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Bitcoin Whale Population Spikes to 1,882 – Highest Level in Three Years
16.6.2020
The number of so-called whales with 1,000 bitcoin or more in their wallets has climbed to 1,882 from around 1,650 in January. It is the highest the numbers have reached in nearly three years. Whales may be defined as the Bitcoin ( BTC) community’s own version of the ‘deep state’...
What is Developer Experience (DX)?
16.6.2020
Developer Experience¹ is a term² that has one somewhat obvious meaning — the experience of developers — but it eludes definition in the sense that people invoke it at different times for different reasons referring to different things. For instance, our own Sarah Drasner’s current job title...
Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox
14.6.2020
On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals....
Ethereum 2.0: The Choice Between One’s Own Node and a Staking Service
14.6.2020
While a minimum stake of 32 ETH is needed to become a validator on Ethereum 2.0, staking pools and services make the participation possible for everyone
Ethereum’s $5.2 Million Fee Scandal Explained: Exchange Held to Ransom by Hackers
13.6.2020
Hackers are holding an unnamed crypto exchange to ransom after an alleged cyber-attack forced the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate two separate transactions at a cost of $5.2 million in fees, new information suggests. The hackers may have gained access to the exchange’s funds but failed...
Learn Z-Index Using a Visualization Tool
12.6.2020
There are some neat interactive demos in here from Thiru Manikandan. There are a couple of very tricky things with z-index that never fail to confuse. In addition to things like requiring positioning and source order, the trickiest are the stacking contexts and parent/child relationships. z-index...
Celo Will Be 'PayPal on Speed' With Its Own Currencies, Says Blockdaemon CEO
8.6.2020
The CEO of Celo alliance member Blockdaemon believes that the Celo ecosystem will soon comprise “PayPal on speed with its own native currencies.”
‘Be Your Own Bank’ and the ‘Luxury of Apathy’
7.6.2020
The powerful idea and meme at the core of Bitcoin self-sovereignty is incredibly empowering but has an unspoken element that requires persistent competence and at least for some makes it more trouble than it's worth
Armoney Recommends Only the Following Cryptocurrencies in India
6.6.2020
So, what is cryptocurrency? It’s an internet medium to exchange funds between individuals or corporations to conduct financial transactions. An individual becomes a bank and has control over his own money. Post-COVID will be the beginning of an online transaction era, without the need to...
John McAfee Calls His Own 1$M Bitcoin Price Prediction 'Nonsense'
31.5.2020
John McAfee dismissed his earlier prediction of future Bitcoin price, telling people to "wake up."
Ethereum is Close to Being Flipped on its Own Blockchain - Analyst
29.5.2020
ERC20 tokens are taking over the Ethereum (ETH) network, potentially hurting the network's own coin ETH, according to an analyst. But all is not grim.
The ERC20 standard tokens are approaching 50% of the total value stored on Ethereum and "ETH is increasingly close to being flipped on its...
China’s TON Community to Launch Their Own Blockchain Network
29.5.2020
As the official TON team transfers the TON development to “free source community,” the Chinese TON Community launches their own TON network
Bitwage and Gemini Partner to Launch Bitcoin-Based Retirement Plan for Employees
27.5.2020
Cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage has announced the launch of a Bitcoin 401 (k) plan, allowing companies to give their employees a BTC-based retirement plan. In a press statement, Bitwage, which claims to have tested the product on its own employees for 10 months, said workers now have...
CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain
27.5.2020
Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties
Craig Wright Called ‘Fraud’ in Message Signed With Bitcoin Addresses He Claims to Own
25.5.2020
Bitcoin keys from coins Wright claims to own were used to sign a message calling him a "fraud."
Early Bitcoin Miner Calls Craig Wright a Fraud Through ‘His Own’ Addresses
25.5.2020
Craig Wright’s claim to thousands of Bitcoin addresses is shaken once again as 145 addresses with BTC from 2009 signed a message saying he is a fraud
Illegal to Own Gold? Hedge Fund Manager Warns Governments May Ban Gold Ownership
22.5.2020
A well-known hedge fund manager has warned that governments may ban private gold ownership. He explained that central banks may attempt to demonetize gold, making it illegal for private individuals to own, as the authorities lose control of inflation amid the coronavirus-led economic crisis....
South Africa Leads Crypto Revolution in Africa – Challenges Spur and Slow Adoption
22.5.2020
Africans rank atop global cryptocurrency ownership rates, according to a new report by Arcade Research. South Africa ranks third globally with 13% of its internet users owning or using cryptocurrencies, while 11% of connected Nigerians own cryptocurrencies in the fifth-placed populous West African...
Flexbox-like “just put elements in a row” with CSS grid
21.5.2020
It occurred to me while we were talking about flexbox and gap that one reason we sometimes reach for flexbox is to chuck some boxes in a row and space them out a little.
My brain still reaches for flexbox in that situation, and with gap, it probably will continue to do so. It’s worth noting...
Roll Your Own Comments With Gatsby and FaunaDB
21.5.2020
If you haven’t used Gatsby before have a read about why it’s fast in every way that matters, and if you haven’t used FaunaDB before you’re in for a treat. If you’re looking to make your static sites full blown Jamstack applications this is the back...