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RGB Continues Its Work to Bring Better Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
14.9.2020
The RGB protocol, now in beta, is working to outfit Bitcoin with the capabilities that have made Ethereum the go-to blockchain for issuing tokenized assets
Enterprises Need Third Parties for Oracles to Work
14.9.2020
Decentralized, oracle-based systems, like Chainlink's, are unworkable for financial services without third-party verification
Crypto mining and remote work drive GPU sales boom in Russia
14.9.2020
Miners in Russia are purportedly buying more equipment amid regulatory uncertainty
Setting up and Customizing the Ant Design System in a Nuxt App
9.9.2020
I don’t typically work with UI libraries because they can be cumbersome and hard to override, which can contribute to a bloated. However, Ant Design has recently gained some some of my affection because it’s easy to use, has extensible defaults, and features a delicate design.
Nuxt and...
Hash Power Broker Nicehash Denies It Enables 51% Attacks on ETC Network
9.9.2020
Hash power broker Nicehash denies that it enables bad actors to use its hash renting platform to launch 51% attacks on blockchain networks. The broker insists that it does not have any way of monitoring or determining which blockchain is benefitting from a particular algorithm hash data. Only...
Using max() for an inner-element max-width
7.9.2020
I go into all this in The “Inside” Problem. The gist: you want an edge-to-edge container, but the content inside to have a limited width. I think there is absolutely no problem using a nested element inside, but it’s also fun to look at the possibilities of making that work on...
Beyond Media Queries: Using Newer HTML & CSS Features for Responsive Designs
4.9.2020
Beyond using media queries and modern CSS layouts, like flexbox and grid, to create responsive websites, there are certain overlooked things we can do well to make responsive sites. In this article, we’ll dig into a number tools (revolving around HTML and CSS) we have at the ready, from responsive...
How to Simplify SVG Code Using Basic Shapes
3.9.2020
There are different ways to work with icons, but the best solution always includes SVG, whether it’s implemented inline or linked up as an image file. That’s because they’re “drawn” in code, making them flexible, adaptable, and scalable in any context.
But when working with SVG, there’s always...
Pieter Wuille will continue to work with Blockstream despite his recent move to Chaincode Labs
2.9.2020
Wuille will continue contributing to a new Multi-Signature standard for Bitcoin
Tencent to Work With Taxman on Blockchain Solutions + More News
2.9.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain news
Chinese tech and entertainment giant Tencent and the Shenzhen tax authority have signed a deal that will see them co-develop...
How to Use CSS Grid for Sticky Headers and Footers
2.9.2020
CSS Grid is a collection of properties designed to make layout easier than it’s ever been. Like anything, there’s a bit of a learning curve, but Grid is honestly fun to work with once you get the hang of it. One area where it shines is dealing with headers and footers. With a little...
Think Quant Trading Doesn’t Work in Crypto? Think Again
27.8.2020
Looking at the performance of crypto hedge funds in 2018 and 2019, it is obvious that crypto quant funds are working
Why you should hire a front-end developer
26.8.2020
Matt Hobbs says you should hire a front-end developer because…
“A front-end developer is the best person to champion accessibility best practices in product teams.”
“80-90% of the end-user response time is spent on the front end.”
“A front-end developer takes pressure...
Google Pulls Work from BPO Whose Employees Was Involved in Bitcoin Scam
23.8.2020
Don’t use your workplace to scam people
12 Bitcoin Cash-Fueled Flipstarter Campaigns Raise $1 Million
23.8.2020
The Flipstarter platform has gained traction in the last five months raising $1 million in bitcoin cash for 12 different campaigns. In a recent read.cash blog post, the team behind Flipstarter’s development said the application demonstrates how “stakeholder funding of the commons...
Q&A: What Are Tokenized Portfolios, and How Do They Work?
21.8.2020
Tokenized portfolios are increasing in popularity — but how do they work, and what’s in it for traders who launch them? We asked an expert
Akoin Co-Founder Explains How $6B Futuristic Akon City Will Work
21.8.2020
Akoin president Jon Karas says Akon’s crypto city could be the proving ground African economies need
Optimize Images with a GitHub Action
20.8.2020
I was playing with GitHub Actions the other day. Such a nice tool! Short story: you can have it run code for you, like run your build processes, tests, and deployments. But it’s just configuration files that can run whatever you need. There is a whole marketplace of Actions wanting to do work...
To grid or not to grid
20.8.2020
Sarah Higley does accessibility work and finds that “tables and grids are over-represented in accessibility bugs.”
The drum has been banged a million times: don’t use a <table> for layout. But what goes around comes around. What’s the the #1 item in a list...
Let’s Make Generative Art We Can Export to SVG and PNG
19.8.2020
Let’s say you’re a designer. Cool. You’ve been hired to do some design work for a conference. All kinds of stuff. Website. Printed schedules. Big posters for the rooms. Preroll slides. You name it.
So you come up with an aesthetic for it all — a design vibe that ties it...