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How to Use Block Variations in WordPress
6.5.2020
WordPress 5.4 was released not so long ago and, along with other improvements and bug fixes, it introduced a feature called Block Variations. I had a chance to use it on one of my recent projects and am so pleasantly surprised with how smart this feature is. I actually think it hasn’t received...
How to Create Custom WordPress Editor Blocks in 2020
6.5.2020
Peter Tasker on creating blocks right now:
It’s fairly straightforward these days to get set up with the WP CLI ‘scaffold’ command. This command will set up a WordPress theme or plugin with a ‘blocks’ folder that contains the PHP and base CSS and JavaScript required to create...
IOTA Powers New Decentralized Social Media Project
5.5.2020
New decentralized social media project Society2 plans to enable IOTA node owners to run their own social media sites or apps
Block.one Awarded Patent for DLT-Based Social Media Bidding System
3.5.2020
While purporting to encourage positive feedback, the system uses DLT to monetize every social media post for the content’s creator and the network’s operators
Social Media Platforms for Crypto Enthusiasts — Talk and Earn Bitcoin
3.5.2020
Can blockchain-based social media platforms solve the current issues faced by mainstream platforms?
One Crypto Youtuber’s Banning Nightmare Still Not Over
30.4.2020
Though YouTube has restored many banned crypto channels, CryptosRus remains sidelined with little information
Telegram to Pay Back Investors 110% After Gram Token Launch Fails – Again
30.4.2020
Telegram has offered to refund investors after its scheduled release of the Gram token failed – again – due to regulatory complications. Investors will immediately receive 72% of their stakes, as first option, or 110% if they choose to wait another year. The second option may be paid...
Ripple CTO Sees YouTube Channel Suspended Amid Lawsuit
29.4.2020
Ripple's CTO recently saw his YouTube channel suspended as antics persist on the platform
Static or Not?
27.4.2020
A quick opinion piece by Kev Quirk: Why I Don’t Use A Static Site Generator. Kev uses WordPress:
Want to blog on my iPad? I can. Want to do it on my phone? No problem. On a machine I don’t normally use? Not an issue, as long as it has a browser.
First, it’s worth understanding...
Bitfinex’s New Social Network Seeks to Give Traders an Edge
27.4.2020
Bitfinex exchange has opened a social network for traders
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Calls Bitcoin Whitepaper 'Poetry'
25.4.2020
Twitter co-founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey, described Bitcoin's white paper as poetry in a recent interview
Sergei Polunin Embraces the Future of Dance by Collaborating With Sensorium Galaxy in the Brave New World of 3d Social Virtual Reality
25.4.2020
Sensorium Galaxy Is Rapidly Expanding 24 April 2020, Los Angeles: Sensorium Galaxy, the leading global virtual reality media platform has struck up a partnership with the Sergei Polunin Charity Foundation for the galaxy’s new Planet of Motion. The Sergei Polunin Charity Foundation for the Support...
How to Make a CSS-Only Carousel
24.4.2020
We mentioned a way to make a CSS-only carousel in a recent issue of the newsletter and I thought that a more detailed write up would be interesting and capture some of my thoughts on making one.
So, here’s what we’re making today:
There’s no JavaScript here, whatsoever! No jQuery plugins....
‘Halving’ Mentions Spike on Twitter and in Crypto Media
24.4.2020
With Bitcoin’s halving now less than 20 days away, the subject has finally seen a spike in interest on social media
Former Binance Labs Director Launches Social Payments App “Bundle” for Africa
23.4.2020
Former Binance Labs director Yele Bademosi announced today the launch of Africa-focused social payments application Bundle, which will allow users to send and receive cash and crypto. The application has been running in stealth mode for the last couple of months, Yele informed. Interestingly...
Anyone Can Host a Crypto Exchange – Tim Draper Backed Startup Launches New WordPress Plugin
22.4.2020
There’s a new plugin available that gives people the ability to launch a cryptocurrency exchange on any WordPress-based website. The project called Wpcryptoexchange is a product created by the Tim Draper-backed startup Draper Goren Holm. With the plugin, anyone can launch a digital currency...
New Wordpress Plugin Allows Anyone to Launch a Decentralized Crypto Exchange
22.4.2020
The plugin’s backend chooses the best rate in the DeFi ecosystem to exchange user assets
Italy’s Leading Wire Service Is Using Ethereum to Thwart Copycats
22.4.2020
Italy's ANSA newswire is trialing an ethereum-based system to track every article it publishes in an effort to prevent impersonators from publishing fake news under its banner
Crypto Exchange on WordPress, Gemini Passes Another Exam + More News
22.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Alon Goren, the Founding partner at blockchain venture studio Draper Goren Holm, said today that...
Tim Draper Firm Launches ‘Crypto Exchange’ Anyone Can Plug Into WordPress
22.4.2020
The plugin is available from today