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Bitcoin’s Last Difficulty Drop Likely to Be Erased in 3 Days
25.8.2024
Bitcoin’s hashrate is on the rise once again, edging closer to the peak levels seen at the end of July. Despite a recent 4.19% dip in difficulty during the last retarget, current projections suggest that this drop might soon be history. On Aug. 28, the difficulty is expected to bounce back...
Bitcoin Block 857,911 Delivers $1.12M to Antpool as Miners Enjoy Fee Windfall
23.8.2024
On Thursday, Bitcoin network fees took a significant leap, crossing the $100 mark shortly after 8:45 a.m. EDT. However, this spike was short-lived as fees quickly dropped, settling at just $0.34 per transaction by 7 p.m. EDT. Data collected from the day’s blocks revealed that a few fortunate...
Basic keyboard shortcut support for focused links
23.8.2024
Eric gifting us with his research on all the various things that anchors (not links) do when they are in :focus.
Turns out, there’s a lot!
That’s an understatement! This is an incredible amount of work, even …
Basic keyboard shortcut support for focused links originally published...
Callbacks on Web Components?
22.8.2024
A gem from Chris Ferdinandi that details how to use custom events to hook into Web Components. More importantly, Chris dutifully explains why custom events are a better fit than, say, callback functions.
With a typical JavaScript library, you pass
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Callbacks on Web Components? originally...
How are the `colspan` and `rowspan` attributes different?
15.8.2024
Yes, yes. Functionally, they are different. But heck if I didn’t know about the wacky thresholds until Jens Oliver Meiert tooted a pair of quick polls.
According to the HTML Standard:
If the current cell has a colspan attribute, then 
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How are the `colspan`...
font-size Limbo
13.8.2024
You might recall that Alvaro suggests bumping up font-size to 1.25rem from the default user agent size of 16px. Sebastian Laube pokes at that:
I wouldn’t adopt Alvaro’s suggestion without further ado, as I would waste so much space
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Marathon Digital to add ‘Made in USA’ on Mined Bitcoin Block
13.8.2024
Post former US President Donald Trump’s slogan, the Bitcoin Mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings has conceded and decided to…
HTML Attribute to Allow/Disallow Handwriting Input
12.8.2024
A new explainer for a new HTML attribute to handle handwritten inputs. Like this:
<input type="text" handwriting="true" ... <input type="text" handwriting="false" ... <textarea handwriting="" ... <!-- evaluates to "true" --<div contenteditable...
Bitcoin miners record lowest daily revenue of 2024
12.8.2024
Bitcoin miners' daily revenue hit a new yearly low of $2.5 million, but strategic overhauls keep some companies profitable amid industry challenges
Venezuela blocks Binance, X amid presidential election dispute
12.8.2024
Binance has assured its users that their funds are safe after Venezuela cut off access to the exchange and social media platform X
Venezuelan Government Blocks Binance, Cutting P2P Market Access for Thousands
11.8.2024
CANTV, a Venezuelan state-owned ISP, has reportedly started blocking traffic to Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. The company, which controls a significant portion of the Venezuelan broadband market, has left thousands of Venezuelans without access to their savings...
Bitcoin Difficulty Reduction Incoming? Miners Brace for a Major Shift on Aug. 14
11.8.2024
Following the latest difficulty change 11 days ago when the metric increased by 10.5%, Bitcoin’s difficulty is estimated to shift downward between 4% to 5.3% on Aug. 14. Bitcoin’s All-Time High Difficulty Faces Estimated Reduction Bitcoin miners may get some relief in three days when...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Announces 10-Day Block of X; Signal Also Affected
9.8.2024
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that he signed a document authorizing Conatel, the telecom regulator, to block access to the X social network for 10 days. This requires its owner, Elon Musk, to present several documents before allowing it to operate again in the country....
Block Reward Cut: Miners Must Stake Bitcoin, Plug into Depins to Offset Revenue Loss
7.8.2024
According to one expert, bitcoin currently needs to trade above $55,000 for miners to break even and $94,000 for them to return to profitability levels seen before the halving. To compensate for the revenue loss caused by the halving of Bitcoin’s block reward, miners are resorting to mergers...
Vitalik Buterin Sees ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’ for Ethereum Block-Building Research
7.8.2024
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared an update on social media, summarizing the latest research on Ethereum block-building as of August 7, 2024. Buterin highlighted a consensus among researchers that having multiple actors contribute transactions to be included in a block...
(Hyper) Links About (Hyper) Links
2.8.2024
Heydon on the virtues of hyperlinking hypertext in an anchor element:
Sometimes, the <a> is referred to as a hyperlink, or simply a link. But it is not one of these and people who say it is one are
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(Hyper) Links About (Hyper) Links originally published...
Jack Dorsey’s Block sees Bitcoin revenue grow 9% to $2.6B
1.8.2024
Block’s Bitcoin revenue exceeded $2.61 billion during the second quarter of 2024, contributing to a total net revenue of $6.16 billion for the period
Jack Dorsey’s Block sees Bitcoin revenue grow 9% to $2.6B
1.8.2024
Block’s Bitcoin revenue exceeded $2.61 billion during the second quarter of 2024, contributing to a total net revenue of $6.16 billion for the period
HTML Web Components Make Progressive Enhancement and CSS Encapsulation Easier!
1.8.2024
I have to thank Jeremy Keith and his wonderfully insightful article from late last year that introduced me to the concept of HTML Web Components. This was the “a-ha!” moment for me:
When you wrap some existing markup in a
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HTML Web Components Make Progressive Enhancement and...
FTX class action lawyers move to block Sullivan & Cromwell’s dismissal motion
30.7.2024
Lawyers for FTX class action are challenging Sullivan & Cromwell’s dismissal request, claiming the law firm facilitated FTX’s fraudulent activities