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DeFi Darling YFI is More Expensive than Bitcoin Yet Again
11.5.2021
Yearn Finance's governance token YFI has once again surpassed bitcoin (BTC) as the most expensive cryptoasset available for purchase.
At 10:18 UTC, YFI is trading at USD 68,454. It went up 22% in a day, as well as 28% in a week and nearly 53% over the last 30 days.
It actually hit its new all-time...
‘Expensive lesson’: 75 Eth2 validators slashed for introducing potential chain split bug
5.2.2021
A company providing nodes for Eth2 stakers was penalized for breaking safety protocols in the pursuit of higher performance
Ripple ran crypto's most expensive lobbying program in 2020
25.1.2021
Per the latest in lobbying disclosures, Ripple Labs shelled out on its lobbying on legislation looking to change treatment of crypto under securities laws
Loads Of Graphics Cards Just Got More Expensive
6.1.2021
Last week, a range of products that had been exempted from tariffs—thanks to the ongoing US v China trade war—lost that status, and so in 2021 will be more expensive. Among those products are graphics cards and motherboards.Read more
Bitcoin’s expensive but this technique proves it’s never too late to buy BTC
20.12.2020
Retail investors may think Bitcoin is now too expensive to buy, but dollar-cost averaging has proven to be one of the most effective methods available
Blockchain tech 13X 'too expensive' to justify use: DocuSign CEO
9.12.2020
The DocuSign CEO estimates the cost of providing the firm’s e-signature and digital identity services are 13X higher using blockchain technology
Remittance Costs Lower in Q3 World Bank Study Shows – Only Cryptocurrencies Meeting UN Goal
30.10.2020
The latest study by the World Bank shows that it costs 4.98% on average to remit funds to South Asia which makes it the least expensive region while sub-Sahara Africa is the most expensive with an average cost of 8.47%. The quarterly study also finds that it is costlier to remit funds when using...
With the rise of NFTs, 'pay to win' games have got mightily expensive
6.10.2020
It's one thing to "win at all costs," but what if that cost is half a million dollars?
Ethereum Transaction Fees Set a Record Once Again as DeFi Becomes Even Pricier
1.9.2020
Average Ethereum transaction fees reached $10.33 on Tuesday
radEventListener: a Tale of Client-side Framework Performance
18.8.2020
React is popular, popular enough that it receives its fair share of criticism. Yet, this criticism of React isn’t completely unwarranted: React and ReactDOM total about 120 KiB of minified JavaScript, which definitely contributes to slow startup time. When client-side rendering in React is relied...
‘Prohibitively Expensive’ Ethereum Network Fees ‘Are Healthy’
21.7.2020
Ethereum (ETH) users are paying higher than normal fees for transactions on the network, per a new report – to the extent that some token holders are holding fire on making ETH dealings.
According to the latest CoinMetrics-produced State of the Network report, the past week has seen a drop in...
Shares in Grayscale’s Ether Trust Plummet 50% — and It’s Still Expensive
25.6.2020
The premium on shares in Grayscale’s Ethereum Investment Trust plummeted 50% in less than one week
How I Used Brotli to Get Even Smaller CSS and JavaScript Files at CDN Scale
5.6.2020
This article is about my experience using Brotli at production scale. Despite being really expensive and a truly unfeasible method for on-the-fly compression, Brotli is actually very economical and saves cost on many fronts, especially when compared with gzip or lower compression levels...
A Number of Hong Kong Vending Machines Support Bitcoin Cash Payments Over BTC
4.6.2020
Just recently, cryptocurrency evangelist Roger Ver shared a video on Twitter that shows a number of vending machines in Hong Kong that accept bitcoin cash and ethereum, but not bitcoin. A bunch of people got upset at the Tweet, including the crypto-pundit Tone Vays because they couldn’t deal...
Uniswap V2 Launches With Increased Security, But It Is Still Expensive
19.5.2020
The launch of Uniswap V2 introduces new features and a more resilient oracle system, but like in many other DeFi platforms, liquidity remains an issue
BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds
5.5.2020
Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found
Animating CSS Width and Height Without the Squish Effect
6.3.2020
The first rule of animating on the web: don't animate width and height. It forces the browser to recalculate a bunch of stuff and it's slow (or "expensive" as they say). If you can get away with it, animating any transform property is faster (and "cheaper").
Butttt, transform can be tricky. Check...
Five of the Most Expensive NFTs Sold in 2019
31.1.2020
Here are the five most expensive nonfungible token market sales in the crypto gaming sphere of 2019
Crypto Tax Reporting Failures Can Be Expensive, Even Criminal
8.1.2020
Be careful with cryptocurrency taxes because mistakes — even accidental ones — might cost you
Paperform
26.9.2019
Buy or build is a classic debate in technology. Building things yourself might feel less expensive because there is no line item on your credit card bill, but has cost in the form of time. Buying things, believe it or not, is usually less expensive when it comes to technology that isn't your core...