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Vinnik’s attorney appeals against 5-year prison sentence
18.12.2020
Lawyers of the alleged $4 billion Bitcoin launderer appeal to the court, arguing that Alexander Vinnik was just an employee at BTC-e
Mastermind of $25 Million Crypto Debit Card Scheme Sentenced to Prison
18.12.2020
The mastermind behind a $25 million cryptocurrency debit card scheme has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, in addition to three years of supervised release. The authorities have also seized his cryptocurrency. $25 Million Crypto Credit Card Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice...
What’s Old is New
18.12.2020
This year, I learned a lot about how “old” tricks can solve a lot of modern problems if you use the right tools. Following the growth of Jamstack-style development has been both a learning experience, while also a nostalgic one. It’s been amazing to see how you can power plain...
The Pop Culture Highlights and Lowlights of 2020
17.12.2020
In a year full of all kinds of bad real-world news, pop culture still managed to poke its head up periodically to remind us that not everything sucks. Of course, this being 2020, that same realm also managed to leave a few steaming piles for us to step in, too. Here are our picks for the year’s...
(Un)Surprising Results Of Bitcoin's 3 Year Journey From One ATH to Another
17.12.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) has gotten far in just three years since its previous all-time high, breaking technological, psychological, and adoption barriers along the way, so we've checked the exact numbers and compared today's to the previous all-time high in 2017 - and some results may be somewhat unexpected....
Kim Dotcom Says Bitcoin Cash ‘Great for Payments,’ Expects BCH to Cross $3K in 2021
17.12.2020
On December 17, the internet entrepreneur and political activist Kim Dotcom spoke about bitcoin being a “great asset for storage,” and then further stressed that bitcoin cash was “great for payments.” Dotcom said he expects bitcoin cash to jump in value by 900% next year...
I learned to love the Same-Origin Policy
17.12.2020
I spent a good chunk of my work life this year trying (in collaboration with the amazing Noam Rosenthal) to standardize a new web platform feature: a way to modify the intrinsic size and resolution of images. And hey! We did it! But boy, was it ever a learning experience.
This wasn’t my first...
Christmas Festivities Unfurl at Bitcoin Games With 60,000 Free Spins Giveaway
17.12.2020
Merry Christmas! Bitcoin Games celebrates 12 Days of Christmas with the biggest giveaway of the year! 60,000 Free Spins Up For Grabs It’s all bells and jingles for the 12 days leading up to Christmas this year! Bitcoin Games, the premium casino brand, has launched the 12 Days...
Three Ways to Distinguish a Site From the Norm
16.12.2020
In an age where so much web design is already neat, clean, and simple, I can think of three ways to distinguish your site from the norm:
Stunning visuals that cannot be created in UI vector editors, like Figma and Sketch
Beautifully-animated interactions that cannot be dreamt in the language...
Learning to Simplify
16.12.2020
When I first got this writing prompt, my mind immediately started thinking stuff like, “What tech have I learned this year?” But this post isn’t really about tech, because I think what I’ve learned the most about building websites this past year is simplification.
This year, I’ve learned that...
Our Favorite Comic Moments of 2020
16.12.2020
While 2020 posed more than its fair share of significant challenges for virtually everyone working within the entertainment industry, comics in particular stood as an example of creative teams adapting on the fly—and doing their damndest to keep telling compelling stories at a time when people...
Ethereum’s 6 biggest accomplishments of 2020 (and 5 disappointing moments)
16.12.2020
Ethereum’s year was rich with astounding successes, but nothing can be perfect
Slow Movement
16.12.2020
There was a time when I felt overwhelmed by how fast the web developed. It seemed like not a single day passed without a new plugin, framework, technique, or language feature being released. I believed that in order to survive as a freelancer and to compete with others I had to learn everything...
Snowden Reacts to Bitcoin’s New Price Milestone — Whistleblower Tweets ‘One word: Bitcoin’
16.12.2020
The price of bitcoin has just hit a historic milestone in a turbulent year, crossing the $20,000 threshold, refreshing its all-time high, and well-known crypto advocates such as Edward Snowden have been reacting to the news on social media. Snowden Reacts to Bitcoin All-Time Highs The famous...
Wednesday's Best Deals: PlayStation Plus 2-Year Plan, Amazon Echo Dot, Melissa & Doug Toys, Yankee Candles, TCL Smartphones, Powerbeats Pro, and More
16.12.2020
Two years of PlayStation Plus and the Amazon Echo Dot lead Wednesday’s best deals.Read more
Bitcoin averaging 200% gains per year proves it's 'eating the world' — Raoul Pal
16.12.2020
A summary of macro investment performance since 2011 underscores Bitcoin as the ultimate winning punt
Italian Insurance Giant Generali Gets Into Bitcoin via Banking Arm, Launching Crypto Custody Service
16.12.2020
Banca Generali, the banking arm of Italy’s largest insurance group, has announced that it will be offering cryptocurrency custody service to its customers beginning next year. To achieve this, the bank has acquired a stake in bitcoin wallet provider Conio. Assicurazioni Generali, Banca...
It’s Always Year Zero
16.12.2020
In the short term, opinions about technology often follow a compressed form of Laver’s Law:
Everything just before me was completely broken.
Everything that comes after me is completely unnecessary.
Everything I use right now is perfectly fine; stop changing things.
We tend to judge things based...
DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather promoted his 2017 ICO; now, he faces a year behind bars
15.12.2020
Robert Farkas will face the lightest felony sentence possible for his role in Centra Tech's 2017 ICO
Old is Solid; New Gets Talked About
15.12.2020
When Chris asked me to write about “one thing I learned about building websites this year” I admit my brain immediately went through a list of techniques and CSS properties I started using this year. But then I paused. Other people can write about that much better than I can....