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Open Prioritization
14.7.2020
Like Kickstarter, but for Web Platform Features.
That’s about the quickest way to sum up Open Prioritization from Igalia. Igalia is an independent company that works on browsers. They literally commit to all the different open source browsers to implement (and fix) features that we all use....
Introducing Headless WordPress with Gatsby Cloud (Live Preview, Incremental Builds, and more!)
13.7.2020
The Gatsby team shipped an update to its source plugin for WordPress, graduating it to a beta release. The new version brings a new set of features to Gatsby’s headless WordPress configuration, which brings together WPGraphQL and WPGatsby to power a Gatsby front-end that pulls in data from...
Lazy Loaded Prefill Embeds
13.7.2020
Lemme sum this up:
CodePen has Embedded Pens. Build a Pen on CodePen, embed it on any other site.
We also offer Prefill Embeds, which remove that first step. With Prefill Embeds, the Pen doesn’t need to exist on CodePen at all. You pass in the code and settings you want to appear in...
DeFi Faces Multiple Challenges On Its Way To Dominate Crypto
11.7.2020
While Bitcoin (BTC) maximalists remain skeptical, many other industry players believe that DeFi, or decentralized finance, is set to become the dominant sector within the cryptoasset industry. Decentralized finance has already been one of the fastest-growing sectors for a couple of years now, while...
DOGETok Jumps, Playgrounds, Presidential Runs and 20 Crypto Jokes
11.7.2020
This week in the Cryptosphere, BTC miners were not selling them coins, and Venezuelan military intercepted a truck full of mining rigs. Chainlink hit an all-time high, and Dogecoin soared as TikTokers attempted to pump it, with Justin Sun joining the scene too, followed by a few exchanges. Cardano...
Bottlepay Returns by September with Fiat Integration and Bitcoin Tweets
10.7.2020
Upon its planned comeback by September, the fully compliant, revamped Bottlepay app will feature fiat integration, enabling users to spend bitcoin (BTC) from their national currency, Pete Cheyne, founder of this UK-based BTC wallet provider, told Cryptonews.com.
As reported, the first version...
How Close Are Russians to Getting Paid in Crypto?
10.7.2020
A business leader and political adviser says that the idea of getting paid in cryptocurrencies is still a long way off in Russia – although other insiders say some “off the record” crypto payments are being paid to employees in the country. And there may be signs that one group of Russian workers...
‘Bitcoin Is Not a Privacy Coin’ Says Crypto Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos
9.7.2020
Andreas Antonopoulos discussed how he desired to see Bitcoin have more “privacy features” in a recent live stream Q&A session published on Youtube on July 7. Antonopoulos discussed the privacy-centric coin monero and concepts like stealth addresses and ring signatures. Every once...
How to Make a List Component with Emotion
8.7.2020
I’ve been doing a bit of refactoring this week at Sentry and I noticed that we didn’t have a generic List component that we could use across projects and features. So, I started one, but here’s the rub: we style things at Sentry using Emotion, which I have only passing experience with and...
New Action Movie Features Billion Dollar Crypto Theft
8.7.2020
New movie “Money Plane” features a plot about a heist from a ‘bulletproof casino in the sky’ carrying $1 billion in crypto
Bitcoin.com Wallet Launches New Portfolio Breakdown and Stablecoin Swap Features
7.7.2020
With over 11 Million Bitcoin.com Wallets created, we’re building new features our users need most in order to enjoy the best possible cryptocurrency experience. Our wallet’s latest features now provide seamless swaps between bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH), and the stablecoin...
Improving Chromium’s browser compatibility in 2020
7.7.2020
This is exactly what I love to hear from any browser vendor:
When it comes to browser compatibility, there are still too many missing features and edge-case bugs. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Things can and will get better, if browser vendors can understand what is causing the most...
Stablecoins Might Be Better Than Bitcoin For Payments, But Maybe Not For Long
5.7.2020
Stablecoins offer most of the benefits of bitcoin (BTC), but without any of the volatility. This is the opinion of a wide number of industry figures and experts, all of whom affirm that removing volatility is the key to making cryptocurrencies viable as a means of payment.
Does this mean that...
Are You Independent Yet? Financial Self-Sovereignty and the Decentralized Exchange
4.7.2020
“You own your money, but you have to be aware of the responsibilities of owning your own money. You have to be careful with that freedom.”
How CBDCs Might Change Our Daily Payments
4.7.2020
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could provide consumers with cheaper and faster payments, according to experts in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. They’ll sidestep the need for an account with a commercial bank, and in the process will reduce many of the costs and risks that come...
Rolling, Doubling, Consuming and 20 Crypto Jokes
4.7.2020
This week in crypto news on Cryptonews.com: Bitcoin whale population growth might be a mirage, retail may consume 50% of BTC supply after next halving, and young Roobinhooders might propel the next BTC rally. IOTA announced the release of Pollen, the first phase towards the decentralized IOTA...
OKEx Now Features Latin American Fiat Gateway with Latamex
3.7.2020
OKEx partners with major LATAM digital settlement network to unlock crypto purchases with three local currencies
This is How Facebook's Novi Can Share Libra User Info With Others
1.7.2020
Social media giant Facebook's subsidiary Novi Financial has retained the right to share the information of Libra users with the third parties, with users' consent, and in certain cases - "without further notice."
As reported, in May, Facebook rebranded its Calibra subsidiary, responsible...
Billions and Billions: How Brands Take Blockchain From Niche to Normal
30.6.2020
“The value we create inside of our virtual worlds will become indistinguishable from the value we’ve historically created outside of them.”
Investing in Blockchain Gaming: Why VCs Are Betting Big
29.6.2020
“Blockchain integration essentially enables community ownership of the entire gaming ecosystem, which in turn allows game publishers to uniquely monetize their model, create richer and deeper experiences, and extend the lifetime value of the assets that they are creating.”