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Charles Hoskinson and Dovey Wan Join Star-studded Line-up for BlockDown 3.0 Spooktacular
20.10.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
BlockDown 3.0 is gearing up for yet another stunning event with the virtual conference series announcing a host of big-name speakers that will join guests at the Halloween special event.
Alongside several high...
Japan’s LINE Launches CBDC Development Platform: Report
20.10.2020
LINE reportedly said it has several "major" Asian nations in discussions over using the CBDC platform
Japanese messaging giant LINE reportedly working on CBDC platform
20.10.2020
The platform would aid central banks in Asia with developing a central bank digital currency
[aktualita] Ostravské rádio Helax končí s FM vysíláním, bude už jen on-line
19.10.2020
Rádio Helax v průběhu listopadu ukončí vysílání svého programu na frekvenci 93,7 MHz a bude nadále dostupné pouze prostřednictvím internetového streamu. V tiskové zprávě to oznámil majitel rádia, společnost Media Bohemia. Důvodem ke změně je propad reklamních příjmů v době koronavirové krize...
Full Bleed
15.10.2020
We’ve covered techniques before for when you want a full-width element within a constrained-width column, like an edge-to-edge image within a narrower column of text. There are loads of techniques.
Perhaps my favorite is this little utility class:
.full-width {
width: 100vw;
position:...
Netlify Edge Handlers
13.10.2020
Some very cool news from Netlify: Edge Handlers are in Early Access (request it here). I think these couple of lines of code do a great job in explaining what an Edge Handler is:
export function onRequest(event) {
console.log(`Incoming request for ${event.request.url}`);
...
First LINE Blockchain-Powered Third Party Services Launched
8.10.2020
Japanese blockchain solutions platform LINE Blockchain introduced on Wednesday its first LINE powered third party services. These services are built on the LINE network by the LVC Corporation owned LINE TECH PLUS PTE LTD (LTP). LVC also manages LINE’s crypto-blockchain businesses. Introducing LINE...
[aktualita] Pilotní verze rozklikávacího rozpočtu ČT už je on-line, zatím toho moc neumí
7.10.2020
Česká televize splnila včerejší slib generálního ředitele a zpřístupnila na internetových stránkách velmi ranou podobu rozklikávacího rozpočtu. „V pilotní verzi je ode dneška k dispozici přehled o vynaložených prostředcích v roce 2019, a to ze dvou různých pohledů – dle druhu nákladů a dle jejich...
Japan’s Messaging Giant Line Introduces Crypto Lending Services
7.10.2020
Back in the summer of 2018, the Japanese messaging giant, Line Corp., launched a cryptocurrency exchange with over 30 digital assets. Now Line is introducing crypto lending services with five different crypto assets and a new lineup of decentralized applications (dapps). The Japanese messaging...
Japan’s LINE Starts Crypto Lending Service
7.10.2020
The makers of Japan's popular messaging app LINE is launching a crypto lending service through its BITMAX exchange
LINE Corporation & Theta Network to Launch Video App for Asia Expansion
1.10.2020
Highly-acclaimed subsidiary brand of South Korea’s NAVER Corporation, LINE Corporation of Japan has announced the launch of an innovative video application named ‘THETA.tv for LINE’ in collaboration with Theta Network. The mobile-friendly service will be fueled by Theta’s protocol architecture...
Coinbase Has Drawn a Line in the Sand for Its Activist Employees
29.9.2020
Is Brian Armstrong right to eschew corporate activism for a focus on the "mission"?
Linearly Scale font-size with CSS clamp() Based on the Viewport
25.9.2020
Responsive typography has been tried in the past with a slew of methods such as media queries and CSS calc().
Here, we’re going to explore a different way to linearly scale text between a set of minimum and maximum sizes as the viewport’s width increases, with the intent of making its behavior...
Web Technologies and Syntax
24.9.2020
JavaScript has a (newish) feature called optional chaining. Say I have code like:
const name = Data.person.name;
If person happens to not exist on Data, I’m going to get a hard, show-stopping error. With optional chaining, I can write:
const name = Data.person?.name;
Now if person...
Messaging Giant LINE Launches Token Reward Program
23.9.2020
Messaging app company LINK has started a rewards program where people can get LINK tokens by using its remittance and investment mobile apps
DeFi platform bZX sees new $8M hack from one misplaced line of code
14.9.2020
bZX made all the right moves, but it wasn’t enough
How to Get Handwriting Animation With Irregular SVG Strokes
11.9.2020
I wanted to do a handwriting animation for calligraphy fonts — the kind where the words animate like they are being written by an invisible pen. Because calligraphy fonts have uneven stroke widths (they actually aren’t even strokes in terms of SVG), it was near impossible to do this sort of thing...
AVIF has landed
8.9.2020
Everybody is talking about AVIF today because of Jake’s blog post. As the say, I was today years old when I learned AVIF was a thing. But thanks to web technology being ahead of the game for once, we can already take advantage of it.
This will be easier if you’ve abstracted your...
Working with JavaScript Media Queries
7.9.2020
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of media queries? Maybe something in a CSS file that looks like this:
body {
background-color: plum;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
body {
background-color: tomato;
}
}
CSS media queries are a core ingredient in any responsive...
Bitcoin Dominance Slides Losing 10% in the Last 100 Days
6.9.2020
Bitcoin’s Dominance Index has slid 10% from a high of 67% on May 10, to a low of 57% today. Despite the defi market shakeout, ethereum still captures 10% of the aggregate market capitalization of $330 billion. There’s been a number of changes in the top ten line up of coins, as bitcoin...