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African Web3 Startup Raises $6.45 Million in Pre-Seed Round, Serena Williams’ Investment Firm Participates
5.2.2022
An African startup, Nestcoin, said it raised $6.45 million in a pre-seed funding round in which tennis’ star, Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures took part. The startup, which was launched in November 2021, plans to use the capital raised to educate, build and invest in web...
Konami to Keep Selling NFTs to ‘Preserve Content’
5.2.2022
Konami, one of the leading Japan-based game developers, elaborated on its future policy regarding NFTs. In its latest financial results meeting, Konami touched briefly on the subject of NFTs, and explained it would go on with its activities involving this technology as a preservation tool for some...
The Battle Between Anime YouTube and Japan Keeps Escalating
4.2.2022
Anime content creators on YouTube have been entrenched in a brutal fair use battle with aggressive Japanese copyright owners for a while now, but as one content creator tells it, things are starting to get out of control. Japanese companies don’t want YouTubers using their footage. YouTubers need...
A Deep Introduction to WordPress Block Themes
4.2.2022
The relatively new WordPress editor, also known as the WordPress Block Editor, always under development via the Gutenberg plugin, has been with us since 2018. You can use the block editor on any WordPress theme, provided the theme …
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Automakers are minting NFTs, but is there a strong use case?
3.2.2022
Would you buy a car you can’t drive? The latest NFT trend is here, but some are divided on whether it will stick around
Collective #697
3.2.2022
Creating a Schema-Based Form System * Inclusive Design * Vertex * Use Cases For CSS fit-content
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Which new Switch games are winning the discovery war?
2.2.2022
We use data to try to work it out. Because of course we do
How to Use Layer-2 Solutions to Save on Ethereum Fees: Immutable X
2.2.2022
The Ethereum (ETH) network has been struggling to scale, plagued with skyrocketing gas fees and slow transaction confirmation times. Following the explosion of decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) over the last two years, the strain on the network has become palpable...
Tanzanian Fintech Raises $10 Million, Plans to Enter 12 More African Countries
2.2.2022
A Tanzanian fintech startup revealed it has raised $10 million in its latest funding round and is planning to use the funds to finance an expansion into other African countries. Fintech Plans to Enter 12 More Countries by Year’s End The Tanzanian fintech behind an app that enables payments...
Report: Bitcoin mining network accounts for 0.08% of world's CO2 production
31.1.2022
In addition to environmental metrics, the U.S. now accounts for 49% of the world's Bitcoin cash rate
Notes on Reverse-Scrolling Columns With CSS Scroll-Timeline
31.1.2022
Lemme do this one quick-hits style:
Mary Lou published a quintessentially-Codrops-y demo called Alternate Column Scroll.
The scrolling effect is powered by Locomotive Scroll, which we’ve coincidentally covered before.
Bramus has been exploring native CSS scrolling effects
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Former BOJ official warns against use of digital yen in the financial sector
31.1.2022
Hiromi Yamaoka is currently heading a private forum of 74 companies that is planning to launch a private digital currency
China pilots nationwide blockchain development over real-world use cases
30.1.2022
Some of the key areas of blockchain development include manufacturing, energy, government data sharing and services, law enforcement, taxation, criminal trials, inspection, and cross-border finance
Vitalik Buterin to Use $100 Million From Crypto Relief’s SHIB Funds to Accelerate Covid Relief Efforts
30.1.2022
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled how he will use $100 million in cryptocurrency from India’s Covid Crypto Relief Fund (Cryptorelief) to accelerate relief efforts and “bring great benefit to Indians and non-Indians.” The crypto is part of the Shiba Inu funds...
Report: Nvidia’s Lite Hash Rate Tech to Stop Crypto Miners ‘Was Pointless’
29.1.2022
In mid-May 2021, the American multinational technology company Nvidia Corporation revealed that it added a hashrate limiter to curb the use of cryptocurrency mining with its graphics processing units (GPUs). However, crypto miners now say the move was pointless, and the mining organization Nicehash...
UAE Based Money Transfer Firm Announces Partnership With Ripplenet
28.1.2022
Al Fardan Exchange, a money transfer firm, has joined up with Ripplenet in a deal that will see the company use the Ripplenet blockchain when sending funds across national borders. Al Fardan’s Reasons for Joining Ripple A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based money transfer platform, Al Fardan...
YouTuber Hit With Ungodly Number Of Anime Copyright Strikes Gets A Win For Everyone
27.1.2022
In a new video, Mark Fitzpatrick of the anime YouTube channel Totally Not Mark revealed he not only won a battle in his copyright strike war with Toei Animation but also influenced YouTube to create a new copyright rule for content creators.Read more
Build, Ship, & Maintain Design Systems with Backlight
27.1.2022
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Design systems are an entire job these days. Agencies are hired to create them. In-house teams are formed to handle them, shipping them so that other teams can use them and helping ensure they …
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Trump Family Threatens Legal Action Over Trumpcoin Crypto — Says ‘We Do Not Authorize the Use’
26.1.2022
The Trump family has threatened legal action over trumpcoin, a cryptocurrency created in 2016 “to honor Donald J. Trump.” Eric Trump said that the crypto has nothing to do with the Trump family. “We do not authorize the use and we are in no way affiliated with this group. Legal...
Leadingblock to Use Chainlink for Decentralized Pricing Data
25.1.2022
Chainlink is on a roll as the venture is scoring consecutive collaborations. The oracle network recently gained another client in the form of Leadingblock, a crypto borrowing, and lending platform. Lendingblock released an official post about the integration, which will help them gain decentralized...