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Bitcoin has a ‘dark forest’ of its own, and it has to do with brainwallets
13.10.2020
Using weak seed phrases means instant loss of funds on the Bitcoin network
G7 Game: Keep Facebook's Libra at Bay & Work On Own CBDC
13.10.2020
Source: Adobe/bizoo_n
The Group of Seven (G7) major developed economies reportedly reiterated that Facebook's Libra stablecoin can't be launched until it is properly regulated, while at the same time the club is exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
“The G7 continues to maintain that...
WDRL — Edition 284: AVIF, Lots of CSS and our own Soil.
9.10.2020
Hey,
“You can run-away, run-away, run-away… you gotta face this… time is running fast…” — Snoop Lion in his song ‘Rebel Way’
We can apply this quote to a lot of matters in our lives right now. Our time to do something for ourselves, for our relatives, our animals, our planet is running fast....
P2PLoan Finance Is All Set To Offer Higher Returns With Its Newly Launched Decentralized Protocols
7.10.2020
LONDON, United Kingdom, — P2PLoan Finance – Has successfully launched its decentralized protocols (Lend, Borrow) which also includes its very own Dapp on the Ethereum Network. P2PLoan Finance has officially made its fully functional website public, making it easier to avail Loans, they...
After Banning ICOs China’s Defi Ecosystem Grows Exponential This Year
5.10.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has become a multi-billion dollar industry and quite a bit of the popularity is stemming from China. While a number of defi projects from the West like Uniswap, Compound, and Makerdao are popular in the country, China is also creating its own landscape...
Award-winning DJ RAC Spins Crypto Tune with His Own Ethereum Token
2.10.2020
RAC. Source: Twitter/@RAC
Grammy Award-winning DJ and electronica artist RAC has announced that he has launched his own cryptoasset – a community Ethereum network token he has dubbed the $RAC.
In a blog post, the American DJ, real name André Anjos, wrote,
“I’ve been fascinated with crypto for years...
Penn State set to host its own node for an enterprise blockchain
1.10.2020
Penn State snagged one of GoChain's node operator spots
ICO Aftermath: US Rules in Favour of SEC in $100M KIK Case – SALT to Reimburse Claimants From 2017 ICO
1.10.2020
A US court has ruled in favour of the US SEC after the regulator’s filing of a motion seeking summary judgment against Kik for violating the country securities laws. Kik, which raised $100 million from 2017 ICO, had filed its own motion of summary judgment but the court refused to grant this....
Make Your Own Dev Tool
29.9.2020
Amber Wilson on making bookmarklets to help yo-self. She shows off one that injects an accessibility script — I like this approach, as it means you don’t have to maintain the bookmarklet, just the script it links to). Another example runs some code contained right in the link. The result...
Are we dumb? Financial illiterates ‘twice as likely to own crypto’
23.9.2020
Those with less financial knowledge may be twice as likely to invest in crypto
Brazen Nigerian Crypto Scam Inksnation Still Operational Three Months After Regulator Warning
20.9.2020
One of Nigeria’s most brazen crypto scams, Inksnation remains operational and still invites new investors some three months after the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deemed its activities illegal. The SEC has previously warned Nigerians against investing with the scam...
Polkadot Projects Will Be Able to Mint Their Own Tokens in 2021
16.9.2020
A token minting system is coming to the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem, promising to be a leaner, meaner version of Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard
China’s blockchain partner Cypherium gets its own Twitter emoji
16.9.2020
Cypherium is the fourth crypto emoji on Twitter
Chapter 4: Search
15.9.2020
Previously in web history…
After an influx of rapid browser development following the creation of the web, Mosaic becomes the popular choice. Recognizing the commercial potential of the web, a team at O’Reilly builds GNN, the first commercial website. With something to browse with,...
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer ‘Fixated’ on Buying Bitcoin, Fears Massive Inflation
15.9.2020
Jim Cramer, the Mad Money host and The Street co-founder, said he is “fixated” on needing to own bitcoin because he fears a “massive amount of inflation.” While he owns “so much gold,” he is adamant about leaving a bitcoin inheritance to his children. Jim Cramer...
Form design
15.9.2020
A very digestable guide from Geri Reid on building forms. Not the code, but the design and UX principles that should guide the code.
Working on a design system for a bank has taught [me] a lot about forms. I’ve watched testing in our labs. I’ve worked alongside experts from specialist...
Brock Pierce Served Court Papers for Fraud Lawsuit at His Own Presidential Campaign Rally
15.9.2020
U.S. presidential candidate and crypto entrepreneur Brock Pierce was legally served during his campaign rally in New York on Monday
Winamp Skin Museum
15.9.2020
65,000 skins, they say. That’s extraordinary, especially considering how creative and well done many of them are. MySpace was an even bigger creative explosion of customization.
What’s the next product that will inspire this kind of user ownership through theming? Allowing...
Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own ‘Risk Tolerance,’ Exits Venezuela’s P2P Bitcoin Market
14.9.2020
The exit deprives Venezuela's crypto scene of its second-largest P2P exchange
DistX is Taking the Crypto World by Storm
10.9.2020
After selling out their own token sale in just 57 seconds in late August, DistX have been making headlines and attracting a lot of attention. The reason for the hype? Their unique tokenomics offering some of the most interesting and significant rewards to DISTX token holders. DistX is building...