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People Problems
16.10.2020
Just the other day, Jeremy Keith wrote that problems with performance work isn’t only a matter of optimization and fixing code, but also tackling people problems:
It struck me that there’s a continuum of performance challenges. On one end of the continuum, you’ve got technical issues. These can...
New WEF study reveals issues facing blockchain and crypto standards
14.10.2020
WEF study says the ongoing efforts from blockchain organizations are not enough to set global blockchain standards
Bank of Russia issues consultation paper on digital ruble
13.10.2020
Russia’s central bank says that the digital ruble can be an “additional form of money alongside cash and non-cash.”
Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec
9.10.2020
Would decentralized governance save social media platforms from polarizing its users with its politics?
Thai central bank issues $1.6B in government bonds on IBM blockchain
5.10.2020
The Bank of Thailand has issued the world’s first blockchain-based government savings bond platform
With Round 1 Fully Sold Out, ClinTex Launches Round 2 of the CTi Token Sale
2.10.2020
2nd October 2020, London, United Kingdom: The lack of coordination, and major issues with bureaucracy are taking a heavy toll on the medical trials industry. Costing anywhere from $600,000 to upto $8 million USD per day, every single day a medicine is delayed not only leads to huge financial...
FinCen Warns on Ransomware Attacks, Notes Increased Targeting of Government Entities
1.10.2020
Ransomware attackers use malicious software to block access to data and demand ransom in return, oftentimes deploying the threat to make proprietary data public
SingulatityNET set to ditch Ethereum for Cardano citing speed and cost issues
1.10.2020
This potential move will swap the native AGI token from ERC20 to Cardano
Twitter’s Dorsey Calls Out Coinbase CEO For Ignoring Users’ ‘Societal Issues’
1.10.2020
Twitter’s CEO and founder Jack Dorsey has tweeted his disapproval of Coinbase’s steering his company away from corporate activism. See also: Coinbase’s New Policy: Anti-Woke or Just a Joke?
Dock Announces Mainnet Launch
30.9.2020
Switzerland. September 30, 2020. Dock is pleased to announce the launch of its much-anticipated blockchain mainnet. The mainnet is the culmination of years of collaboration, hard work, and testing that brings to the market a bespoke credential issuing and verification platform. Dock seeks to solve...
Launch rehearsal for Ethereum 2.0 ‘90% successful’ despite participation issues
29.9.2020
Participation is low once again, but it doesn't seem to matter
US SEC issues no-action letter on compressed digital asset settlement process
26.9.2020
In issuing a no-action letter, the SEC took a more nuanced position on virtual assets
NFT Issues Freeze South Korean Gaming Regulator into Inaction
25.9.2020
The debate about blockchain gaming, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and regulation continues to rumble on in South Korea – with the nation’s gaming commission speaking out about its reasoning for long delays in issuing ratings to blockchain game developers.
As previously reported, video game developer...
Huobi Token Enters SUN.IO Observation List; Issues TRC-20 of HT on TRON
22.9.2020
The world’s leading crypto exchange Huobi Global has issued its HT token on the TRON blockchain’s TRC-20 protocol, entering it into the network’s DeFi platform SUN.IO’s observation list. TRON chief Justin tweeted that SUN will enable HT staking and liquidity mining on the platform after review....
Inclusive Design 24
16.9.2020
Totally free.
No sign-up. No registration. All sessions are streamed live and publicly on the Inclusive Design 24 YouTube channel – see the entire playlist for the event.
Quite the lineup.
I’ve got a couple of other accessibility links burning a hole in my pocket as well:
Matt Stobbs:...
Major Asian bank issues credit on SCB-backed blockchain
16.9.2020
Blockchain is helping companies from Vietnam and Thailand settle trades more smoothly
Read Me!
12.9.2020
A fancy experiential essay from the team at Readymag, which is a tool for building… fancy experiential essays, about fancy experiential essays:
With all the technology addressing readability issues, it’s still design basics that distinguish a readable text from one that isn’t. Here are some...
Shanghai Issues Draft Blockchain Standards, National Effort to Follow
11.9.2020
Shanghai. Shanghai is set to issue China’s first local blockchain security standard ahead of national efforts to rollout countrywide blockchain protocols, per reports from the Middle Kingdom.
According to state-owned media outlet Xinhua, the Shanghai government’s Shanghai Information Security...
Ethereum scalability issues exposed as high gas fees stall DeFi boom
10.9.2020
Despite Ethereum’s proposal to fix its high fees, some feel that more needs to be done to improve the network
Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Returns
10.9.2020
BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades