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Cryptopia Creditor Issues Legal Notice to Liquidator Over Alleged Failures, Fees
22.7.2020
Blockchain firm GNY has sent a legal notice to Grant Thornton New Zealand over alleged high fees and failures to properly address its claim
DeFi Vs. Legacy Finance: Solving Old Issues Brings New Complexities
20.7.2020
Will DeFi take over centralized finance?: A deep dive into the benefits, advantages, dangers and constraints of both systems
The Issues Shaping the US and China’s ‘New Cold War’
15.7.2020
From control of the digital realm to territorial skirmishes, these are the issues shaping an increasingly troubled relationship
The US Secret Service Issues Ransomware Warning
7.7.2020
The US Secret Service issued a security alert about ransomware attacks
Settling down in a Jamstack world
3.7.2020
One of the things I like about Jamstack is that it’s just a philosophy. It’s not particularly prescriptive about how you go about it. To me, the only real requirement is that it’s based on static (CDN-backed) hosting. You can use whatever tooling you like. Those tools, though...
Visualize Crypto Transaction Privacy Scores With Blockchair’s ‘Privacy-o-Meter’
29.6.2020
On June 24, the block explorer and blockchain data platform, Blockchair, announced the launch of a new privacy tool called the “Privacy-o-meter.” According to Blockchair, the new service combats blockchain surveillance companies by highlighting privacy issues for crypto transactions....
When Sass and New CSS Features Collide
29.6.2020
Recently, CSS has added a lot of new cool features such as custom properties and new functions. While these things can make our lives a lot easier, they can also end up interacting with preprocessors, like Sass, in funny ways.
So this is going to be a post about the issues I’ve encountered...
Blockchain Bites: Crypto.com Refunds, Sovrin’s Layoffs and AML Bitcoin’s AML Issues
26.6.2020
New York officials have instituted a three-strike rule for crypto firms applying for the BitLicense, the Sovrin Foundation is now volunteer run and Aussies can now buy BTC at their post office
Chinese City Issues Post-Pandemic Consumer Vouchers on the Blockchain
23.6.2020
Nanjing, China is basically using the blockchain to drive a local economic stimulus program
South Korea to Review Legal Issues Surrounding Potential CBDC Launch
15.6.2020
The Bank of Korea has tapped six experts to assess possible legal issues surrounding the launch of a central bank digital currency
CSS :is() and :where() are coming to browsers
10.6.2020
Šime Vidas with the lowdown on what these pseudo-selectors are and why they will be useful:
:is() is to reduce repetition¹ of parts of comma-separated selectors.
:where() is the same, but nothing inside it affects specificity. The example of wrapping :where(:not()) is really great, as now there...
2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidate Jo Jorgensen Talks Bitcoin, Endless Wars, Covid-19 Response
9.6.2020
On June 8, news.Bitcoin.com chatted with the U.S. 2020 Libertarian candidate for president, Joanne Jorgensen. The Libertarian Party’s nominee for president is the party’s first female candidate and she is a firm believer in free markets and civil liberties. This week our newsdesk...
Chinese Bank Issues Commercial Paper Worth $16.9 Billion on Blockchain
8.6.2020
A Chinese commercial bank issued China’s first asset-backed commercial paper worth $16.93 billion on a blockchain
Gibraltar Financial Watchdog Issues Warnings for Four Crypto Sites
6.6.2020
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has warned the public about four crypto sites that are not regulated by the country
BitcoinPoS Helps Resolve Issues Related to Centralization of Bitcoin Network
29.5.2020
The world of cryptocurrencies is highly dynamic in nature and so requires constant efforts from firms to keep the customers hooked to their platforms. One such prominent developmental change introduced in the crypto arena is the pedagogy of ‘Bitcoin Proof of Stake’ (PoS) consensus. The concept...
Ethereum 2.0 Release Date Set for the Eleventh Hour as Issues Persist
23.5.2020
Bugs, management issues and competitors: What challenges is Ethereum facing before its anticipated proof-of-stake upgrade?
Bitcoin Hashrate Slides 33% Since Halving – Difficulty Drops, Issues in Sichuan China
22.5.2020
It’s been 11 days since the third bitcoin block reward halving. Data now shows that the overall SHA256 hashrate lost around 47 exahash per second (EH/s), since the all-time high of 140 EH/s on May 3. With more than 33% of the hashrate lost, reports stemming from Sichuan China indicate that...
Largest Private Investment Bank in Latin America Issues Real Estate Tokens on Tezos
19.5.2020
Banco BTG Pactual, the largest private investment bank in Latin America is moving some of its real estate-backed security tokens over to the Tezos blockchain
New Blockchain Marketplace Aims to Tackle Morality Issues of Deepfake Media
15.5.2020
Cointelegraph interviewed Arif Khan, CEO of blockchain marketplace Alethea AI, about how to address the legal and moral quagmire that “deepfakes” have created
`lh` and `rlh` units
5.5.2020
There’s some new units I was totally unaware of from the Level 4 spec for CSS values! The lh unit is “equal to the computed value of line-height” and rlh is the same only of the root element (probably the <html> element) rather than the current element.
Why would that...