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Why $4M Dai Made From WBTC Matters for DeFi’s Maturation
20.5.2020
Crypto lender Nexo minted $4 million in dai on MakerDAO using synthetic bitcoin token WBTC as collateral. Here's why that matters
How to Build a Chrome Extension
19.5.2020
I made a Chrome extension this weekend because I found I was doing the same task over and over and wanted to automate it. Plus, I’m a nerd during a pandemic, so I spend my weird pent-up energy building things. I’ve made five Chrome extensions with that energy, yet I still find it hard...
Comparing Social Media Outlets for Developer Tips
15.5.2020
As a little experiment, I shared a development tip on three different social networks. I also tried to post it in a format that was most suitable for that particular social network:
On Twitter, I made it a thread.
On Instagram, I made it a series of images.
On YouTube, I made it a video.
How...
Italian Govt Commits €15M to Protect 'Made in Italy' with Blockchain
15.5.2020
To combat counterfeit goods, the Italian government has allocated €15M to develop and implement blockchain and other tech-based solutions
Notion-Powered Websites
14.5.2020
I’m a big fan of Notion, as you likely know from previous coverage and recent video. It’s always interesting to see what other people do with Notion, and even how Notion uses Notion.
I’d say most usage of Notion is private and internal, but any page on Notion can be totally...
Mobile Carrier SK Unveils Samsung-made 5G Phone with Blockchain ID Wallet
14.5.2020
Researchers conduct final tests on the Galaxy A Quantum smartphone and its quantum random number generation (QRNG) chipset at the SK Telecom's Bundang offices prior to launch. A smartphone created by South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom, in conjunction with Samsung, is the world's first...
Using CSS Masks to Create Jagged Edges
12.5.2020
I was working on a project that had this neat jagged edge along the bottom of a banner image.
Looking sharp… in more ways than one.
It’s something that made me think for a second and I learned something in the process! I thought I’d write up how I approached it so you can use it on your...
A Basic Guide to Using Liquidity to Find The Best Crypto Exchanges
8.5.2020
CoinMarketCap just made several important upgrades to the Liquidity Metric, which launched not long ago at the November 2019 TheContinue Reading
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MyCryptoMixer 2020 – The Best Bitcoin Mixer Necessary To Protect User’s Anonymity and Privacy
5.5.2020
Governments and law enforcement agencies have been alerted to the possible illicit use of the pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies ever since the notorious darknet marketplace Silk Road was shut down permanently by FBI, which seized more than 144,000 BTC derived from transactions made...
Real-World Effectiveness of Brotli
30.4.2020
Harry Roberts:
The numbers so far show that the difference between no compression and Gzip are vast, whereas the difference between Gzip and Brotli are far more modest. This suggests that while the nothing to Gzip gains will be noticeable, the upgrade from Gzip to Brotli might perhaps...
New “Favourite” Option Made Live on WazirX, Allows to Monitor Preferred Token Pairs
20.4.2020
Binance-owned Indian crypto exchange, WazirX announced on Monday that the much-awaited and highly requested ‘favourite’ option is now live on the platform. As per the official tweet by the country’s premier crypto trading platform, users will now be able to monitor activities of all their preferred...
TV Reporter Warns of Facebook Ads That Claim They Made Millions From BTC
20.4.2020
The TV presenter’s warning comes amid an increase in the number of crypto investment scams using fake ads featuring localized celebrities to target victims
Pseudo-Randomly Adding Illustrations with CSS
17.4.2020
Between each post of Eric Meyer’s blog there’s this rather lovely illustration that can randomly be one of these five options:
Eric made each illustration into a separate background image then switches out that image with the nth-of-type CSS property, like this:
.entry:nth-of-type(2n+1)::before...
Libra Just Made a Bunch of Changes to Play More Nicely With Regulators
16.4.2020
Libra really, really wants to exist, so it’s starting to kowtow to regulations
CSS Scrollbar With Progress Meter
15.4.2020
Scrollbars are natural progress meters. How far the scrollbar is down or across is how much progress has been made scrolling through that element (often the entire page). But, they are more like progress indicators than meters, if you think of a meter as something that “fills up” as...
Bitfinex Made a $1.1 Billion BTC Transaction for only $0.68
13.4.2020
Over a billion dollars in Bitcoin was moved by crypto exchange Bitfinex on April 10, part of which replenished the company’s hot wallet
Has Zimbabwe Made U-turn on Bitcoin? Cryptopreneurs Still Skeptical
12.4.2020
Despite the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said that it will create a regulatory sandbox for crypto entrepreneurs, local industry players warned not to get too excited and urged to wait for results.
In March, the bank announced that it has started drafting a policy framework.
“The framework...
The WebAIM Million—Updated
8.4.2020
This report made a big splash last year. It’s a large chunk of research that shows just how terribly the web does with accessibility. It’s been updated this year and (drumroll…) we got a little worse. I’ll use their blockquote:
The number of errors increased 2.1% between...
[aktualita] Co vysílat místo sportovních přenosů? O2 TV nabídne cvičení a Made in Eden
7.4.2020
Stanice O2 TV Sport reaguje na mimořádnou situaci, kvůli které byla zrušena prakticky všechna sportovní utkání. Vyrobila tedy několik nových formátů, které v nadcházejícím období rozšíří programový plán. Každé pondělí od 21.00 hodin má premiéru sedmidílný dokument s názvem Made in Eden, který...
Ethereum Creator Picks Two Worst Bull and Bear BTC Predictions Ever Made
6.4.2020
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin picks two worst Bitcoin predictions ever made — by none other than McAfee and Dr. Doom