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Banks Stopped Walmart Bank – Now the Retail Giant Hits Back With Crypto


On August 1, it was discovered that the giant retail corporation Walmart has patented plans for a stablecoin that’s backed by U.S. dollars. If released into the wild, the USD-based cryptocurrency would be issued to select Walmart retailers and partners while the patent’s description...

Branching Out from the Great Divide


I like the term Front-End Developer. It's encapsulates the nature of your job if your concerns are: Building UIs for web browsers The spectrum of devices and platforms those web browsers run on The people who use those web browsers and related assistive technology The breadth of knowledge...

Using Netlify Forms and Netlify Functions to Build an Email Sign-Up Widget


Building and maintaining your own website is a great idea. Not only do you own your platform, but you get to experiment with web technologies along the way. Recently, I dug into a concept called serverless functions, starting with my own website. I’d like to share the results and what I learned...

Trading Cryptocurrencies: Three Basic Common Technical Indicators


Introduction Cryptocurrencies (or crypto) has been thrown in the limelight recently with Bitcoin’s meteoric rally this year, the cryptocurrency having risen for the fifth month straight since February 2019. Bitcoin most recently hit a high of US$13,775, before its price […] The post Trading...

Stefan Rust Appointed New Chief Executive Officer of Bitcoin.com


Stefan Rust has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Bitcoin.com. As CEO he will work alongside Roger Ver as the company continues to develop new products and services that promote peer to peer electronic cash and increased economic freedom around the world. Also Read: Pre-Register...

Bitcoin Loses its First "A" Rating But Price Keeps Positive Momentum


Weiss Ratings, the first financial ratings agency that started covering bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in January of 2018, is once again out with an updated rating for the number one cryptocurrency. Following a period of price consolidation for bitcoin, the Weiss crypto ratings team has...

PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY


Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...

US Regulator Plans to Outsource Running Cryptocurrency Nodes


A recently published document reveals that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has plans to hire contractors to run specific cryptocurrency full nodes for the government agency. According to the SEC documentation, the regulator wants third-party contractors to run nodes for Bitcoin...

UK Judge Strikes Out Craig Wright’s Libel Lawsuit Against Roger Ver


According to documents from the U.K.’s High Court of Justice published on July 31, a judge has denied Craig Wright’s libel lawsuit against Roger Ver. Wright filed the charge against Ver when the early bitcoin investor told the public he believed Wright was a “liar and...

The First ‘Halving’ of Litecoin Mining Rewards is Just 4 Days Away


Yesterday, Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, made an announcement which caught a lot of attention. In a Twitter post, he said that in the coming four days he would be found cutting Litecoin mining rewards into half. Why is this special? Well, it is special because it will take place for...

Making a Realistic Glass Effect with SVG


I’m in love with SVG. Sure, the code can look dense and difficult at first, but you’ll see the beauty in the results when you get to know it. The bonus is that those results are in code, so it can be hooked up to a CMS. Your designers can rest easy knowing they don't have to reproduce an effect...

Register Now for An Event Apart 2019 in Chicago


(This is a sponsored post.) An Event Apart juuuuust wrapped up its Washington D.C. event yesterday. We hope we got to see you at the event but if not, perhaps we'll see you at the next one happening Aug. 28-28 in Chicago. Why would you go, you might ask? It's three days of experts imparting their...

Indian Government Updates Parliament on Crypto Plans


The Indian parliament has repeatedly asked the finance minister about the government’s plans for cryptocurrency. In July alone, the Ministry of Finance answered three sets of questions: two in Rajya Sabha, the upper house, and one in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament. Also read:...

This is How Bitcoin Met its First Fed Rate Cut


Source: iStock/Toshe_O The first interest cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed), the U.S. central bank, in Bitcoin’s history was a bit more complex than the market estimated and opinions still vary on the impact of this event. As many expected, yesterday, the Fed indeed cut its main interest rate...

Liquidity Difficulties in China: Second Bank Bail-Out Now Reality


Although it has its peculiarities, the Chinese banking sector now faces similar challenges to the west’s financial system. Dozens of small banks have been experiencing liquidity difficulties in the past few months. Observers believe the expanding problem has the potential to trigger...

PR: Bitpunter Launches Transaction Mining for Online Gaming


The recent advent of transaction mining as a business model has taken the cryptocurrency world by storm, with transaction fee mining exchanges such as BitMax and FCoin overtaking other long-serving exchange powerhouses in a short span of time. The post PR: Bitpunter Launches Transaction Mining...

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