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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
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Six Games We Can't Wait To Get Back To
26.7.2024
July 2024 may be coming to a close, but it’s still summer weather out there for many of us. Which means you still have a great excuse to stay indoors where it’s cool and dark, and where electricity abundantly flows for us to power our gaming machines. Read more
Riot Platform buys Kentucky-based Block Mining for $93M
25.7.2024
Riot says the deal will immediately add one exahashes per second to its self-mining hashrate and expands its footprint in the United States
HSBC Australia to block all payments to crypto exchanges, citing scams
25.7.2024
At least six big Australian banks have taken such action now — a trend one industry executive says is stripping Aussies of their “financial rights” to participate in the digital economy
Tiny 500Gh home Bitcoin mining device produced a block, earning over $200K BTC
24.7.2024
The device, called a ‘Bitaxe,’ successfully mined a block even though its chances were only 1 out of 1 billion every ten minutes
Tiny 500Gh home Bitcoin mining device produced a block, earning over $200K BTC
24.7.2024
The device, called a ‘Bitaxe,’ successfully mined a block even though its chances were only 1 out of 1 billion every ten minutes
Mercury Bank Blocks Fintech Founders From Nigeria, Ukraine, and a Dozen More Countries
24.7.2024
The U.S.-based fintech company, Mercury, will offboard startups whose founders reside in or whose businesses are headquartered in 14 African countries and six non-African states. Mercury CEO Immad Akhund stated that this decision impacts customers whose deposits constitute less than 1% of Mercury’s...
Riot Platforms’ Acquisition of Block Mining Makes Sense, JPMorgan Says
24.7.2024
Riot will have the second-largest capacity among U.S. listed bitcoin miners following the acquisition, and the deal serves as the latest evaluation of underdeveloped power assets, the report said