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Stablecoin Supply Doubles to 12 billion Following a 50% Cryptocurrency Market Price Drop
18.7.2020
The total supply of stablecoins in existence has doubled to 12 billion, following an increased demand sparked off by the March 12 (Black Thursday) 50% crypto price crash. The findings from the latest research study by Coin Metrics, which is sponsored by Bitstamp, show that it took a period between...
Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg Proposes Regulating Crypto as Commodity in India
18.7.2020
Subhash Chandra Garg, former Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary of India, has told the Indian crypto community that crypto assets should be regulated as commodities. However, he stands by his draft crypto bill that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies should be outlawed. Garg Proposes Indian...
‘Wonder Woman’ Illustrator and British Artist Terry Flaxton to Sell Ethereum-Backed Art
17.7.2020
The non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain-backed collectible economy continue to see demand and the digital art market Makerplace has seen enormous growth recently. A number of well known artists have started to participate, as work from the acclaimed comic book illustrator Jose Delbo and...
Twitter Has Been Trying To Hire Senior Security Engineers for Two Months
17.7.2020
In the months leading up to the most devastating hack in the company’s history, Twitter was trying to hire cybersecurity pros
Develop, Preview, Test
17.7.2020
Guillermo:
I want to make the case that prioritizing end-to-end (E2E) testing for the critical parts of your app will reduce risk and give you the best return. Further, I’ll show how you can adopt this methodology in mere minutes.
His test is:
Spin up Puppeteer (Headless Chrome)...
Report Shows Bitcoin’s Covid-19 Recovery Stronger Than Other Markets With Zero Intervention
17.7.2020
The response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been ruthless on the global economy and during the last six months, traditional stocks and commodities have felt extreme market volatility. Coinshares published a comprehensive report this week in regard to how bitcoin performed during the coronavirus...
Where, Oh Where Has Bitcoin Volatility Gone? Part 2
17.7.2020
Diving into the mechanics of term structure and discussing BTC trading strategies in the current environment
Best Defi Interoperability Solutions – Exploring Fusion vs Cosmos vs Polkadot
17.7.2020
After the famous bull market of 2017, the cryptocurrency market experienced a very long and harsh bear market. Whilst this makes for a complicated period for investors, it’s not a complete tragedy; even if prices have been disappointing, fundamentals, on the other hand, have never been...
Bank of Thailand Enters Third Phase of CBDC Development; Now “Using CBDC with Big Businesses”
17.7.2020
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced Wednesday that is has entered third-phase development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). BOT is planning to expand the use of the CBDC among large businesses. The report by The Nation of Thailand quotes Vachira Arromdee, BOT assistant governor saying...
Bitcoin Investors Unfazed By Great Twitter Hack, as Volatility Remains Stable
17.7.2020
Bitcoin traders seem unfazed by the massive Twitter hack on Wednesday, as the price of the top cryptocurrency has largely remained steady. Prominent U.S. figures including billionaires Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos were targeted by hackers in an apparent Twitter bitcoin (BTC) scam....
More Than $1.4 Billion of Laundered Money Has Moved Onto Crypto Exchanges This Year
16.7.2020
Blockchain security company traced more than $1.4 billion of laundered money to top ten crypto exchanges
Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Hack Comment Invites Ridicule
16.7.2020
Euro Pacific Capital CEO, Peter Schiff’s comment suggesting Bitcoin might be the next target following a hack of multiple VIP Twitter accounts has been ridiculed by bitcoiners. Seemingly relishing the prospect of a bitcoin hack, Schiff a gold bug and a well-known bitcoin critic, signs off...
Bitcoin Investor Sues IRS for Unlawful Seizure of Financial Records at 3 Crypto Exchanges
16.7.2020
Bitcoin investor Jim Harper has sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), its commissioner, and a number of federal agents. He alleged that they unlawfully seized his private financial information from three cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitcoin Investor vs. IRS Bitcoin investor Jim Harper...
Lazy Loading Images in Svelte
16.7.2020
One easy way to improve the speed of a website is to only download images only when they’re needed, which would be when they enter the viewport. This “lazy loading” technique has been around a while and there are lots of great tutorials on how to implement it.
But even with all the resources...
Grayscale Crypto Investments Add Nearly $1 Billion in Q2 — Bitcoin Trust Posts Record Quarter
16.7.2020
Grayscale Investments has posted a record quarterly performance, having added almost $1 billion, which nearly doubled its previous quarterly high. 84% of the investments were from institutional investors. The cumulative investment across all of its crypto products has reached $2.6 billion....
Bitcoin has NOTHING to Do with Twitter Hack—Elucidated!
16.7.2020
The social media, news channels, and even the novices are all talking about the massive twitter hack that happened in the name of Bitcoin Giveaway that was nothing but a pure scam. The details are such that all the high profile verified twitter accounts hacked in massive Bitcoin scams. Hackers have...
Bitcoin has NOTHING to Do with Twitter Hack—Elucidated!
16.7.2020
The social media, news channels, and even the novices are all talking about the massive twitter hack that happened in the name of Bitcoin Giveaway that was nothing but a pure scam. The details are such that all the high profile verified twitter accounts hacked in massive Bitcoin scams. Hackers have...
Is High-Frequency Trading the Reason Bitcoin Has Become Boring?
16.7.2020
The increasing use of HFT may help explain Bitcoin’s record low volatility
Fidelity Digital Assets to Hold Bitcoin Private Keys for Kingdom Trust Clients
16.7.2020
The enterprise-grade bitcoin custody and crypto management service, Fidelity Digital Assets has revealed a recent partnership with the firm Kingdom Trust. The new alliance provides individual retirees with the ability to safeguard their bitcoin private keys alongside self-directed IRAs. The crypto...
Where, Oh Where Has Bitcoin Volatility Gone? Part 1
15.7.2020
While Bitcoin’s volatility has remained high relative to historical averages, it has only decreased since its peak in mid-March