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Hut8 relocates 6,400 rigs, sees growth in AI & high performance computing
3.7.2023
Bitcoin mining firm Hut8 continues to relocate miners from idle North Bay site as demand for AI and high power computing drives new demand
‘Bitcoin only’ buy-and-hold investment strategy outperforms altcoins over the long term — Analysis shows
22.6.2023
Historical data shows that apart from a few times since 2015 when altcoins outperformed BTC, a ‘Bitcoin only’ investment strategy has fared considerably well
Meme Coin Pepe Sees Steep Decline in 30 Days, Losing 70% Since All-Time High
4.6.2023
According to statistics, the meme coin asset pepe (PEPE) still holds the third position in terms of the largest meme token market capitalization. However, PEPE has lost over 70% in value during the past 30 days. Pepe Value Slides 26% Lower Over the Past 2 Weeks The meme coin pepe (PEPE)...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Receives Second SEC Subpoena in Connection to Montana Mining Facility Investigation
11.5.2023
Marathon Digital Holdings, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, has recently revealed that it was served with a subpoena by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to an investigation concerning the firm’s Montana mining facility. The SEC is reportedly looking into...
More TPS, less gas: Ethereum layer 2 Starknet outlines performance upgrades
1.5.2023
Starknet makes performance improvements top priority in 2023, aiming to increase throughput, lower latency and reduce transaction costs
Over half of Americans fear ‘major impact’ by AI on workers: Survey
21.4.2023
More respondents said AI will “hurt” American workers more than it will “help” them over the next 20 years
Blackrock CEO Expects Inflation to Persist, but No Major US Recession in 2023
15.4.2023
Blackrock’s CEO, Larry Fink, stated in an interview on Friday that he does not anticipate a “big recession” in the United States. However, he believes that “inflation is going to be stickier for longer.” In contrast to the U.S. central bank’s 2% goal, Fink predicts that...
Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Reach 140,000 BTC After Acquiring 1,045 More Bitcoins
5.4.2023
Nine days after publicly listed company Microstrategy purchased 6,455 bitcoins, the firm’s CEO, Michael Saylor, announced the purchase of an additional 1,045 bitcoins. The business intelligence (BI) company now holds a total of 140,000 bitcoins, worth $3.97 billion. Microstrategy Buys...
Pancakeswap Launches Version 3 of Protocol on BNB and Ethereum Blockchains
3.4.2023
On Monday, April 3, the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Pancakeswap launched version 3 of its protocol (v3) on the Binance Coin (bnb) and Ethereum blockchains. The new application aims to improve the performance of the dex protocol and reduce fees by implementing four levels of trading fees....
Solana Faces Renewed Criticism After 10th Downtime and Bumpy Restart, but Developers Remain Optimistic
28.2.2023
Following the initial incident on Feb. 25, Solana resolved the blockchain’s performance degradation after validators decided to restart the network. According to an outage report following more than 24 hours of downtime, Solana developers detailed that the “root cause is still unknown and under...
The truth about CSS selector performance
7.2.2023
Geez, leave it to Patrick Brosset to talk CSS performance in the most approachable and practical way possible. Not that CSS is always what’s gunking up the speed, or even the lowest hanging fruit when it comes to improving …
The truth about CSS selector performance originally published...
Smart Contract Token Market Soars to $332 Billion; Defi Value Reaches High Not Seen Since FTX Collapse
2.2.2023
The smart contract token economy rose 5.6% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching $332 billion. Additionally, the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) increased to nearly $50 billion, a record high not seen since the collapse of FTX. Smart Contract Economy and Defi TVL Bounces Back...
Smart Contract Platform Tokens See Double-Digit Gains, Boosting Defi TVL Above $40 Billion
9.1.2023
Decentralized finance (defi) and smart contract platform tokens rallied on Monday morning (ET) and the total value locked in defi jumped above the $40 billion zone for the first time since mid-December 2022. The top smart contract platform coins by market capitalization increased 7.1% on January...
Two crypto-related ETFs were the worst-performing in Australia for 2022
30.12.2022
ETFs tracking crypto companies have seen significant drawdowns over the year as a result of major macroeconomic headwinds
Microstrategy Outperforms Every Asset Class and Big Tech Stock Since Adopting Bitcoin Strategy, Says CEO
4.8.2022
Microstrategy (MSTR) has “outperformed every asset class and big tech stock” since the company adopted a bitcoin strategy and started accumulating the cryptocurrency in its corporate treasury, says CEO Michael Saylor. The pro-bitcoin executive will be stepping down as the CEO...
Setting Up CloudFront to Host Your Web App
28.4.2022
In my last article, we went over how to set up a web app that serves chunks and bundles of CSS and JavaScript from CloudFront. We integrated it into Vite so that when the app runs in a browser, …
Setting Up CloudFront to Host Your Web App originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should...
7 Fresh Links on Performance For March 2022
2.3.2022
I have a handful of good links to articles about performance that are burning a hole in my bookmarks folder, and wanna drop them here to share.
The new WebPageTest website design
From fonts to SVG: an icon migration strategy
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7 Fresh Links on Performance For March 2022 originally...
Coinbase’s Trading Volume Grew 8.5 Times in 2021 — With 89 Million Verified Users
26.2.2022
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says the number of monthly transacting users on its platform rose to 11.4 million at the end of 2021, which was more than four times the previous year. In addition, Coinbase’s trading volume grew more than 8.5 times from the previous year...
Coinbase Shares Declined 50% From All-Time High, Stock Follows Bitcoin’s Ups and Downs
3.2.2022
Roughly nine months ago, Coinbase’s initial public offering (IPO) via a direct listing on Nasdaq launched, and shares swapped for $342 per share on April 16, 2021. Since then, Coinbase shares have dropped by close to half that value and today, COIN is swapping for more than 45% lower at $187...
Valkyrie Files for ETF That Invests in Firms That Derive 50% Revenue From Bitcoin Mining Industry
26.1.2022
The digital currency asset manager Valkyrie has applied for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund plans invest at least 80% of its net assets into firms that derive at least 50% of their revenue from the bitcoin mining industry....