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Weekly Platform News: Emoji String Length, Issues with Rounded Buttons, Bundled Exchanges

19.9.2019
In this week's roundup, the string length of two emojis is not always equal, something to consider before making that rounded button, and we may have a new way to share web apps between devices, even when they are offline. The JavaScript string length of emoji characters A single rendered emoji...

Simplicity

12.9.2019
Earlier this week, Bastian Allgeier published some interesting thoughts about complexity in web development and how changing simple things can often feel far more difficult than they need to be: You want to build a JS file? Please update Webpack first. Oh, that new version of Webpack is no longer...

Santander Issues $20 Million End-To-End Blockchain Bond on Ethereum

12.9.2019
Santander has issued a $20 million bond directly onto the Ethereum blockchain, where it will remain until the end of its one-year maturity

Indian Lawmaker Raises Hope of Positive Crypto Regulation

12.9.2019
A member of the upper house of the Indian parliament has given the crypto community some advice on what can be done to influence the government’s crypto decisions. He encourages anyone to reach out to him and discuss their concerns, including issues related to the draft bill to...

Tezos Foundation Issues Batch of Grants to Smart Contract, Explorer Projects

12.9.2019
The Tezos Foundation has awarded 14 grants to projects working on various aspects of the network’s development, including a Telegram bot for monitoring events on its blockchain

TZERO CEO Issues Letter to Investors, Addresses Patrick Byrne’s Resignation

6.9.2019
The CEO of Overstock blockchain subsidiary tZERO has issued a letter to investors addressing Patrick Byrne’s departure

Weekly Platform News: Text Spacing Bookmarklet, Top-Level Await, New AMP Loading Indicator

5.9.2019
In this week's roundup, a handy bookmarklet for inspecting typography, using await to tinker with how JavaScript modules import one another, plus Facebook's in-app browser is only posing as one. Let's get into the news! Check if your content breaks after increasing text spacing Dylan Barrell from...

Indian Government’s Steering Committee submitted its Final Report on Fintech-related Issues

5.9.2019
The Indian Ministry of Finance declared recently that the Steering Committee on Fintech-Related Issues had presented its last report to the finance minister. The committee was established by the DEA (Department of Economic Affairs) under the chairmanship of Subhash Chandra Garg who was the...

Thailand SEC Issues Warnings About Fraudulent Facebook Page

2.9.2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission, which serves as the chief securities regulator of Thailand, has recently issued a warning about a fake Facebook page which claims that it represents Bitcoin Co. The page poses as a channel that offers digital transaction services and wallet services. This...

Tether Plans to Mint Digital Yuan and Commodity Coins, Says Bitfinex Shareholder

31.8.2019
Tether Holdings, the firm that issues tether (USDT), has plans to launch an offshore Chinese yuan stablecoin called CNHT. Tether’s digital dollar presence within the crypto economy has been massive in recent months, seeing significant demand from China. Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong...

German Cabinet and Bundesbank Are in Close Communication on CBDC Issues

30.8.2019
The German Cabinet and Deutsche Bundesbank are working together on the issue of CBDCs

Thailand SEC Issues a Public Warning About Latest Cryptocurrency Scam

26.8.2019
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) of Thailand has alerted the public about a fresh digital currency scam wherein the scam enterprises pose as overseas-operating legal crypto traders. These scammers lure the victims into making digital currency investments with them through their...

Amazon Cloud Outage Causing Major Issues at Some Crypto Exchanges

23.8.2019
Problems with Amazon's cloud service, AWS, in Tokyo are disrupting services at some cryptocurrency exchanges on Friday

Accessibility and web performance are not features, they’re the baseline

16.8.2019
This week I’ve been brooding about web performance and accessibility. It all began when Ethan Marcotte made a lot of great notes about the accessibility issues that are common with AMP: In the recordings above, I’m trying to navigate through the AMP Story. And as I do, VoiceOver describes a page...

RBI’s Power Over Crypto Challenged at Length in Indian Supreme Court Today

14.8.2019
The Indian supreme court resumed hearing the writ petitions against the banking restriction by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday. Many issues were discussed, ranging from the legality of the RBI action to the classification of crypto assets and how each country...