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New Storm Concept Could Strengthen Bitcoin Cash Instant Transactions
3.9.2019
Software developer Awemany has published a potential alternative approach to instant transactions on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network called “delta blocks” or Storm. The idea utilizes weak proof-of-work (PoW) for instant confirmations on Bitcoin Cash. The new Storm concept has piqued...
Another Bitcoin-ETF Workaround Found, Creators Hope It'll Work
3.9.2019
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On Thursday, U.S.-based Van Eck Securities Corp. and SolidX Management LLC plan to start selling shares in a limited version of a crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF), The Wall Street Journal reported, citing both companies.
They are employing a rule...
Should a website work without JavaScript?
2.9.2019
The JS Party podcast just had a fun episode where they debated this classic question by splitting into two groups of two. Each group was assigned a "side" of this debate, and then let loose to debate it. I don't think anybody can listen to a show like this and not be totally flooded with thoughts!...
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter #283
30.8.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 30 August, 2019 Opportunity "Most people miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas A. Edison Friyay! Since there're no newsletter tomorrow, this concludes the end of August! Hope y'all […]
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CoinMarketCap Daily Enterprise Newsletter #283
30.8.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 30 August, 2019 "Most people miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas A. Edison Breather Over the last 24 hours, total market capitalization stayed within a tight range […]
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Nested Gradients with background-clip
28.8.2019
I can't say I use background-clip all that often. I'd wager it's hardly ever used in day-to-day CSS work. But I was reminded of it in a post by Stefan Judis, which consistently was itself a learning-response post to a post over here by Ana Tudor.
Here's a quick explanation.
You've probably seen...
CoinMarketCap’s First Global Crypto Conference is Free with Proof-of-Work
28.8.2019
We know traveling for events can be extremely tiring. Plus, we’re not fans of expensive conference tickets. As we’re in the process of planning for CoinMarketCap’s first global conference, we firmly believe that regardless of title or expertise, our users […]
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Walmart Pledges $4.8 Million towards Organizations That Work With Indian Farmers
28.8.2019
Over the years, some of the biggest corporations in the world have pledged billions of dollars in causes that could improve the lives of a whole variety of people across the world. The world’s biggest retail chain Walmart has also done its fair bit with regards to a range of causes through...
Switzerland Approves Bitcoin Banks – But With Strict Conditions Attached
27.8.2019
One of the major problems for businesses in the cryptocurrency industry is finding a bank that agrees to work with them and connect them to the traditional fiat financial system. The financial regulator in Switzerland has just made this easier by licensing two companies to serve as tailored banks...
How to Build Firefox
27.8.2019
Open source is a dream and a gateway to an amazing career — I’m a testament to that. One of the most amazing open source projects to ever exist, Mozilla Firefox, is a project I’m proud to work on as an employee of Mozilla. It’s rewarding, challenging, and a unique...
Happiness@Work: Konference o tom, jak fungují firmy, kde jsou zaměstnanci na prvním místě
23.8.2019
Desátého října bude pražské kongresové centrum hostit pátý ročník konference o štěstí v práci. Přednášet na ní budou přední zahraniční akademici i konzultanti, kteří se věnují výzkumu dopadů spokojenosti zaměstnanců na výsledky firmy. Jmenujme například Jochena Mengese, profesora univerzit...
Travelport and IBM Work on Blockchain Platform for Hotel Commissions
21.8.2019
IBM, Travelport and other industry stakeholders are jointly developing a blockchain platform to streamline hotel commission reconciliation
Getting Netlify Large Media Going
20.8.2019
I just did this the other day so I figured I'd blog it up. There is a thing called Git Large File Storage (Git LFS). Here's the entire point of it: it keeps large files out of your repo directly. Say you have 500MB of images on your site and they kinda need to be in the repo so you can work with...
Draggin’ and Droppin’ in React
16.8.2019
The React ecosystem offers us a lot of libraries that all are focused on the interaction of drag and drop. We have react-dnd, react-beautiful-dnd, react-drag-n-drop and many more, but some of them require quite a lot of work to build even a simple drag and drop demo, and some do not provide...
Front Conference in Zürich
15.8.2019
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I'm so excited to be heading to Zürich, Switzerland for Front Conference (Love that name and URL!). I've never been to Switzerland before, so I'm excited about that, but of course, the web nerd in me is excited to be at the conference with lots of fellow webfolk. Some...
Barclays May Be Ending Work With Coinbase, Transactions in GBP to Slow
14.8.2019
Sources at Barclays have reportedly confirmed that the bank has stopped working with crypto exchange Coinbase, complicating users transacting with the pound
What Are Crypto Banks and How Do They Work?
11.8.2019
Crypto holders now have seamless access to dozens of financing and investing options, and crypto banks are about to bring it all above board
WDRL — Edition 271: TTFB, the loading-attribute, tiny houses and work ethics.
9.8.2019
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The web is quite differently to when I started the newsletter in 2013 with the first edition. Back then, it was all about new features, new clever hacks and techniques how to build better websites. It was crazy at what speed we got new CSS features, and JavaScript evolved. Nowadays, it’s...
CFTC Policymaker With Long History of Work on BTC Futures Leaving
9.8.2019
The director of the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight, who worked on policy for Bitcoin futures, is allegedly leaving within weeks
Collective #538
5.8.2019
How Does the Development Mode Work? * Photoronoi * Adblocking: How About Nah? * Scope in JavaScript - HTTP 203
Collective #538 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops