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Bitcoin Dissidents: Those Who Need It Most
8.12.2020
The global pandemic and interwoven political and economic crises became fertile ground for Bitcoin to become a tool for human rights
Overlaying Video With Transparency While Wrangling Cross-Browser Support
8.12.2020
As websites are becoming more and more dynamic when it comes to design, there is sometimes a need to incorporate complex, animated elements. There are many ways to do that from CSS transitions to 3D rendering on canvas, and animated SVG. But it is often easier to use a <video> since they...
G7 Central Bankers Stress the Need to Regulate Cryptocurrencies at Latest Meeting
8.12.2020
The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors discussed the need to regulate cryptocurrencies during their latest meeting. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz raised concerns about Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency. G7 Sees the Need to Regulate Crypto U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...
Here's What You Need to Know About the Incoming Spark Airdrop to XRP Holders
8.12.2020
December 12 will see an airdop of 45 billion spark tokens at a 1:1 ratio to XRP holders by blockchain platform Flare Network, which is backed by Ripple's investment arm RippleX (formerly Xpring) - so let's take a look at what that means.
Spark is the native token of the Flare Network, created by...
G7 Officials Stress Need to Regulate Digital Currencies: US Treasury
7.12.2020
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a statement following a virtual call with other G7 members
We Don’t Need the OCC’s ‘Political Discrimination’ Rule
7.12.2020
A proposed OCC rule would stop banks from using political criteria in lending. But we don't need it, says our columnist
It’s time to mature: We need compliant decentralized finance
5.12.2020
It’s up to the community to educate regulators and help them build a framework that achieves and maintains both sides’ goals
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink: Bitcoin Makes US Dollar Less Relevant, Can Evolve Into a Global Market
3.12.2020
The CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, said that bitcoin “can evolve into a global market.” Moreover, the cryptocurrency has a “real impact on the U.S. dollar,” making the need for the USD “less relevant.” Bitcoin Evolving Into a Global...
Minimal Takes on Faking Container Queries
2.12.2020
It’s sounding more and more likely that we’re actually going to get real container queries. Google is prototyping a syntax idea from David Baron and refined by Miriam Suzanne. Apparently, there has already been some prototyping done for a switch() syntax which is like container queries...
Banks Need to Adopt Crypto, Now
1.12.2020
Resistance is futile and the time for doing nothing with crypto was two years ago, not today, says our columnist
Ideaology’s IDEA Token – Uniting Freelancers and Startup Innovators
1.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. The term “ecosystem” flies on the radar within the blockchain and business development industries nowadays. There must be a great need for a productive, digital, and self-sustaining environment with all the essential ingredients for investing, business development,...
No need to fear the Bitcoin FUD, says Sino Global Capital
30.11.2020
After a week of gloomy headlines and a brutal price dip, traders would do well to think long term
10 Crypto Buzzwords You Need To Know
26.11.2020
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You will quickly realize there are a lot of acronyms and concepts, in the crypto sphere in general and in the world of crypto trading in particular, that can be confusing to beginners.
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Economic justice doesn't need the blockchain, say advisors to ‘The Squad’
25.11.2020
Making digital cash work efficiently for public stimulus payments doesn't require a detour through blockchain technology, in the view of U.S. progressives
DRY-ing up styled-components
23.11.2020
I like working with styled-components. They allow you write CSS in your JavaScript, keeping your CSS in very close proximity to your JavaScript for a single component. As a front-end developer who loves to dissect a web page and break it down into reusable components, the idea of styled-components...
IMF lawyers argue that central banks need reform before they can issue CBDCs
20.11.2020
New and developing research from the International Monetary Fund suggests that central banks around the world need new legal definitions for tokenized currencies
mediastack
19.11.2020
Have you ever had the idea for a website or new app that involved showing news content? You don’t have to create content yourself to have the right to build an innovative news reading experience. I remember when Flipboard came out. They didn’t (and still don’t) actually produce...
New Dutch Law: Clients Must Explain Why They Want To Buy Bitcoin
19.11.2020
Netherlands-based crypto exchanges are now required by law to get additional information from clients regarding their bitcoin addresses. As part of the new requirements, which went into effect on Nov. 17, clients must now furnish exchanges with reasons why they wish to buy bitcoin. They will also...
Former Bank of Japan exec says Japan will need years to issue digital yen
17.11.2020
A former Bank of Japan official is concerned about a digital yen triggering massive outflows from private bank deposits
Crypto Execs Need Liability Insurance
16.11.2020
When crypto companies are denied liability insurance, they are disincentivized from innovating