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Long-term investors are hodling, with 95% of Bitcoin trades involving ‘young coins’
16.3.2021
Long-term holders are continuing to accumulate BTC while short-term speculators are selling
'Digital archeology': long-dormant MoonCats project rides NFT mania to the moon
13.3.2021
The second-ever nonfungible collectibles project on Ethereum sees new life
Table of Contents with IntersectionObserver
11.3.2021
If you have a table of contents on a long-scrolling page, thanks to, say, position: fixed; or position: sticky;, the IntersectionObserver API in JavaScript is the perfect companion to highlight items in the table of contents when corresponding content …
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Insert Cursor at Any Position at Command Line
11.3.2021
As much as I enjoy writing lengthy pieces of JavaScript APIs, techniques, and other tech brilliance, I very much enjoy providing people quick tips to make their daily dev lives better. This is one such post. Oftentimes I’m working with long command line directives, and as you can imagine,...
Nervous newbies are taking profits while long-term BTC investors hodl strong
11.3.2021
Despite short-term Bitcoin trading spiking in January, wallets that have been inactive for at least three years are the largest segment of the BTC holders
Japanese Crypto Tax Evader Hit with Year-long Jail Sentence
11.3.2021
The Japanese courts have sent an ominous warning signal to would-be crypto tax evaders – by jailing a 56-year-old man who pleaded ignorance of how Japan’s crypto tax laws work.
Per Chunichi, the man, an office worker named Hideji Matsuda, was given a one-year sentence and fined over USD 202,000...
Fall Guys’ Season Four Is A Reminder Of How Damn Long We’ve Been Doing This
10.3.2021
Today, Mediatonic showed off one of the levels for Fall Guys’ upcoming fourth season. The new stage, “Skyline Stumble,” looks quite fun with its gravity-based hijinks and bean-sized pinball bumpers—but it instilled in me an invasive, immovable thought: Man, we’ve really been doing this for a while...
Ternoa (CAPS), Transmit Your Memories and Private Data Thanks to the Blockchain
10.3.2021
How can you make sure that your memories and private data are transmitted reliably to the future? Security, durability, respect for integrity: these are all essential components for ensuring the transmission of data. However, the process is often complex , in particular in the event of death....
$1 Million per BTC in 10 Years: ‘In Terms of Dollars Bitcoin Is Going to Infinity,’ Says Kraken CEO
6.3.2021
While bitcoin prices have been coasting along between $46k to $48k during the last three days a number of proponents are still bullish about the crypto asset’s long-term value. On Thursday, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell said that he thinks bitcoin could easily reach a million-dollar valuation...
Presenting The Takeout’s official Fast Food Fish Sandwich Power Ranking
3.3.2021
The Lenten season requires you to suspend your disbelief. Not sure about a skinny 33-something dude turning down a loaf of bread after fasting in the wilderness for 40 days? It’s Lent, baby! Get over it! Planning to give up sugar for six weeks? Sure, okay—Lent! A little shaky on hand-washing...
The Long History of Godzilla's Cinematic Looks
2.3.2021
Godzilla isn’t just a monster movie icon, the king of all kaiju: he is a king of looks too. In the nearly seven decades he’s been stomping around the box office, Godzilla’s gone through more appearances than most cinematic legends ever could. From his earliest days to his upcoming smashup with Kong...
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Says It Is a Victim of a 500 BTC Ransom Demand Infoleak Threat
1.3.2021
Just days after the conclusion of its long-running feud with the Office of the Attorney General of New York, Tether says it is now a victim of an extortion attempt. According to the stablecoin issuer, the blackmailers are threatening to release documents they claim “will harm the bitcoin...
DOGE’s Rally Has Revived Dogecoin Development, But For How Long?
28.2.2021
Amid all-time highs for bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and various other tokens, dogecoin (DOGE) has remained something of a black sheep of the crypto family. It rallied almost 2,000% in the past 12 months, yet it’s still widely regarded as a ‘joke’ currency, despite — or partly because of —...
Harvard Professor Kenneth Rogoff Warns Central Banks Will Never Allow Bitcoin to Go Mainstream
28.2.2021
Harvard Professor of Economics and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kenneth Rogoff says that central banks won’t allow bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to become mainstream. “Eventually over the long course of history, the government first regulates...
Law Decoded: Loose ends and long dramas, Feb. 19–26
26.2.2021
Longstanding sagas in crypto saw major plot development and even a conclusion or two in this week's newsletter
Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away Getting A Live-Action Theatrical Adaptation
26.2.2021
In 2022, Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will get its first live-action theatrical adaptation.Read more
Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger Advises Investors to Never Buy Bitcoin or Gold
26.2.2021
Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman and Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner, Charlie Munger, has advised investors not to buy bitcoin or gold. He believes the cryptocurrency is too volatile to serve well as a medium of exchange. Munger also says he doesn’t know which...
Boost app engagement with chat, voice, and video APIs
25.2.2021
Sendbird is a service for helping you add social features to your app. Wanna add in-app chat? Sendbird does that. Wanna add in-app voice or video calls? Sendbird does that.
Here’s how I always think about stuff like this. Whatever …
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The US SEC Revokes Registration of Long Blockchain Corp’s Securities
25.2.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has revoked the registered securities of Long Blockchain Corp (LBCC) after the company failed to file annual reports since Dec. 31, 2017. In addition, the SEC says LBCC, which made the switch from soft drink production to activities related...
Pro traders went long as Bitcoin fell to $45K, liquidating $5.9B in futures
23.2.2021
Data shows pro traders opened new leveraged long positions even as Bitcoin price dropped to $45,000 and $5.9 billion in futures contracts were liquidated