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Spanish Congress Passes Antifraud Law: Users Will Have to Disclose Crypto Holdings Inside and Outside Spain
7.7.2021
The Spanish Congress has approved the antifraud law that was amended last month by the senate. Spanish citizens must now inform about their crypto holdings even outside the country. The new law further establishes severe fines for citizens who fail to share this information with authorities....
Report: Fintech’s Growing Popularity a Threat to Profitability of Nigerian Banks
7.7.2021
Financial technology companies (fintechs) are now among the biggest threats to the overall profitability of Nigerian banks, analysts from the country’s Coronation Merchant Bank (CMB) have warned. The Efficiency of Fintech As a report carried by local media explains, this threat from fintech...
Crypto Exchange Binance Suspends Euro Deposits via SEPA Bank Transfers
7.7.2021
Troubles at cryptocurrency exchange Binance continue as the platform is now reportedly suspending euro deposits via SEPA bank transfers. Binance says the suspension is temporary and it is due to events beyond its control. Binance’s Troubles Extend to SEPA Transfers Binance users reported...
I’ve got one question about Jetpack for you.
6.7.2021
And maybe an optional follow-up if you’re up for it.
Automattic, the makers of Jetpack and many other WordPress-y things, have sponsored my site (me = Chris Coyier; site = CSS-Tricks) for quite a while. I use Jetpack myself, …
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Musk Trolls Buffett With Fake Quote on Twitter, Then Deletes It
6.7.2021
Elon Musk went after Bitcoin hater Warren Buffett recently, sharing what looked like a bullish crypto quote attributed to the billionaire investor. The tech entrepreneur, whose comments on social media have been moving crypto markets this year, later removed the post with the obviously fake Buffett...
The Dilemma of Naming Font Size Variables
6.7.2021
Normally, a project will have a set of pre-determined font sizes, usually as variables named in such a way that seeks some semblance of order and consistency. Any project of considerable size can use something like that. There are always …
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India’s Finance Minister Says Crypto Bill Ready for Cabinet
6.7.2021
India’s finance minister has provided a status update on the country’s cryptocurrency bill that the government has been working on. “We have done a lot of work on it. We have taken stakeholders’ inputs,” she was quoted as saying. Status of Indian Crypto Bill Indian...
Nigerian Twitter Suspension Has Unintended Effects on Country’s Crypto Community
6.7.2021
On the surface, it looks like Nigeria’s suspension of Twitter operations on June 4 may have been triggered by the microblogging company’s decision to take down a controversial tweet — from President Mohammed Buhari. However, as some observers have noted, the removal of the tweet...
UBS Advises ‘Stay Clear’ of Cryptocurrencies — Warns ‘Regulators Will Crack Down on Crypto’
6.7.2021
Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has advised investors to “stay clear” of cryptocurrencies and “build their portfolio around less risky assets.” The UBS analysts warned that “Regulators have demonstrated they can and will crack down on crypto.” UBS’...
Twitter Permanently Suspends Splinterlands Account for Unspecified Violations
5.7.2021
After tweeting through its account since 2018, Splinterlands, a blockchain-based NFT trading card game, has been banned from the service permanently as social media giant Twitter refuses to respond to appeals. Suspension Coincides With Twitter Unveiling its Own NFTs While non-fungible token (NFT)...
As Miners Leave Bitcoin in Droves, Space Allocation Dedicated to Filecoin and Chia Surges
5.7.2021
While a large quantity of hashrate has stopped dedicating resources to the Bitcoin network, a great number of alternative mining ecosystems are swelling with new participants. China’s ASIC exodus has ignited a significant increase in demand for accessing storage power on both Filecoin...
Kubernetes Explained Simply: Containers, Pods and Images
5.7.2021
If you zone out every time someone mentions “Kubernetes,” “containers,” or “pods,” this article is for you. No complex diagrams involved!
As a front-end developer, you don’t have to know how to configure an infrastructure from scratch. However, if you …
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Trigonometry in CSS and JavaScript: Beyond Triangles
5.7.2021
Web design is such a rectangle-based design medium that literally any deviation from it feels fresh. Michelle Barker gets into using math in various ways to programmatically draw lines, shapes, and animations that end up looking both beautiful and have …
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8,000 BTC Belonging to Mirror Trading International Traced, Investors Urged to Lodge Claims
5.7.2021
A total of 8,000 bitcoins belonging to Mirror Trading International (MTI) have been traced while an additional 29,000 bitcoins could soon meet a similar fate. The traced coins, which are valued at over $280 million (4 billion rand), represent a potential breakthrough for beleaguered MTI investors....
Feds Sell Seized Bitcoin From 2018 for $19 Million
5.7.2021
The U.S. has sold about 500 bitcoins seized back in 2018 for about $19.2 million. This was reportedly the largest net forfeiture in the Northern District of Ohio’s history. Federal authorities in the U.S. state of Ohio have sold bitcoins seized back in 2018 in a fraud case. The seized...
US SEC Commissioner Says Bitcoin ETF Approval Long Overdue
5.7.2021
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says that the regulator should have approved a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the U.S. a long time ago. She emphasized that it is not the SEC’s job to approve or reject applications based on the merits of the underlying investment itself. “People...
User Reviews Are Still The Best Tool We Have
5.7.2021
It’s an increasingly common refrain: user reviews, particularly on Steam and Metacritic, are increasingly unhelpful. We’ve covered all the facets of review bombing for years, but what’s interesting is that some developers themselves are backing the idea of scrapping user reviews altogether.Read more
Bitcoin Mining Report Claims Miner Energy Consumption Mix 56% Sustainable in Q2
4.7.2021
During the last three months, there’s been a significant focus on the effects bitcoin mining has on the global environment. While many have claimed bitcoin mining is bad for the environment and many others have stressed that it affects the environment in a positive way, either way, most...
NFTs make it possible for gamers to have digital property rights
4.7.2021
The digital ownership conferred by blockchain will allow the Metaverse to fulfill its true potential as community-owned and community-governed
Binance’s Troubles Grow as Thailand Files Criminal Complaint — Similar Warnings by Cayman Islands, UK, Japan
4.7.2021
A growing number of regulators worldwide have come after Binance. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint against the crypto exchange after the authorities in the Cayman Islands, the U.K., and Japan issued similar warnings on Binance and related...