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‘All Banks Go Fintech’: Hong Kong Unveils ‘Fintech 2025’ Strategy
10.6.2021
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) plans to guide local banks towards full adoption of fintech technologies, a new strategy reveals. The region’s central banking institution also stressed that it’s going to “walk the talk” by digitalizing its own supervision...
Report: Document Shows Specific Bitcoin Miners in Xinjiang Instructed to Shut Down
9.6.2021
An official notice stemming from the Changji prefecture government in Xinjiang details that officials from the Zhundong Economic-Technological Development Park must instruct bitcoin miners to shut down. China’s province of Xinjiang is a highly concentrated region of bitcoin miners and bitcoin...
Uganda Museum Collaborates With Software Development Firm to Create NFTs for Display on Binance Marketplace
9.6.2021
One of Africa’s oldest museums, the Uganda National Museum (UNM), is set to create digital representations of the unique artifacts that are on display at this facility. Working in concert with software development firm Murcom, Uganda’s biggest museum is expected to display and auction...
Chinese government agency issues blockchain development roadmap
7.6.2021
China’s “blockchain not crypto” stance continues as one government agency publishes guidelines to accelerate the adoption of tokenless blockchain solutions
Government Cannot Stand in the Way of Crypto Technologies, Iran Minister Says
7.6.2021
New technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency mining, have helped Iran to increase budget receipts and withstand foreign sanctions, according to the country’s minister for economy and finance. The high-ranking official believes the government can’t interfere with their...
Kalashnikov Eyes Digital Ruble Settlements as Russia Aims to Replace ‘Dirty Money’
5.6.2021
Kalashnikov Group, the Russian firearms manufacturer, is ready to transition to settlements in digital currency. The announcement came from the international economic forum in Saint Petersburg where the central bank of Russia reaffirmed its intention to replace “dirty”...
Principles for user-centered front-end development
4.6.2021
Colin Oakley:
• Accessible — Use semantic HTML, and make sure we meet the WCAG 2.1 AA standard as a minimum and it works with assisted technologies (this sits alongside the DWP Accessibility Manual)
• Agnostic — Build
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Apple Hiring Manager With Cryptocurrency Experience to Launch New Alternative Payments Programs
28.5.2021
Apple Inc. has posted a job notice for a business development manager with cryptocurrency experience. “This position will be responsible for the end-to-end business development, including screening partners, negotiating and closing commercial agreements, and launching new programs,”...
Latest Outriders Patch Pisses Everyone Off Even More
27.5.2021
Yesterday, developer People Can Fly released the latest—and repeatedly delayed—patch for Outriders. It was supposed to fix an issue wherein players would get killed instantly, without explanation. Instead, it appears to have irritated everyone under Epoch’s sun.Read more
Let's Check In On Star Citizen, Shall We
26.5.2021
Star Citizen is currently free-to-play as the game enjoys its annual Invictus Launch Week celebration. I figured now would be as good a time as ever to take a peek at the ambitious space sim and see how things are going.Read more
Awesome Standalone (Web Components)
26.5.2021
In his last An Event Apart talk, Dave made a point that it’s really only just about right now that Web Components are becoming a practical choice for production web development. For example, it has only been about a year …
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Stellar Development Foundation invests $15M in Mexico crypto exchange
25.5.2021
Airtm is aiming to solve a myriad of financial challenges in Latin America tied to last-mile remittance, affordability and equitable access to the global banking system
What I Learned Building a Word Game App With Nuxt on Google Play
25.5.2021
I fell in love with coding the moment I created my first CSS :hover effect. Years later, that initial bite into interactivity on the web led me to a new goal: making a game.
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Creating Powerful Websites with Serverless-Driven CMS Development
25.5.2021
Choosing the right tools to build a website for your organization is essential, but it can be tough to find the right fit. Simple site builders like Wix and Squarespace are easy for marketers to use, but severely limit developers …
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Twitch Adds Over 350 New Tags Like 'Black', 'Transgender' And 'Disabled'
24.5.2021
Starting this week, streamers on Twitch are going to have over 350 new tags they can use to help classify their streams, related to “gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more”.Read more
Paradox Finally Announces Grand Strategy Sequel Victoria 3
21.5.2021
Now that players have had ample time to explore all the nooks and crannies of 2010's Victoria II, Paradox Development Studio is ready to officially announce Victoria 3, a grand strategy game coming soon to PC that tasks players with managing their own society in the Victorian Era of the 19th...
Valheim Was Made By 5 People And Sold Nearly 7 Million Copies
20.5.2021
It’s a good year to be a Viking. Embracer Group, the Swedish video game holding company formerly known as THQ Nordic, released a financial report today showing that early access game Valheim has sold 6.8 million copies so far, with Embracer expecting it to sell up to 8 million copies in total...
Notion API
20.5.2021
The Public Beta of the Notion API dropped! Woot! Here’s their guide. I’ve been a Notion user and fan for a long time, for both personal and professional team use. They even sponsored a few videos around here a …
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Bitcoin Pizza Initiative Launched Among Heavy Criticism: Only Fiat Accepted
19.5.2021
The Bitcoin Pizza initiative, a new endeavor promoted by Bitcoin influencer Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, that seeks to fund Bitcoin development while remembering Lazlo Hanyecz’s legendary pizza purchase, was launched yesterday. While being applauded by some, it also raised a lot...
Wells Fargo Gets Into Crypto With Upcoming ‘Professionally Managed’ Cryptocurrency Investment
19.5.2021
Wells Fargo will soon offer “a professionally managed solution” for cryptocurrency to clients. “We think the cryptocurrency space has just kind of hit an evolution and maturation of its development that allows it now to be a viable investable asset,” said the president...