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Crypto derivatives gained steam in 2020, but 2021 may see true growth
1.1.2021
Crypto derivatives showed enormous growth in 2020 as nearly $2 billion worth of BTC options expired on Christmas day
Publicly-Listed Bitcoin Mining Operations See Shares Skyrocket, Riot Blockchain Market Cap Reaches $1B
30.12.2020
While bitcoin’s value has captured new all-time price highs, a number of publicly listed bitcoin mining operations have seen significant profits. The U.S.-based firm Riot Blockchain’s market valuation recently obtained a $1 billion capitalization. Meanwhile, a number of other bitcoin...
Japan’s crypto market matured in 2020, but 2021 may see huge growth
30.12.2020
2021 may be the year of natural selection for the Japanese crypto industry
Skybridge Bitcoin Fund Launches With $25 Million: Anthony Scaramucci Expects ‘Avalanche of Institutional Investors’
23.12.2020
Global investment firm Skybridge Capital has launched a bitcoin fund with $25 million. The founder of the company, Anthony Scaramucci, is bullish about bitcoin. “It’s the first inning,” he said, adding that “You are about to see that wave of early adoption by...
Continuous Performance Analysis with Lighthouse CI and GitHub Actions
23.12.2020
Lighthouse is a free and open-source tool for assessing your website’s performance, accessibility, progressive web app metrics, SEO, and more. The easiest way to use it is through the Chrome DevTools panel. Once you open the DevTools, you will see a “Lighthouse” tab. Clicking the “Generate report”...
MoneyGram Takes Wait-and-See Approach as SEC Sues Partner Ripple
23.12.2020
"MoneyGram will continue to monitor the situation" following an SEC lawsuit against its part-owner, Ripple, a spokesperson told CoinDesk
2020 Roundup of Web Research
22.12.2020
It’s December! Lots of things are published this time of year, like developer advent calendars and organizations reflecting on the past year. We have even our own end-of-year series where we asked folks what they learned in 2020. But we also see lots of research come out around this time....
Goldman Sachs Calls Bitcoin ‘the Retail Inflation Hedge’ That’s Not a Threat to Gold
20.12.2020
Goldman Sachs’ head of commodities research calls bitcoin “the retail inflation hedge” and likens the cryptocurrency to copper. He says gold and bitcoin can co-exist and does “not see bitcoin’s rising popularity as an existential threat to gold’s status as...
Weekend Market Action Sees Bitcoin Touch $24K, $1 Billion in Short Positions Liquidated
20.12.2020
Bitcoin and the crypto economy continue to see strong gains, as the price of the leading crypto-asset touched an all-time high on Saturday, December 19, 2020. That morning around 11:45 a.m. EST, bitcoin touched a price high at $24,217, but got pushed below the $24k handle shortly after. The entire...
Did Bitcoin price just see a 'retail FOMO peak signal'? This indicator says yes
19.12.2020
The Binance Futures funding rate overtook Deribit on Dec. 18, which has historically led to Bitcoin to consolidate or pull back
What’s Old is New
18.12.2020
This year, I learned a lot about how “old” tricks can solve a lot of modern problems if you use the right tools. Following the growth of Jamstack-style development has been both a learning experience, while also a nostalgic one. It’s been amazing to see how you can power plain...
Rich Dad Poor Dad author explains why Bitcoin will see $50,000 next year
15.12.2020
Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, says Bitcoin is heading to $50,000 in 2021
Let's See What's Inside A PlayStation 5
14.12.2020
We know the outside of the PS5 is just two big-ass white fins, but the inside is still a mystery. So the good people at iFixit have got hold of one and torn it to pieces, ostensibly to judge its repair value, but really just so we could all gawk at the carnage of it all.Read more
Bitcoin May See 'Uneventful Price Action' in December - Kraken Intelligence
11.12.2020
Following the excitement over rallies and all-time highs, bitcoin (BTC)'s December will likely be "uneventful," said Kraken Intelligence, the major crypto exchange's team of in-house researchers, in their latest report.
“November lived up to its reputation as a top-performing month,” said...
Unconventional Stock Image Sources
10.12.2020
This year, I learned that there is a wide world of free stock imagery available beyond Unsplash and Pexels. You see, I’ve been working on designing WordPress themes this year, and all images need to be compatible with the GPL. Unsplash and Pexels both have free and open licenses, but unfortunately...
How to Create a Favicon That Changes Automatically
9.12.2020
I found this Free Favicon Maker the other day. It’s a nice tool to make a favicon (true to its name), but unlike other favicon generators, this one lets you create one from scratch starting with a character or an emoji. Naturally, I was curious to look at the code to see how it works and, while...
Report: Cryptos Set for Massive Adoption in the US as More Americans Embrace Digital Alternatives to the Dollar
9.12.2020
A survey commissioned by Satoshilabs finds that from the 45.8% of American respondents that say they own cryptos, nearly all of them (95%) believe cryptos to be a genuine currency solution. In addition, about 31.7% of those surveyed see crypto as a legitimate alternative to the U.S. dollar, while...
Crypto funds see near-record inflows as capital floods out of gold
9.12.2020
Crypto funds have posted near-record inflows during recent weeks as the gold investment products shed liquidity
Very Extremely Practical CSS Art
9.12.2020
I’ve always enjoyed the CSS art people create, but I’ve never ventured into it much myself. I’m familiar with many of the tricks involved, but still find it surprising every time: the way people are able to make such fluid and beautiful images out of little boxes. I always end...
Creating websites with prefers-reduced-data
8.12.2020
Spoiler alert: There is no support for it yet. But it is defined in the Media Queries Level 5 spec that includes other recent, but more familiar user preference features, like prefers-color-scheme and prefers-reduced-motion.
The Polypane blog goes into incredible depth on prefers-reduced-data...