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Investors Can Hedge Long-Term Risk With New 2-Year Bitcoin Derivatives
13.3.2020
Quedex's new bitcoin derivatives contracts, which expire in December 2021, saw more than $5 million in volume last weekend
6 Crypto Websites Blocked by Russia’s Media Watchdog, Including Major News Outlet
9.3.2020
In what seems to be another episode in a long-running campaign, the Russian telecom regulator has restricted access to at least six websites posting content related to cryptocurrencies. Тhe forum section of Bits.media, a leading crypto news outlet, is among the internet pages that have been...
ProgPow Is Dead, Long Live ProgPow: Ethereum Developer Call Summary
6.3.2020
ProgPow’s EIP-1057 will not be included in Ethereum, but it may reappear under a different form, per today’s Core Dev call
USDZ Capital Group Launches USDZ Stablecoin
4.3.2020
Stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged to less volatile external assets such as official currencies, precious metals, or oil. The value of a stablecoin can also be pegged to other crypto-assets or fixed by algorithms. Stablecoins retain the same value as the underlying asset and are not subject...
Just Dropping Some Type Links
3.3.2020
I've had a bunch of tabs open that just so happen to all be related to typography, so I figured I'd give myself the mental release of closing them by blogging them. How's that for a blog post format for ya: whatever random tabs you've had open for far too long.
Times New Roman is popular on...
Stock and Crypto Trading App Robinhood Fixes Day-Long System Outage
3.3.2020
Some disgruntled traders want to file a class action suit against Robinhood for purported trading losses during a day-long system outage
A Follow-Up to PHP Templating
28.2.2020
Not long ago, I posted about PHP templating in just PHP (which is basically HEREDOC syntax). I'm literally using that technique for some super basic templating I needed to do on this very WordPress site. The main pushback was that this kind of thing can be an XSS vulnerability. In my case, it's...
Where to Learn WordPress Theme Development
28.2.2020
Over a decade ago, I did a little three-part video series on Designing for WordPress. Then I did other series with the same spirit, like videocasting the whole v10 redesign, a friend's website, and even writing a book. Those are getting a little long in the tooth though. You might still learn from...
Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec Says Bitcoin’s Price Will ‘Quantuple’ Long-Term
27.2.2020
Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec said he sees Bitcoin rising significantly in price over the long term
Bitcoin Finds Support at Key Level After Massive Long Liquidations
27.2.2020
Source: iStock/dima_sidelnikov
After a sharp market sell-off caused a flurry of long liquidations over the past 24 hours, both bitcoin (BTC) and several other major cryptoassets found support Thursday morning as the number one cryptocurrency bounced off a key level in the chart.
As of press time...
The Bull and Bear Case for Investing in the Top 20 Cryptocurrencies
27.2.2020
Should you buy bitcoin or bitcoin cash? Does tezos have further room to grow? Is monero a long-term hold? There are no absolute answers to these questions and no crystal ball to determine which crypto will pull a 5x before the year’s out. Based on fundamentals alone, however, here are some...
Coinbase Wallet Adds Support for Short and ‘Human-Friendly’ Cryptocurrency Addresses
26.2.2020
One of the scariest features of transacting with cryptocurrency, for many new users, is correctly inputting the long hexadecimal addresses involved. Various individual projects and larger collaborations have tried to tackle this anxiety-inducing issue in different ways, so that bitcoin adoption...
Caitlin Long Doesn’t Trust Trust Companies
25.2.2020
Caitlin Long (in a Cointelegraph exclusive) explains why trust companies as custodians are not sufficient for institutional investors
Caitlin Long Starts the First Crypto-Native Bank in the U.S.
24.2.2020
Caitlin Long is setting up a first crypto-native bank in the US that will offer crypto services to institutional investors
Caitlin Long on Coronavirus, Crypto Custody and Building a Bank
24.2.2020
A new crypto bank tries to address some of the most fundamental issues for institutions who want to get into the space
Blockchain Pioneer Caitlin Long to Build Crypto Bank in Wyoming
24.2.2020
A Wyoming corporation founded by Caitlin Long is preparing to apply for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter with the state’s division of banking
Web Component for a Code Block
18.2.2020
We'll get to that, but first, a long-winded introduction.
I'm still not in a confident place knowing a good time to use native web components. The templating isn't particularly robust, so that doesn't draw me in. There is no state management, and I like having standard ways of handling that. If...
China’s DCEP Unlikely to Impact Crypto Markets in the Long-term, eToro Analyst Says
17.2.2020
China is taking a great leap forward to develop a central bank digital currency, with more than 80 patents filed by the People’s Bank last week
US Department of Justice Is Criminalizing Onchain Privacy, Starting With Mixers
14.2.2020
The American government’s long-running war on privacy escalated this week following the arrest of Coin Ninja’s Larry Harmon on money laundering charges. A Department of Justice statement that “seeking to obscure virtual currency transactions in this way [using mixers] is...
$118 Million of Plustoken BTC on the Move Again – New Dump Incoming?
11.2.2020
Plustoken’s stash of bitcoin is on the move again. The haul of ill-gotten gains, amassed during a long-running Ponzi scheme that accrued 187,000 BTC, has been sporadically liquidated, impacting the market price of bitcoin in the process. At 2:46 a.m. today, a known Plustoken address moved...