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Collective #625
1.10.2020
The failed promise of Web Components * a11yresources * IconPark * Modfy * Ballpoint * urlcat
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MicroStrategy makes good on promise to buy another 17K Bitcoin
15.9.2020
MicroStrategy is competing with Grayscale in Bitcoin acquisition race according to Barry Silbert
5 Awesome JavaScript Promise Tricks
14.9.2020
The Promise API changed the game in JavaScript. We went from abusing setTimeouts and settling for synchronous operations to doing everything possible to leverage this new async API. Let’s check out a handful of awesome Promise API tricks! Cancel a fetch Request One problem we instantly...
Promise.allSettled
3.8.2020
The Promise object has many useful functions like all, resolve, reject, and race — stuff we use all the time. One function that many don’t know about is Promise.allSettled, a function that fires when all promises in an array are settled, regardless of whether any of the promises...
Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money
12.7.2020
As money developed and people opted to place it in secured storage, banks started issuing banknotes which represented a client’s deposit at the bank and the promise to redeem each note for the amount of gold it represented at a 100% reserve rate. Market exchange rates of the coins were...
Bitcoin-Friendly Top US Banking Regulator Aims to Solve Banks’ Problems With Decentralization
14.6.2020
The new top banking regulator for the Trump administration sees “huge and great promise” in cryptocurrency. Focusing on decentralized networks, bitcoin, and rewriting existing regulations, he shares his views on cryptocurrency and the creation of the digital dollar. Top US Banking...
Ripple Sues Youtube For Allowing Scams That Promised Returns Up to $1 Million
22.4.2020
Ripple is suing Youtube, accusing the video platform of not doing enough to eliminate crypto-related “giveaway” scams. The payment network wants to force Youtube to protect its users from such scams. Some scammers promise returns up to 5 million XRP or about $930,000 at current prices...
Ripple Sues YouTube for Allowing ‘Scams’ That Promise Free XRP
21.4.2020
Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse are suing YouTube over allegations that the video streaming giant has failed to police its platform against fake XRP giveaway scams, resulting in monetary damage to users and reputational harm to Ripple
Banking API Platform Sila Raises $7.7M on Promise of Programmable Money
8.4.2020
The $7.7 million round from Madrona Venture Group and others will help Sila bring bespoke stablecoins to fintech entrepreneurs
Crypto ‘Dutch Auctions’ Show Promise After $1.76M Offering Sells Out
30.3.2020
The offering saw Solana raise $1.76 million from 8 million tokens that were sold via Dutch auction for between $0.23 and $0.25
The Promise and Reality of Blockchain’s Role in Global Elections
20.3.2020
E-voting systems, based on blockchain tech: Would they really help to make elections more trusted or is it another utopian dream?
Brave Browser Delivers on Promise, Files GDPR Complaint Against Google
16.3.2020
Brave files a formal complaint against Google — claiming it abuses GDPR rules
In Response to Bitcoin, Central Bank of Brazil Presents Instant Payment System Pix
21.2.2020
Banco Central do Brasil has started testing a new payment network with the promise to offer Brazilians near instant transactions and many new services. Portrayed as a response to Bitcoin, the Pix system will be mandatory for major financial institutions to ensure wide coverage. The project aims...
Virgin Galactic Stock Is Skyrocketing, Will Take Bitcoin to Shoot You Into Space
20.2.2020
Virgin Galactic is one of the leading ventures in the emerging private space race alongside companies such as Spacex. However, it is being compared now mostly to another Elon Musk creation – Tesla. This is because Virgin Galactic stock is skyrocketing as traders rush in to bet on...
Blockchain and 5G: Greatest Promise Is to Transform the Developing World
25.1.2020
How and why the developing world could benefit from the new technological hybrid: blockchain and 5G?
Understanding Async Await
9.1.2020
When writing code for the web, eventually you'll need to do some process that might take a few moments to complete. JavaScript can't really multitask, so we'll need a way to handle those long-running processes.
Async/Await is a way to handle this type of time-based sequencing. It’s especially great...
Hashpower Broker NiceHash Can’t Promise to Fully Reimburse Hack Losses
19.12.2019
Hashpower rental marketplace NiceHash has frozen its repayment program for users affected by a major hack in Dec. 2017 due to insufficient cash flow
Crypto Debit Card Targets Generation Z With a Promise of Financial Freedom
19.11.2019
From video games to fizzy drinks, teens have their own spending agenda. Raised in the digital age, generation Z also has a special sense of freedom, a product of unrestricted access to the internet and mass availability of new technology. Its members are potential natural adopters...
How Fiat Money Fails: Deconstructing the Government’s Paper-Thin Promise
23.10.2019
Fiat money has a surprisingly short lifespan. The almighty U.S. dollar currently serving as world reserve currency is not exempted, in spite of all proclamation that it cannot fail. Throughout history, fiat money has failed over and over again, where sound assets like gold have survived. Ruling...
What Billions in Fed Repo Injections Reveal About the Promise of Bitcoin
23.9.2019
The Fed Reserve has injected $278 billion injection into the securities repurchase market. Mike J. Casey Looks at what it means for crypto