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What I Like About Vue
25.7.2019
Dave Rupert digs into some of his favorite Vue features and one particular issue that he has with React:
I’ve come to realize one thing I don’t particularly like about React is jumping into a file, reading the top for the state, jumping to the bottom to find the render function, then following...
Cryptoasset Margin Trading: How Safe is it?
24.7.2019
The major digital asset trading platform, Binance, recently announced that it now also supports margin trading and warned that it “is highly subjected to market risk”. However, in a recent interview with Bloomberg, Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, said that the margin trading offering is “quite safe...
A Suspect Crypto Site Stole My Identity – and I’m Furious
21.7.2019
A site called "US Veteran Token" looks to be using goodwill toward military vets to scam investors. And one of our bios was stolen to promote it
7 Ways to Short Crypto
21.7.2019
Bitcoin has been on a tear since the start of the year and “crypto winter” has officially been declared over by many analysts. While a lot is pointing towards a continuance of the current “crypto spring” rally, some investors (and notorious bitcoin bears) believe that we could see a correction...
Anchorage Chose South Dakota for Its Crypto Custody – Here’s Why
20.7.2019
After a $40 million Series B, buzzy crypto startup Anchorage is setting up a new subsidiary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Does the Cannabis Industry Really Use Crypto?
20.7.2019
Despite the wave of cannabis legalization across U.S. states and several countries, banks are still reluctant to bank cannabis businesses due to their perceived regulatory riskiness. As a result, the “cannabusiness” is effectively a cash-only business.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, many bitcoin...
Could Donald Trump Ban Bitcoin?
20.7.2019
He can try, argues Noelle Acheson – but the risk he might succeed is outweighed by the benefits of the heightened conversation
I Know What you did Last Crypto Winter: 20 Crypto Jokes
20.7.2019
Bitcoin went bellow USD 10K. That happened.
By the time I typed this, altcoins rallied, then Bitcoin jumped over USD 10K. That happened.
In the ever-larger world of regulations-related news, a Chinese court reportedly recognized Bitcoin as having legal value as property; U.S. CFTC is investigating...
Bitcoin Cash Milestones: Delivered Code, Upgrades and Platform Development
20.7.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) platform and protocol development have seen a lot of delivered code and projects over the last two years. The upgrades will help Bitcoin Cash scale to the masses, and many of the added features are protocol developments that are unique to BCH. Also read: Indian Government Breaks...
Why is Binance Really Burning its Own Stash of BNB Tokens?
19.7.2019
Changpeng Zhao. Source: Twitter, Changpeng Zhao
While Binance CEO Changpeg Zhao proudly affirmed that he and the major crypto exchange "are doubling down on our mission to exchange the world" (whatever that means), various commentators suspect that Binance might have more than one ulterior motive...
Zebpay: There Are Too Many Crypto Exchanges, M&A Inevitable
19.7.2019
All competitors are crypto exchange Zebpay’s prospective partners as the consolidation is bound to happen, Ankur Agarwal, Australia Head for Zebpay, once major Indian exchange, told Cryptonews.com. Furthermore, he finds that decentralized exchanges are a promising future and the right direction...
What It’s Like to Review Bitcoin’s Code
19.7.2019
CoinDesk dives deep into the complex process of reviewing code for the Bitcoin Core software
Get Peak WordPress Performance with Jetpack
18.7.2019
The irony of web performance is that the average page weight of a site continues to go up year after year, despite us being more aware of the problem and having more tools at our disposal to fight it than ever.
To paraphrase Seinfeld, "we know how to fight page weight issues; we just don't use...
For $15K, He’ll Fake Your Exchange Volume – You’ll Get on CoinMarketCap
18.7.2019
A 20-year-old college student explains how he made a business of faking trade volumes at crypto exchanges
A Peek at New Methods Coming to Promises
16.7.2019
Promises are one of the most celebrated features introduced to JavaScript. Having a native asynchronous artifact baked right into the language has opened up a new era, changing not only how we write code but also setting up the base for other freat APIs — like fetch!
Let's step back a moment...
Polkadot Tokens Valued at $75 Pre-Launch in Crypto ‘Futures’ Offering
16.7.2019
They don't exist yet, but you can soon buy Polkadot tokens from CoinFLEX via a new mechanism: the initial futures offering (IFO)
Top 5 Bitcoin Cashback Rewards Apps You Can Use to Earn Bitcoin
14.7.2019
Cashback rewards have been made popular by credit card companies seeking to attract new customers for their cards. Fortunately, for cryptocurrency users, there are also bitcoin cashback reward platforms that pay shoppers small rebates in bitcoin when making purchases with supported merchants....
Can We Trust Crypto Exchanges With Each Other's Coins?
13.7.2019
Crypto-exchanges are getting big ideas. Barely satisfied with merely facilitating trades between investors, the biggest among them are branching out to launch their own blockchains, their own tokens, and their own ecosystems.
This, at least, is what Binance has been doing in recent months...
Crypto’s Travels: 20 Crypto Jokes
13.7.2019
Another week of crypto fun and unpredictability is almost behind us. Let’s check out a few things that happened, before moving on to the jokes of the week.
In Bitcoin news: we saw Bitcoin sneaking to USD 13K, with altcoins struggling to keep up, then finally hitting it for the third time this year...
OKEx Heats Up Competition in the U.S. Market via OKCoin
12.7.2019
Major Asian cryptocurrency exchanges are intensifying competition for the huge and highly regulated U.S. market. As Binance is preparing to launch its American branch in the coming months and Huobi is already strengthening its presence here, OKEx is also taking steps in an attempt to reach more...