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Understanding Directed Acyclic Graphs in the Blockchain Landscape
13.8.2020
DAGs present an encouraging approach, aimed to improve the existing speed, scalability and cost issues of blockchain technology
Collective #617
6.8.2020
content-visibility * Infinite Scroll without Layout Shifts * Brick * blogit * Understanding Arrow Functions
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Deposition of Craig Wright’s Wife Shows Little Understanding of Bitcoin Private Keys
13.7.2020
According to a court filing on June 30, the Kleiman v. Wright case has postponed the jury trial until October 13 in the Miami Division courthouse. Meanwhile, a deposition stemming from Craig Wright’s wife, Ramona Watts, shows that she has little understanding of how Bitcoin works after being...
Central Banks Cannot Print Jobs: Understanding Real Economic Recovery, Feat. Daniel Lacelle
7.7.2020
A leading economist shares why crisis-time central bank policies are saving zombie companies while hurting small businesses and startups
Understanding & Adopting Digital Assets: Ambitious Use Cases Become a Reality
21.5.2020
Todd McDonald. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Hyperledger
Todd McDonald is the Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of R3, an enterprise blockchain technology company.
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2019
Last year could certainly be described as one where blockchain technology came into its own. Regulators...
Creating a Gauge in React
3.5.2020
You should really look at everything Amelia does, but I get extra excited about her interactive blog posts. Her latest about creating a gauge with SVG in React is unreal. Just the stuff about understanding viewBox is amazing and that’s like 10% of it.
Don’t miss her earlier posts like...
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...
Fighting Scams and Preaching Bitcoin in Botswana, Feat. Alakani Itireleng
23.4.2020
On this final episode of the Bitcoin in Africa series, we join Anita Posch as she travels to Botswana and speaks with Alakanani Itireleng on bitcoin's present and potential future in the "original home of the honey badger"
CoinDesk Live: Understanding Our Digital Personas feat. Alex McDougall
21.4.2020
“If we don’t fix the data paradigm...we don’t really have free will,” says Alex McDougall of Bicameral Ventures
Understanding Foreign Currency Swaps in Forex Trading
21.4.2020
Foreign Currency Swap The idea of the swap is actually the simple exchange of property or any other assets between the parties. An agreement to exchange currency between two foreign parties is called Foreign Currency Swap. In it, they swap principal and interest payments on a loan made in...
Understanding Blockchain Technology In and Out
6.4.2020
Blockchain is, without doubt, one of the most creative inventions in human history. With this being the case, it is slightly ironic that its creator has so far decided to abstain from taking credit and instead, has so far refused to reveal his/her identity. Blockchain was created in 2008 by...
React Suspense in Practice
19.3.2020
This post is about understanding how Suspense works, what it does, and seeing how it can integrate into a real web app. We'll look at how to integrate routing and data loading with Suspense in React. For routing, I'll be using vanilla JavaScript, and I'll be using my own micro-graphql-react GraphQL...
Understanding This Week’s Market Whiplash, Featuring Scott Melker
28.2.2020
What one of the worst weeks in recent history can teach us about market fundamentals, featuring prominent crypto trader Scott Melker
Bank of Japan Official Calls for Deeper Understanding of Digital Currencies
27.2.2020
Advanced economies should focus on addressing money laundering and oversight instead of issuing digital currencies, says a Bank of Japan official
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
23.2.2020
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral. The scheme was used to exploit...
Understanding Web Accessibility Color Contrast Guidelines and Ratios
19.2.2020
What should you do when you get a complaint about the color contrast in your web design? It might seem perfectly fine to you because you’re able to read content throughout the site, but to someone else, it might be a totally different experience. How can put yourself in that person’s shoes...
Initial Coin Offering (ICO): Understanding Its Pros and Cons
2.2.2020
The influence of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is growing with each passing day. We are witnessing heightened interests not only from the investor community in the digital economy but also masses are moving towards the adoption of cryptocurrencies. There are many factors fuelling...
Understanding Immutability in JavaScript
30.1.2020
If you haven’t worked with immutability in JavaScript before, you might find it easy to confuse it with assigning a variable to a new value, or reassignment. While it’s possible to reassign variables and values declared using let or var, you'll begin to run into issues when you try that with...
Ukraine to Oversee Crypto Transactions Above $1,200, Sees Opportunities in Legalization Not Risks
27.1.2020
Cryptocurrency transactions in Ukraine will be strictly monitored by the state, although the country’s finance minister admits that it’s not digital coins but fiat cash that criminals and corrupt officials are more likely to use. The legalization of cryptocurrencies remains a priority...
The Design Squiggle
16.1.2020
I think we all have an intuitive understanding that, at the beginning of projects that require our creativity (be it design or code), things feel uncertain and messy. Then, as we go, things tend to straighten out. There is still some wiggling and setbacks, but by the end, we find a single solution...