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Sushi to Launch Full Product Suite on Harmony
25.6.2021
Since deploying natively on Harmony’s blockchain in May, Sushi is now deepening its collaboration with Harmony after revealing plans to bring its full decentralized finance (defi) product stack onto the blockchain with accompanying incentives designed to drive greater participation....
Simplex Tie-Up With Kava Brings Fiat Directly to Defi
23.6.2021
As Kava works to expand its multi-asset defi platform’s appeal, the inclusion of Simplex’s fiat-to-crypto processing infrastructure will provide a fresh avenue for users to enter the defi ecosystem with fewer steps and conversions. New On-Ramp to Streamline Defi Accessibility...
Goldman Sachs Leverages Crypto Management Firm Galaxy Digital to Swap Bitcoin Futures
19.6.2021
Galaxy Digital’s co-president Damien Vanderwilt announced today that his firm has partnered with Goldman Sachs to help provide bitcoin futures products. The partnership marks one of the first occasions where an American multinational investment bank has partnered with a crypto asset service...
Kava Launches Kava Swap Liquidity Hub Project
11.5.2021
Kava Labs has announced its new project that will offer its financial Services and DeFi apps under the new liquidity hub based on the cross-blockchain utility. The new project dubbed Kava Swap will offer the services of aggregating the capital, which can then further be deployed across...
Crypto-to-crypto swaps, explained
10.5.2021
How do crypto-to-crypto swaps work… and what are the top tips for performing them safely and cheaply?
TrustSwap and Yield Launch a New FlashDrop Program to Incentivize Smaller Stakers
22.4.2021
TrustSwap — a DeFi project offering a wide range of different services — recently announced the launch of a new program that was created to provide an incentive for smaller stakers. The program, known as the FlashDrop program, will essentially reward up to 3,000 users that have staked...
Report Claims the FBI Uses Bitcoin Mixers During BTC Forfeiture Processing
11.4.2021
Over the last eight years, U.S. law enforcement has seized a great number of bitcoins and at one time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held one of the largest bitcoin wallets after the Silk Road takedown. A recently published report shows the FBI has started using cryptocurrency mixing...
The Ledger Solution Is Your Secure Gateway to All Crypto Services
8.4.2021
Everyone already knows that a hardware wallet is critical to protect your digital assets, but did you know that Ledger offers much more than that? By combining the hardware wallet with the Ledger Live app you can buy, sell, lend, swap and stake multiple cryptocurrencies – all in one place....
Japanese Authorities Say the Majority of People Involved in Coincheck’s 2018 Hack Are Individuals With ‘High Social Status’
23.2.2021
More details keep appearing from the police investigation into the 2018 Coincheck hack that stole $530 million from the crypto exchange. Japanese authorities revealed that most of the individuals involved have a “high social status.” One of the Individuals Took Part in a NEM Swap Deal...
Recipe websites, data modeling, and user experience
18.2.2021
Simeon Griggs with some nice UX ideas for a recipe website:
No math. Swap between units and adjust servings on-the-fly.
Offer alternative ingredients.
Re-list the ingredient amounts when they’re referenced in the instructions.
I totally agree, especially on that last …
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T-Mobile sued by victim who lost $450K in Bitcoin in SIM swap attack
12.2.2021
The wireless carrier is accused of failing to protect its customers from SIM swappers' lucrative heists
Alabama Man Charged Over SIM Swap Hacks That Stole $150K in Crypto
11.2.2021
Joseph Chase Oaks allegedly used SIM-swap hacks to access victim's online accounts between August 2018 and October 2019
10 Arrested Over SIM-Swap Hacks That Stole $100M in Crypto From Celebrities: Europol
10.2.2021
The alleged international criminal network targeted online influencers, sports stars, musicians and their families in the U.S
Mobile Firm Employee Charged for Aiding Crypto SIM Swap Attacks Targeting 19
9.2.2021
Stephen Defiore was allegedly paid to transfer cellphone accounts to ones owned by a co-conspirator
Bancor v2.1 report: Swap fees exceed impermanent loss insurance costs
12.1.2021
Bancor’s approach to dealing withimpermanent loss on decentralized exchanges might have significant implications for idle altcoin capital
Regulated Bitcoin ETPs Skyrocket, Coinshares Cites ‘Unprecedented Interest from Institutional Investors’
6.1.2021
The Sweden-based XBT provider Coinshares saw roughly $202 million in XBT certificates swap hands on the market’s first day of trading in 2021. Meanwhile, on the same day, the bitcoin exchange-traded product BTCE saw $100 million in trade volume. Coinshares Group is a European firm dedicated...
A font-display setting for slow connections
31.12.2020
Me, I really dislike FOUT. I like that it’s an option, because not displaying text quickly on the web is no good. I know font-display: swap; is popular because it’s good for performance, but that FOUT stuff pains me. Matt …
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Responsible, Conditional Loading
25.12.2020
Over on the Polyplane blog (there’s no byline but presumably it’s Kilian Valkhof), there is a great article, Creating websites with prefers-reduced-data, about the prefers-reduced-data media query. No browser support yet, but eventually you can use it in CSS to make choices that reduce...
From SIM Swaps to Home-Invasion Threats, Ledger Leak Has Cascading Consequences
23.12.2020
The incident shows the variety of ways data can be used to hurt people, and raises questions about how and if certain data should be retained at all
Perpetual Protocol crosses $500K open interest cap amid BTC all-time high
17.12.2020
Newly launched DeFi derivatives platform Perpetual Protocol crosses open interest milestone in barely 24 hours