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While You’re Under Quarantine, Check These Sites for Remote Crypto Jobs
22.3.2020
If you are on the lookout for a job in these pressing times, when the coronavirus pandemic has limited public movement and shut down businesses, it’s worth exploring opportunities to work from the relative safety of your home. The number of people doing so globally has been steadily growing...
Huobi's Mining Arm Records 547% Surge in Operating Revenue in 2019
19.3.2020
Huobi’s mining arm recorded a 547% surge in operating revenue in 2019 after the business was launched in March 2018
USDC Crosses $600 Million In Market Capitalization; Work as Collateral For MakerDAO
19.3.2020
Working as a globally acclaimed fully collateralized US dollar stablecoin, USDC has achieved two celebratory milestones for its global customer base. Firstly, the renowned stablecoin project has crossed the whopping mark of $600 million in market capitalization. Secondly, USDC has been adopted...
Darknet Vendors Work Overtime as Police Halt Drug Arrests
19.3.2020
The coronavirus is having a strange effect on the war on drugs. Narcotics activities that were deemed serious crimes only a week ago have been dropped by U.S. law enforcement, who have greater concerns now that cities are under effective lockdown. Meanwhile, darknet vendors are doing their best...
Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus
16.3.2020
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic
Ripple Lead Developer Advises on Remote Work Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
16.3.2020
As the coronavirus pandemic makes remote work a necessity, a leading software engineer at a Ripple team offers advice
Build a Node.js Tool to Record and Compare Google Lighthouse Reports
16.3.2020
In this tutorial, I’ll show you step by step how to create a simple tool in Node.js to run Google Lighthouse audits via the command line, save the reports they generate in JSON format and then compare them so web performance can be monitored as the website grows and develops.
I’m hopeful this...
How to Track, Get and Set the Best Transaction Fees with Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
14.3.2020
Once set up with a bitcoin or bitcoin cash wallet and some coins, using and sending them is pretty easy. Part of this process involves paying a transaction fee, which is a small amount of coin included in a transaction incentivizing miners to work the tx into a block. Both BTC and BCH transactions...
A Guide to Handling Browser Events
13.3.2020
In this post, Sarah Chima walks us through how we can work with browser events, such as clicking, using JavaScript. There’s a ton of great info in here! If JavaScript isn’t your strong suit, I think this is the best explanation of event handling that I’ve read in quite some time.
When an event...
Coronavirus Is a Catalyst for Work-From-Home Tech
12.3.2020
Coronavirus could coerce us into a new era of productivity, where we finally leverage digital collaboration tools to their full potential
Tax Office to Contact 350,000 Australians and Remind Them to Report All Crypto Profits
12.3.2020
Australian tax agents have set out to close a gap they say costs the state several billion dollars. Taxpayers who file various work-related claims and investment property deductions or declare income from sharing economy platforms such as Uber and Airbnb may be asked for explanations and receipts....
New York Crypto Companies Move to ‘Work From Home’ in Face of Rising COVID-19 Threat
11.3.2020
The New York metropolitan area’s surging coronavirus count is forcing more of the region’s cryptocurrency and blockchain companies to act decisively
Considerations When Choosing Fonts for a Multilingual Website
10.3.2020
As a front-end developer working for clients all over the world, I've always struggled to deal with multilingual websites — especially cases where both right-to-left (RTL) and left-to-right (LTR) are used. That said, I’ve learned a few things along the...
Ethereum Community Enthralled Over Controversial ProgPoW Proposal
10.3.2020
The Ethereum community has been debating a proposal called ProgPoW as many ETH proponents believe the Programmatic Proof-of-Work function will alter the network significantly. The contentious topic has seemed to galvanize the community, with the ProgPoW proposal favored by a significant proportion...
Tips for Working Remotely and Enjoying It!
9.3.2020
With the coronavirus spreading and employers telling employees work from home if possible, there are scores of people getting their first taste of working remotely. Depending on your experience and discipline levels, this could be a welcomed change or a complete culture shock. The amount of freedom...
Tamil Guide: Cryptocurrency Meaning and How to Buy Bitcoin in India — Interview With Giottus
8.3.2020
After the supreme court verdict striking down the RBI ban, more people in India are interested in cryptocurrencies. News.Bitcoin.com interviewed Arjun Vijay, COO of crypto exchange Giottus, about the basics of cryptocurrencies in Tamil, focusing on the largest cryptocurrency — bitcoin....
Ethereum’s ProgPoW Debate Is About Much More Than Mining
5.3.2020
The debate over ProgPoW has become a flashpoint for how Ethereum makes big decisions
The Slideout Footer
5.3.2020
A fascinating new site called The Markup just launched. Tagline: Big Tech Is Watching You. We’re Watching Big Tech. Great work from Upstatement. The content looks amazing, but of course, around here we're always interested in the design and tech as well. There is loads to adore, from the clean...
Bitcoin Momentum Investing — Does Buy the Dump, Sell the Pump Work?
2.3.2020
Data shows that buying the worst-performing cryptos on a daily basis can provide a better risk-adjusted-performance than just buying the best-performing cryptocurrency
Why is CSS Frustrating?
28.2.2020
Here’s a great thread by Kevin Powell that's making the rounds. He believes so many folks see CSS as a frustrating and annoying language:
That's just as unintuitive as JS starting to count at 0, but since you learned that and accept it, it's fine.
The real issue isn't with CSS. If...