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The Modern Era of Free Range Slaves: How Bitcoin Breaks the Mold
3.8.2019
In a string of recent Tweets, 2020 Libertarian presidential candidate and fugitive from the law John McAfee has been talking about slavery. Urging people to “wake up” and assuring them that neither compliance with the status quo, nor stacks of riches, can set them free. Indeed, when...
Banks Stopped Walmart Bank – Now the Retail Giant Hits Back With Crypto
2.8.2019
On August 1, it was discovered that the giant retail corporation Walmart has patented plans for a stablecoin that’s backed by U.S. dollars. If released into the wild, the USD-based cryptocurrency would be issued to select Walmart retailers and partners while the patent’s description...
Branching Out from the Great Divide
2.8.2019
I like the term Front-End Developer. It's encapsulates the nature of your job if your concerns are:
Building UIs for web browsers
The spectrum of devices and platforms those web browsers run on
The people who use those web browsers and related assistive technology
The breadth of knowledge...
From Halving to Halving: Litecoin Has Seen Massive Rise
2.8.2019
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The fourth cryptocurrency network by market capitalization, Litecoin (LTC), is nearing its second halving. And while the Litecoin block mining reward will decrease by half again, other numbers show that the network metrics have significantly increased in four years since...
Trading Cryptocurrencies: Three Basic Common Technical Indicators
2.8.2019
Introduction Cryptocurrencies (or crypto) has been thrown in the limelight recently with Bitcoin’s meteoric rally this year, the cryptocurrency having risen for the fifth month straight since February 2019. Bitcoin most recently hit a high of US$13,775, before its price […]
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Stefan Rust Appointed New Chief Executive Officer of Bitcoin.com
2.8.2019
Stefan Rust has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Bitcoin.com. As CEO he will work alongside Roger Ver as the company continues to develop new products and services that promote peer to peer electronic cash and increased economic freedom around the world. Also Read: Pre-Register...
PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY
2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...
US Regulator Plans to Outsource Running Cryptocurrency Nodes
2.8.2019
A recently published document reveals that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has plans to hire contractors to run specific cryptocurrency full nodes for the government agency. According to the SEC documentation, the regulator wants third-party contractors to run nodes for Bitcoin...
UK Judge Strikes Out Craig Wright’s Libel Lawsuit Against Roger Ver
1.8.2019
According to documents from the U.K.’s High Court of Justice published on July 31, a judge has denied Craig Wright’s libel lawsuit against Roger Ver. Wright filed the charge against Ver when the early bitcoin investor told the public he believed Wright was a “liar and...
Indian Government Updates Parliament on Crypto Plans
1.8.2019
The Indian parliament has repeatedly asked the finance minister about the government’s plans for cryptocurrency. In July alone, the Ministry of Finance answered three sets of questions: two in Rajya Sabha, the upper house, and one in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament. Also read:...
Liquidity Difficulties in China: Second Bank Bail-Out Now Reality
1.8.2019
Although it has its peculiarities, the Chinese banking sector now faces similar challenges to the west’s financial system. Dozens of small banks have been experiencing liquidity difficulties in the past few months. Observers believe the expanding problem has the potential to trigger...
PR: Bitpunter Launches Transaction Mining for Online Gaming
1.8.2019
The recent advent of transaction mining as a business model has taken the cryptocurrency world by storm, with transaction fee mining exchanges such as BitMax and FCoin overtaking other long-serving exchange powerhouses in a short span of time.
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Pre-Register for Bitcoin.com’s New Crypto Exchange to Win Bitcoin Cash Prizes
1.8.2019
Over the last few years, Bitcoin.com has striven to make digital assets more accessible to everyone in the world. In June we launched our peer-to-peer bitcoin cash marketplace Local.Bitcoin.com and this September we’re launching our very own exchange with over 50 trading pairs. Today...
New Bitcoin Cash Specs Propose Heightened Privacy and Double-Spend Proofs
31.7.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) development continues as software engineers have revealed two distinct concepts that aim to boost the BCH network. Bitcoin Cash developer Tom Zander has announced new documentation concerning the vision of a double-spend proofs, which now exists as a pull request to...
Bringing CSS Grid to WordPress Layouts
31.7.2019
December 6th, 2018 was a special date for WordPress: it marked the release of version 5.0 of the software that, to this day, powers more than one-third of the web. In the past, people working on the platform pointed out that there has never been any special meaning to version numbers used...
VeChain Price Analysis: VeChain (VET) Has Dropped By More Than 10% In Last 5 Days
31.7.2019
Vechain has made its users twist their heads towards the VET token trade. This currency has the potential to fetch long-term returns and considering the league; they are acquiring attention from all over. Let’s see what the price trends have to offer today. Current Statistics of VeChain: VeChain...
Indian Finance Minister Addresses Crypto Proposal – Industry Responds
31.7.2019
India’s finance minister has broken silence and talked about the crypto draft bill and report her department is examining which propose to ban cryptocurrencies. While she views the report as “very futuristic and well-thought-out,” the crypto industry sees it as flawed...
China Publishes New Rankings of 37 Crypto Projects
31.7.2019
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto rankings. Thirty-seven projects have been evaluated and ranked overall as well as in three separate categories. Some favorites have changed and two projects have been added to the previous list of projects...
Intrinsically Responsive CSS Grid with minmax() and min()
31.7.2019
The most famous line of code to have come out of CSS grid so far is:
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr));
Without any media queries, that will set up a grid container that has a flexible number of columns. The columns will stretch a little, until there is enough room...
$500K, 60 Lawyers: Filing Reveals Costs of Bitfinex’s Fight With NY Regulators
30.7.2019
Bitfinex has spent half a million dollars producing documents in its ongoing battle with the New York Attorney General's office, a new filing says