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Finding Front-End Development Scholarships
16.11.2022
I’m often asked where to learn web development. The answer varies, of course, and we’ve published a few posts on the topic over the years, the most recent of which was Chris taking a stab at different learning paths in …
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South Korean Stablecoin Fraudster Aged-60+ Jailed for Six Years
14.11.2022
Crypto fraud continues to escalate in South Korea – where a scammer aged over 60 has been given a six-year jail term for duping victims into investing in a sham stablecoin.
Segye Ilbo reported that an unnamed individual in their sixties – named for legal reasons as A – was imprisoned on charges...
Binance CEO Likens FTX Fiasco to 2008 Financial Crisis — Warns of ‘Cascading Effects’
14.11.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has compared the FTX collapse to the 2008 financial crisis. Warning of “cascading effects,” he stressed: “A lot of consumer confidence is shaken, and I think basically it sets us back a few years.” Binance’s CEO Discusses the Impact...
Kraken CEO Discusses Impact of FTX Failure — Says Damage to Crypto Industry Is Huge, Will Take Years to Undo
14.11.2022
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has outlined the impact of FTX’s failure on the crypto industry. After listing multiple red flags, the executive stressed: “The damage here is huge … We’re going to be working to undo this for years.” Crypto Exchange...
Binance CEO CZ on FTX crash: “We’ve been set back a few years”
12.11.2022
With one of the biggest crypto businesses falling overnight after getting caught misappropriating user funds, CZ believed the episode was devastating for the industry, which took away a lot of consumer confidence
3,500 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2011 Worth Over $60 Million Wake up After 11 Years of Slumber
11.11.2022
On Nov. 11, amid the confusion concerning troubled crypto companies like FTX and Blockfi, 3,500 ‘sleeping bitcoins’ from a wallet created on Oct. 7, 2011, moved for the first time in over 11 years. $60 Million Worth of 11-Year-Old Bitcoins Move Amid the Crypto Market Rout A large...
This Pokémon's Got An Evolution After 23 Years, And It's Such A Troll
11.11.2022
With Pokémon Scarlet and Violet now about as comprehensively spoiled as a game can be prior to release, especially after yesterday’s 22-and-a-half hour livestreaming of the game, people are starting to dive into some of the nitty gritty spoilers you may not think to ask about prior to release. Most...
FTX ex-exec floats 'cool token' idea amid warning rebound may take years
11.11.2022
Zane Tackett suggests alternatives to "boomer procedures" when it comes to FTX bankruptcy
The US Government Holds Over 214,000 Bitcoin, Fed’s Stash Equates to More Than 1% of BTC’s Supply
8.11.2022
United States law enforcement officials announced on Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seized “approximately 50,676.17” bitcoin from a Silk Road thief. The latest seizure adds to the cache of bitcoins the U.S. government holds today as three forfeitures during the last...
What CSS Do You Absolutely Have to Know in 2022?
8.11.2022
Sacha Greif openly wondered whether CSS has gotten to be, you know, too big. With all the goodies that’ve shipped in browsers the past couple of years — container queries! relative color syntax! cascade layers! logical properties…
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4 Years After the 2017 Law Enforcement Takedown, Alphabay Is Once Again the King of Darknet Markets
4.11.2022
Following the demise of the largest darknet marketplace (DNM) in mid-July 2017, the underground market Alphabay returned in August 2021, and during the last year, Alphabay has managed to once again regain its position as the world’s top DNM. Furthermore, Alphabay relentlessly conducted...
‘Hyperbitcoinization’ Is a Few Years Away, Predicts Samson Mow
3.11.2022
The CEO of Bitcoin technology startup, Jan3, explains why hyperbitcoinization will happen as early as 2030
Bank of England raises interest rates to 3%, largest jump in 33 years
3.11.2022
The Bank of England is trying to bring soaring inflation under control by dramatically increasing the cost of borrowing money
US Senators Question SEC Why Its Staff Is Quitting at Highest Pace in 10 Years
3.11.2022
Six U.S. senators have questioned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) why its staff is quitting at a record pace. “Efforts to ram through hurried rulemaking without proper analysis, deliberation or consideration of downstream negative impacts is nothing short of regulatory...
5 Years In, Fortnite Finally Adds A Tutorial
2.11.2022
It’s been five whole years since Epic Games released the first version of Fortnite—maybe it seems longer. About time, then, that it added a tutorial map in the PC and console versions of the game. So rejoice, newcomers: You finally, in theory at least, get a chance to learn how to play Fortnite...
Two Years Later, Cyberpunk 2077 Fans Are Still Trying To Solve The Game's Biggest Mystery
2.11.2022
Given that Cyberpunk 2077 came out nearly two years ago, you might think there’s little left to discover and document ahead of the game’s first and only planned DLC, Phantom Liberty. But right in the heart of Night City lies the beginning of a riddle that has left fans scrambling to unravel...
Dwarf Fortress, Which Has Been In Development For 20 Years, Finally Hits Steam Next Month
2.11.2022
Dwarf Fortress is a game that over the last two decades has been both misunderstood and perhaps overly understood, a seemingly-impenetrable exercise in crafting, survival and terrible visuals. And next month, a very different Dwarf Fortress will be made available on Steam.Read more
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Seminal Bitcoin White Paper Turns 14 Today
31.10.2022
Approximately 14 years ago today, on Halloween, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world by sharing the renowned white paper. Satoshi’s invention, shared on metzdowd.com’s Cryptography Mailing List, not only solved a problem that had plagued computer scientists for years,...
14 years since the Bitcoin white paper: Why it matters
31.10.2022
Cointelegraph asked Bitcoiners at the Plan B conference in Lugano why the white paper matters now more than ever
How to Extend Prototypes with JavaScript
31.10.2022
One of the ideological sticking points of the first JavaScript framework was was extending prototypes vs. wrapping functions. Frameworks like MooTools and Prototype extended prototypes while jQuery and other smaller frameworks did not. Each had their benefits, but ultimately all these years later...