun. It’s not a complete re-write, just some new paint....
Using Your Own Design System with KendoReact Components
30.10.2020
Maybe you’ve already heard of (or even worked with!) KendoReact. It’s popped up in some of my day-to-day conversations, especially those about working with design systems and React. You could think of it as a component library like Bootstrap or Material Design, except the components...
AurumCoin – A Crypto Having its Own Blockchain Network
29.10.2020
AurumCoin Overview Metallic gold has the symbol AU taken from the Latin name ‘Aurum.’ SHA256 cryptocurrency has also been given the acronym “AurumCoin (AU)” to symbolize it with pure gold; it is the first-ever gold-backed stablecoin that was founded in 2014. AurumCoin is the new form...
After Praising Bitcoin, JPMorgan Pushes JPM Coin, Sets Up Dedicated Crypto Unit
28.10.2020
JPMorgan Chase has revealed that its own JPM Coin is now being used commercially by a large tech company. The company has set up a dedicated crypto business unit with a focus on cross-border payments. This news follows a group of JPMorgan analysts praising bitcoin as an alternative investment...
Celebrate this Halloween with Spookalicious Casino Games and Get Rewarded
27.10.2020
It’s Halloween! Play spooktastic casino games and celebrate this hallowed festival with Bitcoin Games as they promise the most Harrowing Halloween you’d ever experience! Zombies???? Monsters???? Vampires???? Our very own premium casino brand, Bitcoin Games, has launched the Harrowing Halloween????...
WordPress and Jamstack
26.10.2020
I recently moderated a panel at Netlify’s virtual Jamstack Conf that included Netlify CEO Matt Biilman and Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg. The whole thing was built up — at least to some — as a “Jamstack vs. WordPress” showdown.
I have lots of thoughts of my own on this...
Japanese soccer star Keisuke Honda launches his own crypto
23.10.2020
Crypto and blockchain matter for the global soccer community
Japanese Football Megastar Keisuke Honda Launches His Own Crypto Token
23.10.2020
Keisuke Honda. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/keisukehonda
Japanese football supremo Keisuke Honda is set to release his own cryptoasset, a company owned by the celebrity has revealed.
Honda currently plays for and captains Brazilian top-flight club Botafogo, and also manages the Cambodian...
PayPal might issue its own cryptocurrency soon, says CoinShares exec
22.10.2020
The CSO of CoinShares thinks that a payments-focused PayPal token could be forthcoming
“Durable”
20.10.2020
Looks like the word “durable” is an emerging term in the world of serverless. As I understand it, it’s like allowing for state in places you wouldn’t normally expect to have it. For example, you call some cloud function and run some JavaScript… unless you have it...
An Ethereum VR Game Featuring Atari and Care Bears Sells Plots of Virtual Land for $76K
20.10.2020
A great number of Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been selling on various marketplaces this year creating tens of thousands of dollars in NFT sales. One particular platform called The Sandbox has been selling virtual land parcels for thousands of dollars worth of ether. The Sandbox is a virtual...
Centralized Exchange Operators Believe Low Liquidity on DEX Platforms Stops User Migration
14.10.2020
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX) operators say they are unfazed by the increasing trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEX) because the latter’s liquidity is still too insignificant to cause user mass migration. The majority of CEX operators also insist that it is very...
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...