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Backdrop Filter effect with CSS
16.7.2020
I love these little posts where some tricky-looking design is solved by a single line of CSS using a little-known property. In this case, the design is a frosted glass effect and the CSS property is backdrop-filter.
The approach? Easy peasy:
.container {
backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
The...
Gold Bug Schiff Calls Bitcoin Fiat Following Fed Comments
20.6.2020
Peter Schiff agrees with the Fed that Bitcoin should be classified as fiat currency
Binance CEO CZ Explains Why He Disabled Twitter Comments
17.6.2020
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao recently restricted the ability to comment on his Twitter posts, but only partially
Vitalik Buterin Comments on Strange Transaction Fees
12.6.2020
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin says recent high fees could be blackmail
Minnesota Official Alarms Privacy Advocates With Contact Tracing Comments
3.6.2020
Comments from a Minnesota official comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 health data
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides, Stocks Tread Water on Trump China Comments
29.5.2020
Stocks across Asia and Europe took a dip Friday and so did bitcoin in anticipation of Trump’s comments on “deeply troubling situations” in Hong Kong
Roll Your Own Comments With Gatsby and FaunaDB
21.5.2020
If you haven’t used Gatsby before have a read about why it’s fast in every way that matters, and if you haven’t used FaunaDB before you’re in for a treat. If you’re looking to make your static sites full blown Jamstack applications this is the back...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stuck in High $9K Range as Stocks Soar on Powell Comments
18.5.2020
Bitcoin treaded water in the high $9,000 range Monday as stocks rallied and traders wondered when the cryptocurrency would break five digits again
Crypto.com COO Eric Anziani Comments on Bitcoin Halving, Says it Will Push the Price Upwards
4.5.2020
The most important event in the crypto industry, the next Bitcoin halving, is expected to happen on May 12, 2020. The event is bound to make a big impact on the industry, and Crypto.com COO Eric Anziani has just indicated that. Anziani posted a thread on Twitter, in which he explained...
Rethinking Code Comments
2.4.2020
Justin Duke asks if treating code comments like footnotes could help us understand the code in a file better. In his mockup, all the comments are hidden by default and require a click to reveal:
What a neat idea! Justin’s design reminds me of the way that Instapaper treated inline...
The Crypto Industry’s $400M Cash and Stock Deal – Binance to Acquire Coinmarketcap.com
31.3.2020
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance is allegedly in talks with the owners of coinmarketcap.com in hopes of purchasing the website for $400 million. People familiar with the matter explained the acquisition will be announced this week and could be one of the largest procurements in...
Careful with Nested `display: grid; height: 100%;`
11.3.2020
It's not every day you can feel CSS be slow at something. Reddit user jgbbrd discovered nesting grid containers that all have 100% height can cause many-seconds of rendering delay. Probably not something you'll ever have to worry about, but still, interesting. From the comments:
What a funny...
‘Bullish’ Comments on Reddit a Potential Bitcoin Signal
21.2.2020
Could bullish comments on Reddit serve as a momentum indicator for bitcoin? That’s what a recent graphic by startup ChartStar suggests
How to Red Flag Scams: Bitcoin Doubler Club, Cryptomia247, Mining Cheap, Orelex, and Wintrust
11.2.2020
Last week’s news.Bitcoin.com post warning about common bitcoin scams like “The Bitcoin Code” elicited a plethora of comments and suggestions from readers, asking about and reporting other platforms and services claiming to provide bitcoin investment opportunities. This article...
Indian Supreme Court Delays Hearing on Crypto Ban, Expects Slew of Comments
14.1.2020
The Supreme Court of India has passed over, but not adjourned, a case against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’ dealings with crypto-related businesses
The Best Cocktail in Town
18.11.2019
I admit I've held in a lot of pent-up frustration about the direction web development has taken the past few years. There is the complexity. It requires a steep learning curve. It focuses more on more configuration than it does development.
That's not exactly great news for folks like me...
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Week in Review
24.8.2019
This week on Cointelegraph en Español: a review of the top news stories from the Spanish-speaking world
Crypto Bullishness Spreads on Capitol Hill
21.7.2019
U.S. Congress has shown that it is starting to care about cryptocurrency as a number of lawmakers spoke up in favor of it this week. “The world Satoshi Nakamoto had envisioned is an unstoppable force” and “there’s no capacity to kill bitcoin” are some of the comments...
JP Morgan’s CEO Comments About the Effect of Facebook’s Crypto Libra
19.7.2019
Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra is driving in diversified opinions from all over the world. While some are eagerly awaiting it, multiple authorities have raised critical questions on the ambitious crypto project by the social networking giant. The latest remarks on Libra has been made by Jamie...
Diamonds and the Treasury Debt Ceiling: Why Nothing Has ‘Intrinsic Value’ in Economics
15.7.2019
The U.S. Treasury Department has just issued an urgent letter requesting a lift on the debt ceiling, warning Congress of imminent financial collision in September as federal cash is running out. Though this scenario has played out many times before, it takes on special significance now in light...