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Nightmare Come True: User Pays $2.6 Million in Transaction Fees to Send $134 of Ether
10.6.2020
A record ethereum transaction fee has been paid today: $2.6 million to transfer $134. The user probably mixed up the fields on the value of the transfer and the fee, eventually paying 10,668 ETH in fees, or $2.6 million, on a transaction mined by Sparkpool. A nightmare come true, the customer sent...
Market Update: Bitcoin Train Inches Toward $10K, Wild Predictions, Trillion Dollar Crypto Economy
10.6.2020
On Wednesday, the market valuation of all 5,000+ cryptocurrencies is worth around $277 billion after a few coins gathered decent gains during the morning trading sessions. Today, bitcoin is trading for over $9,783 per unit and many traders believe the asset will surpass $10K once again. However...
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 10, 2020
10.6.2020
As Chinese students prepare for bitcoin questions on their university entrance exams, some analysts say BTC is near the start of a multi-month bull run
A Number of Small Bitcoin Mining Farms Are Quitting as Older Mining Rigs Become Worthless
10.6.2020
Bitcoin mining has changed a great deal since the block reward halving on May 11, 2020, and the overall SHA256 hashrate has been between 100-120 exahash per second (EH/s) during the last 48 hours. Reports from China show that a number of small mining operations are struggling and older bitcoin...
CSS :is() and :where() are coming to browsers
10.6.2020
Šime Vidas with the lowdown on what these pseudo-selectors are and why they will be useful:
:is() is to reduce repetition¹ of parts of comma-separated selectors.
:where() is the same, but nothing inside it affects specificity. The example of wrapping :where(:not()) is really great, as now there...
This Week in Crypto: A Data Perspective
10.6.2020
Powered by It’s been almost a month since the anticipated Bitcoin halving occurred, even if it feels like months goContinue Reading
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Loophole in U.S. Tax Law Could Allow Bitcoin Traders to Write off Unlimited Losses
10.6.2020
A loophole in the U.S. tax law could allow qualified bitcoin traders to write off unlimited losses from their trading activities, according to an expert from crypto tax platform Coin Tracker. Traders, defined by U.S tax collection agency Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as people who trade...
How to Create a Motion Hover Effect for a Background Image Grid
10.6.2020
A short tutorial on how to achieve a motion hover effect on a background image grid.
The post How to Create a Motion Hover Effect for a Background Image Grid appeared first on Codrops
London’s ETC Group to List Centrally Cleared Bitcoin ETP on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra
10.6.2020
A UK-based financial services company will list a centrally cleared bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra electronic trading market later this month. In a statement released on June 9, Etc Group said the contract, known as Bitcoin Exchange Traded Crypto (BTCE)...
Data Shows Bitcoin Options Markets Are Maturing Much Faster Than Futures
10.6.2020
Data from the crypto analytical firm Skew.com shows that bitcoin options are maturing much faster than the futures markets launched in December 2017. Skew’s data shows that the open interest in bitcoin options has risen significantly in the last few months. Bitcoin options “are starting...
Not So Private: 99% of Zcash and Dash Transactions Traceable, Says Chainalysis
10.6.2020
Chainalysis says it can track 99% of transactions involving Zcash, and almost all of Dash’s – coins that both fancy themselves as private and untraceable. Now, that’s because the majority of users do not utilize the optional privacy-enhancing features available on the...
Number of Institutions Buying Crypto Futures Doubled in 2020: Fidelity Report
9.6.2020
More than 85 U.S. institutions bought crypto futures last year, more than double the number touching the space in 2018, according to a new survey by Fidelity
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 9, 2020
9.6.2020
With the price of bitcoin again struggling to breach $10,000 and volatility falling to recent lows, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup
You Say You Want a Revolution: What Blockchain Can Learn from One Man’s Attempt to Save the World
9.6.2020
The blockchain industry’s belief in its own inevitability could become a fatal blindspot. Buckminster Fuller provides a compelling narrative, methodology, and cautionary tale for builders seeking to change the world
2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidate Jo Jorgensen Talks Bitcoin, Endless Wars, Covid-19 Response
9.6.2020
On June 8, news.Bitcoin.com chatted with the U.S. 2020 Libertarian candidate for president, Joanne Jorgensen. The Libertarian Party’s nominee for president is the party’s first female candidate and she is a firm believer in free markets and civil liberties. This week our newsdesk...
The Buy Zone – Knowing Where To Buy And Sell
9.6.2020
If you’ve ever dabbled in the trading world, chances are you’ve heard about moving averages. But what are they for? Continue Reading
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Virtual Assets Unleashes Retail Cash Reload Innovation for Purchasing Cryptocurrency
9.6.2020
Instantly add cash to your Crypto Dispensers account with Green Dot @ the Register Chicago, IL – Virtual Assets, LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) to enable customers to purchase cryptocurrency with cash. This new service...
Poloniex, Bittrex Named in Lawsuit Involving the Alleged Tether-Fueled Crypto Pump
9.6.2020
On April 3, the cryptocurrency community learned about 11 class-action lawsuits against various executives and digital asset companies. The law firm that filed the lawsuits is also involved with a class-action against Tether and Bitfinex for allegedly manipulating the price of bitcoin. On June...
Leaked Pentagon War Game Shows Gen Z Using Bitcoin to Battle the Corrupt State
8.6.2020
The United States has been creating military simulations, otherwise known as ‘war games,’ for years now. In fact, the Pentagon and various professional analysts created a permanent war gaming facility for simulations. This week a report indicates that Pentagon officials have purportedly...
Wild, Wild East: Why the ICO Boom in China Refuses to Die
8.6.2020
“Chandler Guo was a beef salesman who now lives in a 100,000 square-foot California estate he calls the “Mansion of Chives” after a slang term associated with retail investors losing money.”