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Dealing With Stale Props and States in React’s Functional Components
12.5.2020
There’s one aspect of JavaScript that always has me pulling my hair: closures. I work with React a lot, and the overlap there is that they can sometimes be the cause of stale props and state. We’ll get into exactly what that means, but the trouble is that the data we use to build our UI can...
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin Markets Are Growing Up. Bitcoin Mining Is, Too
11.5.2020
There is a notable shift in the style and profile of bitcoin miners, towards more sophisticated structures and financial engineering
Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin’s Big Rally Is a Sign of Its Economic Resilience
4.5.2020
Bitcoin's underlying technology and monetary system make it one of the few investable assets that is immune to the economic fluctuations we have ahead
China's Attitude to Crypto Can’t Change Significantly in the Short Term: Expert
29.4.2020
Analyst at a Chinese-led investment research firm said he does not expect China to change its stance towards crypto rapidly
Bitcoin’s Short-term Goal Lies at $8k Before the Halving Event
28.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC), at the time of penning down this analysis, was trading at $7,750 after having a brief hit above $7.8k. It looks like BTC is having a second round of price accumulation around $7.7k price area after successfully breaching the one around $7.5k. However, if we see a 4-hourly chart,...
Crypto Long & Short: How Oil Going Negative Could Open the Door for Bitcoin ETFs
27.4.2020
The economic repercussions of oil going negative are staggering. Also compelling is what it says about biases in the bitcoin market
The Cost of Javascript Frameworks
26.4.2020
I expect this post from Tim Kadlec to be quoted in every performance conference talk for the next few years. There is a lot of data here, so please check it out for yourself, but the short story is that JavaScript-framework-powered sites are definitely heavier and more resource-intensive than...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steady at $7.5K as Short Sellers Back Off
24.4.2020
Bitcoin traded sideways Friday, staying around $7,500. However, it regained its March losses and is showing upward momentum
Crypto Long & Short: The Battle of the Yields
20.4.2020
What does the current crisis mean for the value of actual cash, and how does it stack up to assets like bitcoin and gold?
Will Short-term Turbulence Deteriorate Dogecoin’s Month-long Recovery?
14.4.2020
Almost a month-long recovery of Dogecoin has been halted; the coin is on the verge of a breakout The 1-week chart of DOGE/USD shows a couple of ups and downs; currently testing resistance at $0.0019 Investors may find this scenario confusing as the coin holds a bearish picture regarding...
Crypto Long & Short: DeFi and Traditional Finance Are Forming an Unlikely Friendship
13.4.2020
Many believe DeFi is the future of finance, unleashing efficiencies and creating a more transparent framework. Others find the idea terrifying
Is Bitcoin More Like Gold or Equities?
6.4.2020
Bitcoin markets have behaved a lot more like equities than gold during recent market swings. But widen the time frame, and things start to look shinier
April Fools Sees Toilet Paper Token in Short Supply on CoinMarketCap
31.3.2020
Toilet Paper Token (TPT) leads CoinMarketCap charts at a price of $1.64, up over 1,000% on the past 24 hours
Onchain Data Suggests Bitcoin Sell-Off Fueled by New Investors
20.3.2020
While the covid-19 outbreak has caused economic calamity, cryptocurrencies have regained some of the losses that devastated digital currency markets on March 12. A recent report published by the researchers at Coin Metrics notes the “crypto asset sell-off was driven by short-term...
Spanish Securities Watchdog Halts Short Selling Amid Coronavirus Caused Recession
17.3.2020
Spain has banned short selling for a month, although extension for additional periods is still possible
Blame Short-term Bitcoin Holders For the Price Crash Again
17.3.2020
Sometimes, the history indeed repeats itself. In the Cryptoverse, it's the short-term traders who have been driving the most recent sell-off. Again.
As reported in October 2019, crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics found that the bitcoin (BTC) selling pressure at the time originated from...
Bitcoin Reacts to Fed’s 0% Rate Drop, Reserve Requirements Removed, $700B in Stimulus
16.3.2020
On Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion in bond purchases and eliminated all reserve requirements for smaller financial institutions. However, the Fed’s rate...
Litecoin’s Short-term Rebound Sees Hurdles
9.3.2020
Litecoin has faced a very strong meltdown over the last couple of days amid Coronavirus threats. It’s not just LTC that has gone through such a bearish market phase; the whole market, in fact, all the markets (including the major ones such as US and China) have broken down. Litecoin Price...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Recovery Might Be Short-lived
9.3.2020
This week started with a massive decline in bitcoin from well above USD 8,500. BTC/USD tumbled around 10% and it broke many supports near the USD 8,400 and USD 8,000 levels. The price is currently correcting higher, but upsides are likely to remain capped near USD 8,200 and USD 8,240.
Similarly...
Bitcoin Halving Can Have Negative Short-Term Effect on BTC Price — Here’s Why
4.3.2020
Bitcoin tends to drop before and after a block-reward halving in the short term. Will this time be different?