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Bitcoin Cash IFP Debate: ABC Kicks Off Fundraiser, 3 Mining Pools Signal BCHN Support
15.3.2020
During the first week of March, there were prominent discussions concerning the recently announced infrastructure funding proposal (IFP). However, a number of crypto participants are focused on the market carnage and the possibility of a global recession. After the new full node project published...
Major Japanese Crypto Conference off, Consensus Goes Virtual + More News
13.3.2020
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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Due to the coronavirus outbreak, one of the largest crypto conferences, Consensus 2020, initially scheduled...
Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
13.3.2020
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in a matter of hours on March 12. Not only did ‘Black Thursday’ wreck traditional markets, but gold and bitcoin felt the brunt as well. Amidst...
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
12.3.2020
Brent Jackson says CSS utility libraries failed somewhat:
Eventually, you'll need to add one-off styles that just aren't covered by the library you're using, and there isn't always a clear way to extend what you're working with. Without a clear way to handle things like this, developers tend...
Down 26%: Bitcoin Sees Worst Sell-Off in 7 Years as Coronavirus Spurs Flight to Safety
12.3.2020
Bitcoin suffered its biggest drop in seven years, as fears over the spreading coronavirus triggered a new wave of selling in everything from stocks and junk bonds to cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Options Volumes Surged During Recent Price Drop, Then Died Off
11.3.2020
The nascent market for bitcoin options contracts saw surging trading volumes as the bitcoin (BTC) spot price dropped heavily last Sunday and Monday. Since then, however, interest has largely died off, with volumes now back to a normal range.
The total bitcoin options trading volume on Monday...
Market Update: Plustoken BTC Moves, Crypto Prices Dive, Coronavirus Cripples Global Markets
9.3.2020
Cryptocurrency markets lost more than $30 billion in the last 24 hours as digital asset prices have been slashed alongside traditional stock and commodity markets. Further, crypto proponents have spied Plustoken bitcoins on the move again and speculators assume that 13,000 BTC ($102M) might have...
Legacy Trust’s Crypto Spin-Off Receives $3M to Roll Out Asian Settlement Platform
9.3.2020
First Digital Trust has won backing from Taiwan-based Nogle for its upcoming Asia-focused crypto settlement solution for institutions
Currying in CSS
6.3.2020
Funny timing on this I was just looking at the website for Utopia (which is a responsive type project which I hate to admit I don't fully understand) and I came across some CSS they show off that looked like this:
:root {
--fluid-max-negative: (1 / var(--fluid-max-ratio)...
Litecoin Bounces Off Firm Support as MimbleWimble Nears
6.3.2020
Litecoin (LTC), the cryptocurrency created by Charlie Lee as a near-identical copy of bitcoin (BTC) in 2011, is once again gaining interest from investors as the price bounced off a key technical support level, while developers reveal that a testnet with new privacy features can be expected by...
The Beginner’s Guide to Buying Goods on the Darknet
5.3.2020
Darknet markets (DNMs) supply all manner of goods, some legal, others less so, but all purchasable with cryptocurrency and delivered to your door. Indeed, many people’s first exposure to bitcoin is when they have the need to purchase something off the darknet. For shopping of last resort,...
Bitmain Spin-Off Matrixport Seeks $300M Valuation in Latest Funding Round
4.3.2020
Matrixport began pitching investors a few weeks ago with the aim of raising $40 million
Market Update: Coronavirus Fears, Stock Market Crash, and Bitcoin Price Predictions
1.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since the initial price drop on February 26 that saw $25 billion shaved off the entire cryptocurrency market. At the time of publication, the cryptoconomy is hovering just above the $245 billion zone and a few coins today are making slight gains....
Bitcoin Bounces Off $8.4K 4-Week Low as it Tracks Stock-to-Flow Target
28.2.2020
Traditional markets are in meltdown but long-term Bitcoin price forecasts remain intact as the halving nears
Tezos Rallies Again Despite Broader Market Sell-Off
27.2.2020
Tezos (XTZ), the 10th most valuable cryptoasset by market capitalization, is once again outperforming the broader crypto market today, with double-digit gains even as other assets like bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) both saw losses of around 4% over the past 24 hours.
As of press time on Thursday...
Over $190 Million Bitcoin Liquidated on BitMEX Amid Crypto Market Sell-Off
27.2.2020
The crypto markets were shaken yesterday amid a flurry of selling that saw more than $190 million worth of longs and shorts liquidated on BitMEX
Weaving a Line Through Text in CSS
26.2.2020
Earlier this year, I came across this demo by Florin Pop, which makes a line go either over or under the letters of a single line heading. I thought this was a cool idea, but there were a few little things about the implementation I felt I could simplify and improve at the same time.
First off,...
Australian Soccer Club Calls Off Purchase Deal With Controversial Crypto Company
26.2.2020
Perth glory FC owner Tony Sage reportedly called off the deal after a due diligence trip to London last week
Bitcoin Dominance Surges as Altcoins Extend Sell-Off
26.2.2020
After nearly all cryptoassets fell yesterday, leading to bitcoin’s safe-haven status being questioned in the community, a fresh wave of selling again hit the market on Wednesday. This time, it’s the altcoins that are taking the worst hit.
As of press time on Wednesday (10:30 UTC), bitcoin (BTC)...
IOTA Being Shut Off Is the Latest Chapter in an Absurdist History
25.2.2020
IOTA's 12-day outage shows the crypto markets aren't rational, at least not yet