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Fidelity Discusses Future of Crypto Ecosystem — Says Bitcoin Is ‘a Superior Form of Money’
3.2.2022
Fidelity Digital Assets has released a report explaining why bitcoin is a superior form of money. The report discusses the future of the digital asset ecosystem and compares bitcoin to newer and smaller cryptocurrencies. Fidelity Says ‘Bitcoin First’ Fidelity Digital Assets,...
The Best NES Game Turns 30 Years Old Today
31.1.2022
January 31, 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of a fantastic Sunsoft platformer known as Gimmick, released for the Famicom all the way back in 1992. Excuse me while I spend a few paragraphs gushing about it.Read more
Make Shopping Online Better With The Wii Shop Channel Song
31.1.2022
It’s a universally agreed-upon truth that the Wii Shop Channel music is a banger. No doubt about it. One of the best pieces of music humanity has ever created. And now, thanks to a nifty and clever little browser add-on, you can have this wonderful song play wherever you go, provided it’s on...
The Chess World Is Losing Its Mind Over One Grandmaster Potentially Trolling Another
31.1.2022
A championship on the line. A move so cold and calculated it has to be a troll (probably). A vitriolic fanbase armed with keyboards and anonymous screen names. And you thought these sorts of things only happened in video games. But even chess, a turn-based strategy game first released for wooden...
Nigerian Crypto Firm Executive: Central Bank Prohibition Led to Growth in Crypto Awareness
31.1.2022
The chief marketing officer (CMO) of a cryptocurrency payments solution company, Rotimi Ogunwede, has insisted that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s decision to bar crypto entities from the banking system may be the reason why Nigerians are now more knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies....
Who Knew A Game Boy's Insides Could Be So Beautiful?
27.1.2022
Stop encasing your old gaming hardware in resin to make furniture, there is a better way to honor the handheld systems that came before. Art studio Grid is taking apart old Game Boy, PSP, Nintendo DS, and Game Gear consoles, and transforming them into stunning technological dioramas you can hang...
Thailand Announces Cryptocurrency Will Be Regulated as Means of Payment
26.1.2022
Thailand has announced that cryptocurrency will be regulated as a means of payment for goods and services “to avert potential impacts on the country’s financial stability and economic system.” The announcement was issued by the Bank of Thailand, the Thai Securities and Exchange...
Mysterious! Guilty Gear Character’s Boobs Keep Growing With Every Sequel
26.1.2022
Even in a franchise as full of brilliant characters as Guilty Gear, Baiken rules. The fucked-up samurai, despite missing both an eye and an arm, is canonically one of the strongest people in the fighting game’s universe, and it’s hard not to be charmed by the brash swagger she brings to every...
PlayStation Fans Reeling From Xbox Call Of Duty Deal Swear Something Is Afoot
26.1.2022
Ever since Microsoft announced it was buying Activision Blizzard in the biggest gaming deal ever, Sony fans have been desperate to see the PS5-maker respond in some way, as if the console giant had “big news” stored in a t-shirt cannon ready to be blasted out into the ravenous crowd at the drop...
How Do You Handle Component Spacing in a Design System?
26.1.2022
Say you’ve got a <Card /> component. It’s highly likely it shouldn’t be butted right up against any other components with no spacing around it. That’s true for… pretty much every component. So, how do you handle component spacing in …
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IMF Urges El Salvador to Drop Bitcoin Tender Law, Executive Board Report criticizes BTC Bonds, Chivo Wallet
25.1.2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been very critical of cryptocurrencies and according to a report on Tuesday, the IMF’s board has “urged” El Salvador to discontinue its bitcoin tender status. A few members of the IMF’s board said the country’s decision...
Build and Ship a Design System in 8 Steps Using Backlight
24.1.2022
Learn how to use Backlight, an all-in-one collaborative tool that allows teams to build, ship, and maintain Design Systems at scale.
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New Payment System Seeking to Bolster Intra-African Trade Goes Live
22.1.2022
A new continent-wide payment system that seeks to strengthen African fiat currencies, as well as to boost intra-Africa trade, recently went live. Discussions about onboarding more African countries are still ongoing. SMEs the Main Beneficiaries of the Payment System A new African payment system...
New BHUNT Malware Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets via Software Installs
22.1.2022
Bitdefender, a cybersecurity and antivirus company, has detected BHUNT, a new kind of malware that targets cryptocurrency wallets via software installs. The malware works on top of installs of unsecured or cracked software, that already comes packaged with the system to be deployed on desktop...
Watch Mining Hearing Live: Bitcoin Is More Energy-Efficient than Banks, Bitfury CEO Tells US Lawmakers
20.1.2022
Traditional banking requires 2.5 times the amount of power as Bitcoin (BTC) to produce the same amount of value, and only proof-of-work (PoW) provides “a truly trustless system,” according to Brian Brooks, CEO of major blockchain technology firm Bitfury and a former Comptroller of the Currency...
Do Česka míří další platební systém pro e-shopy. Za Click to Pay stojí karetní společnosti
20.1.2022
Až budete někdy příště nakupovat přes internet, možná v košíku objevíte novou platební metodu Click to Pay. Společnost MasterCard včera oznámila, že tuto možnost spustí v průběhu letošního roku. Ve světě se tato novinka postupně nasazuje od roku 2019.
Click to Pay funguje na principu tokenizace
Systém eRecept hlásí celkový výpadek, lékárníci nemohou vydávat léky
19.1.2022
„V současné době je nedostupný systém eRecept z důvodu technické závady na infrastruktuře. Bohužel není dostupné ani Callcentrum. Na odstranění problému intenzivně pracujeme. Děkujeme za pochopení,“ oznámil na webu ePreskripce.cz Státní úřad pro kontrolu léčiv (SÚKL)
Jack Dorsey’s Payments Company Is ‘Officially Building an Open Bitcoin Mining System’
16.1.2022
In mid-October 2021, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey revealed the payments firm Block Inc. (formally Square) was considering joining the bitcoin mining industry. Three months later, Dorsey tweeted that his firm was “officially building an open bitcoin mining system.” The Block’s...
Loni bylo v pluginech pro redakční systém WordPress objeveno dvakrát víc bezpečnostních zranitelností než předloni
16.1.2022
V roce 2021 výrazně vzrostl počet zjištěných zranitelností v zásuvných modulech pro redakční systém WordPress. Mnohé z nich přitom nebyly opraveny a jsou tak zneužitelné útočníky, uvádí kyberbezpečnostní firma Risk Based Security.
Ke konci loňského roku bylo evidováno 10 359 bezpečnostních
IMF: Crypto Could Soon Pose Risks to Countries’ Financial Stability
15.1.2022
Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) say that “crypto assets are no longer on the fringe of the financial system.” In addition, they “could soon pose risks to financial stability especially in countries with widespread crypto adoption.” ‘Our...