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Five of the Most Important Use Cases for Cryptocurrency
28.7.2019
Crypto assets have come a long way since Bitcoin. What started out as a P2P payment system has spawned an array of use cases that extend far beyond the original designation of cryptocurrency. While the primary function of crypto assets such as ETH and BTC is a matter of some debate, what’s...
Money and Democracy: How the Elite Manipulated Ledgers and Created a Social Ranking System
22.7.2019
Money is one of the most important but least understood manmade tools in existence. For more than 5,000 years humans have used a tool of exchange called money to facilitate trade. During this timespan, the evolution of money has evolved into a system of information, a social contract, and a ranking...
Deutsche Bank Collapse Could Crash Global Financial Markets
21.7.2019
German financial services giant Deutsche Bank AG is one of the largest and most important economic institutions in the world. Mainly due to self-imposed scandals, the bank is now having to taking drastic measures to stay afloat. Investors everywhere should note that if such a critical piece of...
Improving Video Accessibility with WebVTT
17.7.2019
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
- Tim Berners-Lee
Accessibility is an important element of web development, and with the ever-growing prevalence of video content, the necessity for captioned content is growing...
Top ICO of 2017, Polkadot, to Start Important Experiment
17.7.2019
A highly anticipated blockchain and one of the top 10 ICO's of 2017 Polkadot Network has announced its “canary network”, Kusama – an experimental version of Polkadot, with real economic conditions, for developers to experiment in and test out a Polkadot-like environment.
Polkadot is a blockchain...
Money and Democracy: Why You Never Get to Vote on the Most Important Part of Society
10.7.2019
It’s very odd that citizens never get to vote or have any say in regard to society’s money, even though it’s one of the most important aspects of everyday life. In fact, in developed countries, most central banks are institutions that are privatized from political interference...
Developing a robust font loading strategy for CSS-Tricks
10.7.2019
Zach Leatherman worked closely with Chris to figure out the font loading strategy for this very website you're reading. Zach walks us through the design in this write-up and shares techniques that can be applied to other projects.
Spoiler alert: Font loading is a complex and important part of...
Why Is Scalability So Important for Blockchain Solutions?
9.7.2019
Scalability and mass adoption are key barriers for the future of blockchain technology. Early adopters are needed to work on these issues together for the sake of future blockchain technologies
Five Methods for Five-Star Ratings
5.7.2019
In the world of likes and social statistics, reviews are very important method for leaving feedback. Users often like to know the opinions of others before deciding on items to purchase themselves, or even articles to read, movies to see, or restaurants to dine.
Developers often struggle with with...
Huobi Research Lists Key Features Of Libra, Says Its Important For FB To Rebuild Trust
3.7.2019
Libra has taken the fancy of several major crypto players ever since its unveiling on June 18, and Huobi is no exception. The research and analysis wing of the top crypto exchange, Huobi Research, seems to have been analyzing Facebook’s cryptocurrency and has listed a few key features. #Libra Here...
Snowden: ‘The Most Important Thing Bitcoin Is Missing Right Now Is Privacy’
27.6.2019
Snowden used bitcoin to buy encrypted services to talk with journalists in 2013
Lightning Network Makes Another Important Step Towards Adoption
21.6.2019
A screenshot of the app. Lightning Labs, working on scaling and speeding up Bitcoin transactions, released its first Lightning Mobile App, “the first [Bitcoin] mainnet app on all major mobile and desktop platforms.”
Having already released the Lightning App on desktop, their official announcement...
Privacy Is Paramount: How KYC Makes Us All Less Free
19.6.2019
KYC (Know Your Customer) policies and endless private data collection, coupled with force-backed, violent legislation compromise the utility and ethics of crypto trading. An uncompromising stance on user privacy is critically important to crypto traders and peer-to-peer transaction. It’s...
Crypto Is an Important Defense Against Today’s Orwellian Surveillance
17.6.2019
An effort to change extradition laws in Hong Kong has sparked protests – and questions about digital privacy and the right to transact, writes Mike Casey
How to Detect Text in Images
11.6.2019
Images are a great way to communicate without text but oftentimes images are used/abused to spread text within social media and advertisements. Text in images also presents an accessibility issue. The truth is that it’s important, for any number of reasons, to be able to detect text in image...
Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: ECB Suggests BCH As One of The Most Important Coins
6.6.2019
Bitcoin Cash Gets Mentioned in the European Central Bank May 2019 Reports By the end of 2019, the coin may reach $800 – $850. The whole cryptocurrency industry aims to give a substitute for the existing financial system to the world. A substitute, which will be completely decentralized...
Material Theming: Making Material Your Own!
3.6.2019
The web is a beautiful, expressive medium that’s evolved over time as trends and technology have changed. Moments of delight and flair are what set companies apart from one another. At the same time, today’s top products rely on scalable, component-based design systems to efficiently develop...
Cryptocurrencyalerting.com Will Notify You of Price Movements
31.5.2019
With volatility returning to cryptocurrency markets, being regularly updated about price changes is important if you want to be a successful trader. To take advantage of market movements, you need timely alerts and a website called Cryptocurrencyalerting.com can help you get them through various...
Collective #520
30.5.2019
Zdog * xstyled * How !important are we? * Daily Ethical Design * The future is dark * Reducing motion with the picture element
Collective #520 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Share Bitcoin Cash Related Shortlinks Using BCH.gg
29.5.2019
Projects and members of the Bitcoin Cash community often need to share important information with other BCH enthusiasts. If you are involved with the cryptocurrency, there’s a website called BCH.gg you can use to shorten URLs, with each shortlink featuring the BCH name. Also read: How...