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Don’t Blame China: Why BTC Still Can’t Compete With Fiat
26.11.2019
In the wake of recent price movements, doubts are beginning to crop up more and more around BTC maximalist circles. As focus shifts from Satoshi’s founding vision of the coin as cash to a mere digital gold to be saved and “cashed out” later, valid questions are indeed raised....
Crypto ATMs Proliferate – 6,000 Installed and Counting
26.11.2019
The number of cryptocurrency ATMs installed worldwide has surpassed 6,000, nearly a 50% growth since the beginning of the year. The U.S. leads other countries with over 4,000 crypto ATMs, followed by Canada and the U.K. Several producers offer a range of machines for anyone wanting to get started...
Crypto Debit Card Targets Generation Z With a Promise of Financial Freedom
19.11.2019
From video games to fizzy drinks, teens have their own spending agenda. Raised in the digital age, generation Z also has a special sense of freedom, a product of unrestricted access to the internet and mass availability of new technology. Its members are potential natural adopters...
The Kind of Development I Like
18.11.2019
I'm turning 40 next year (yikes!) and even though I've been making websites for over 25 years, I feel like I'm finally beginning to understand the kind of development I like. Expectedly, these are not new revelations and my views can be summed up by two older Computer Science adages that pre-date...
‘Zimdollars’ Issued for First Time in Ten Years Amidst Continued Hyperinflation
14.11.2019
The new Zimbabwe dollar has hit the streets, with banks beginning to issue the paper currency Tuesday. The ‘Zimdollar,’ existing earlier this year as coins, e-balances, the RTGS dollar, and bond notes, was returned to in June as a replacement for the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)...
Lebanese Protestors Gather at Central Bank as Financial Lockout Continues
25.10.2019
Since the beginning of widespread protests in Lebanon last week, banks and lending institutions have remained closed, fueling fears of an impending nationwide cash crisis. Attempts to assuage the concerns of suffering individuals without money or options are not proving effective, as officials...
Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
200,000 People Have Signed Ross Ulbricht’s Clemency Petition
4.10.2019
Ross Ulbricht is forced to spend the rest of his life in prison, and October 1 marked the beginning of his seventh year behind bars. Ulbricht has recently authored a letter explaining that he’s “forgotten what freedom actually feels like” and he’s also realized that he lost...
Demonstrating Reusable React Components in a Form
2.10.2019
Components are the building blocks of React applications. It’s almost impossible to build a React application and not make use of components. It’s widespread to the point that some third-party packages provide you with components you can use to integrate functionality into your application.
These...
DASH Records Over 18% Surge Since the Beginning of 2019
20.9.2019
DASH is one of the high performing cryptos since the beginning of the year. The coin has recorded more than 2X growth in 2019. The current market performance of this token also indicates progressive trends ahead and this may further strengthen its position in the market to attract global investors....
PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Partnership With Telecommunications Manufacturer HTC
16.9.2019
Bitcoin.com, one of the world’s oldest and most established cryptocurrency innovators with over 4.5 million wallet holders worldwide, and leading telecommunications manufacturer HTC have announced the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership to drive innovation and adoption...
Tron Price Analysis: TRX Reflects a 15% Loss Since Beginning of the Year
17.8.2019
Tron price was dealing at $0.019 at the starting of the year. The year took the price to $0.037, and now, it is again dealing around $0.016. The change in TRX price in the last eight months is drastic and dramatic. Tron coin was anticipated to have a great future is now struggling to keep...
Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH Price Grows By 98% Since The Beginning Of The Year
7.8.2019
BCH started off the year with being at $168.8 on 2-Jan-19. From the period of January till March, the coin has moved at almost the same pace with the trend being bearish. The scenario changed for the Bitcoin Cash with a sharp rise on 3-Apr-19 with prices touching as high as $300.8. Despite the...
PR: CheapAir.com and Bitcoin.com Partner to Serve Bitcoin Cash Travelers
31.7.2019
Online travel agency CheapAir.com and Bitcoin.com today announced a partnership to serve crypto travelers. Beginning today, more than 4 million Bitcoin.com Wallet users will be able to access CheapAir.com’s booking engine from their mobile app. The partnership will help crypto travelers find...
Tron Price Analysis: Tron (TRX) Price Drop Still Continues; Indicates Shaky Beginning
30.7.2019
Tron (TRX) price is indicating downtrend in the market. The coin is bitten by the bear and once again the expectations of upsurge are ruined. We were quite apprehensive about the progression of the coin, but it looks like the coin would take time to improve. The currency is slipping on the crypto...
Stellar Price Analysis: Stellar (XLM) Records 22% Dip Since Beginning of the Month
29.7.2019
Stellar has not been able to gain enough momentum this month, but the coin may move past $0.085 by the month-end. This is a progressive time to plan long term investments in this coin, and it may yield good results in the days to come. Current Statistics of Stellar: Stellar price is noted to...
A Beginner’s Journey to Launching a Website
22.7.2019
In September 2018, I was just a few months into my journey of learning web development. As I'm sure is the case with many new developers, it was a big task for me to learn not only the basic skills required, but also keeping current with the fast-moving industry. Just as I was getting to the level...
Stellar (XLM) Records 20% Fall Since The Beginning Of The Month
15.7.2019
Stellar drops by 35% in the last 30 days and 20% since the beginning of the month Stellar’s slumping trends become a concern for the investors planning long-term gains from the token Stellar has been showing crawling trends which are now a matter of concern for the investors. Those planning...
Fix Touch Bar Volume Buttons
30.6.2019
The touch bar on MacBooks has been a source of controversy since the beginning. Many mourned the loss of the escape key, while others refused to buy a new laptop to avoid the touch bar completely. I’ve not had many issues with the touch bar but mostly because I don’t really use it. One necessary...
Getting to Know the useReducer React Hook
26.6.2019
useReducer is one of a handful of React hooks that shipped in React 16.7.0. It accepts a reducer function with the application initial state, returns the current application state, then dispatches a function.
Here is an example of how it is used;
const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer...