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Facebook Risks Banking Ties Over Libra Concerns, Says ING Exec
22.10.2019
ING CEO Ralph Hamers said Libra could make it difficult for banks to accept or keep the project's creator as a client
Russia May Block Facebook, Telegram over Crypto Concerns + More News
21.10.2019
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Vladimir Putin’s IT advisor Dmitry Peskov has stated that Russia will block Facebook and Telegram if their...
FATF Joins BIS In Calling Stablecoins ‘Global Risk,’ Citing Money Laundering Concerns
18.10.2019
Stablecoins pose a money laundering and terrorist financing risk to the world, the FATF said Friday
FATF Raises Money Laundering Concerns Over Libra and Stablecoins
18.10.2019
FATF joins other authorities voicing concerns about Facebook’s Libra
Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, Stripe Join Paypal in Leaving Libra
12.10.2019
Most payment companies have now pulled out of Facebook’s Libra project. Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, and Stripe have followed Paypal in dropping out of the project amid regulatory concerns. The Libra Association has responded to the exodus of these companies. David Marcus, who is in charge of...
Tether Created ‘Largest Bubble in Human History’ Claims Lawsuit Against Bitfinex
9.10.2019
A common attack against Tether in the crypto ecosystem is that the stablecoin isn’t really backed one-to-one by the U.S. dollar. We might soon get to know if these concerns are substantial, as the matter is now going to court. A new lawsuit against the operators of USDT accuses them...
Paypal Exits Libra – Mastercard and Visa May Follow
6.10.2019
Facebook’s ambitious financial inclusion project, Libra, continues marching forward in spite of mountainous regulatory obstacles, but key members of the Libra Association are having doubts and dropping out. Paypal has now reportedly left the group due to regulatory concerns. Libra...
Coinbase’s Chief Legal Counsel Tackles Crypto Ratings Concerns
3.10.2019
The chief legal counsel at Coinbase responds to concerns that conflicts of interest could compromise the company’s newly-created Crypto Ratings Council
IRS Releases ‘Tax Cheat’ Info Raising Concerns About Crypto Theft
30.9.2019
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a new report and infographic on Thursday illustrating unpaid or underpaid taxes for the years 2011 – 2013. The numbers reflect estimates based on the last such findings, for the years 2008 – 2010. With commissioner Chuck Rettig citing...
Upbit Exchange Delists Privacy Coins Due to Money Laundering Concerns
21.9.2019
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit announced that it will cease trading support for certain privacy coins on Sept. 30
Table with Expando Rows
20.9.2019
"Expando Rows" is a concept where multiple related rows in a <table> are collapsed until you open them. You'd call that "progressive disclosure" in interaction design parlance.
After all these years on CSS-Tricks, I have a little better eye for what the accessibility concerns of...
Indian Lawmaker Raises Hope of Positive Crypto Regulation
12.9.2019
A member of the upper house of the Indian parliament has given the crypto community some advice on what can be done to influence the government’s crypto decisions. He encourages anyone to reach out to him and discuss their concerns, including issues related to the draft bill to...
Crypto Concerns Still Remain For the US Regulators Post Their Visit to Switzerland
26.8.2019
Even after the Switzerland visit, the concerns about Facebook’s ambitious and much-talked-about Libra crypto project remain unanswered for the United States regulators. According to the latest reports quoting the Representative Maxine Waters’ official statement on 25th August 2019, the United...
Libra ‘Concerns Remain’ for US Lawmakers after Switzerland Talks
26.8.2019
Maxine Waters. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, NBC News
The head of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee says that it is still “concerned” by Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin despite extensive meetings with politicians and financial regulators...
After Switzerland Visit, Crypto Concerns Remain for US Regulators
26.8.2019
Following meetings about Libra with Swiss regulators, U.S. lawmakers still harbor concerns over Facebook’s proposed stablecoin
Indian Cryptocurrency Exchange – Colodax Becomes Latest to List XRP, Reassuring RBI of Concerns
22.8.2019
Ripple’s token XRP recently got listed on Colodax, the Indian crypto-exchange. With no visible updates in its own price, the move has a set a viable standard for the Indian cryptocurrency market. The exchange portal now offers more than 10 trading entities namely, Bitcoin, Ripple, Stellar...
The Differing Perspectives on CSS-in-JS
14.8.2019
Some people outright hate the idea of CSS-in-JS. Just that name is offensive. Hard no. Styling doesn't belong in CSS, it belongs in CSS, a thing that already exists and that browsers are optimized to use. Separation of concerns. Anything else is a laughable misstep, a sign of not learning from...
UK Data Protection Watchdog Raises Concerns Over Facebook’s Libra
5.8.2019
The U.K.’s data protection watchdog is seeking details on user data protection protocols within Facebook’s Libra project
Branching Out from the Great Divide
2.8.2019
I like the term Front-End Developer. It's encapsulates the nature of your job if your concerns are:
Building UIs for web browsers
The spectrum of devices and platforms those web browsers run on
The people who use those web browsers and related assistive technology
The breadth of knowledge...
UK Lawmakers May Probe Facebook Libra Over Privacy, Fraud Concerns
22.7.2019
A parliamentary committee worries about Facebook holding financial details on its potentially billions of Libra users