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Why the U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose the Monetary System’s Flaws
25.3.2020
As the crypto community digests a new wave of government intervention, Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson join for a discussion
Why India Has the Potential to Lead the P2P Finance Revolution
24.3.2020
The crypto space in India could dramatically change in the near future, placing the country among the world’s top fintech leaders
Indicating Scroll Position on a Page With CSS
24.3.2020
Scrolling is something we all know and do on the web to the extent that it’s an expectation or perhaps even a habit, like brushing our teeth. That’s probably why we don’t put too much thought into designing the scrolling experience — it’s a well-known basic function. In fact, the popular “there...
Performance Links
24.3.2020
I've had a number of browser tabs open to articles all related to web performance and gosh darn it if blogging them is a way for me get some closure. They are all good!
Manuel Matuzovic, Why 543 KB keep me up at night:
Yes, I know, it depends. 543 KB aren't always bad, but on that specific page...
Unlimited QE and Why Markets Can’t Price In COVID-19
23.3.2020
The Market reacts as the Fed announced effectively unlimited injections including a new array of direct asset purchase tools
Why Polynomial Commitments Might Be a ‘Breakthrough’ for Ethereum 2.0
23.3.2020
What are "polynomial commitments" and how do they fit into Vitalik Buterin's new Eth 2.0 roadmap?
Tim Draper on Bitcoin: Why It’s a Valuable Investment?
23.3.2020
Tim Draper, the founder of the Draper Fisher Jurvetson and a well-known venture capitalist investor, has a very optimistic viewpoint about Bitcoin. The California born financial mogul has been talking about his buying experience of the digital currency as he reminisced that he initially planned...
Liquid Gold vs Digital Gold: Why Bitcoin Beats Oil in the Current Climate
23.3.2020
Extreme volatility. Sudden loss of value. A purported store of value. An economic hedge. An alternative to gold. On the face of it, bitcoin and oil have a lot in common. Both markets have been buffeted by the covid-19 economic downturn, but while bitcoin has stabilized, oil keeps plummeting. What...
Client-Side Image Editing on Mobile
20.3.2020
Michael Scharnagl:
Ever wanted to easily convert an image to a grayscale image on your phone? I do sometimes, and that's why I build a demo using the Web Share Target API to achieve exactly that.
For this I used the Service Worker way to handle the data. Once the data is received on the client,...
Why Is South Korea’s Coronavirus Fatality Rate so Low?
18.3.2020
With the coronavirus pandemic raging – bringing illness, death, and unprecedented economic decline in its wake, the pressure is on scientists, doctors and statisticians to pick key patterns out of the flood of coronavirus-related data.
In fact, rewind a few weeks and you may recall that South Korea...
Playing With Particles Using the Web Animations API
18.3.2020
When it comes to motion and animations, there is probably nothing I love more than particles. This is why every time I explore new technologies I always end up creating demos with as many particles as I can.
In this post, we'll make even more particle magic using the Web Animations API to create...
Why Bitcoin Is the Only Truly Free Market, Feat. Dan Tapiero
17.3.2020
In the wake of Trump’s promise to “go big” on stimulus, where does bitcoin and its safe-haven narrative stand?
Analysts Question Gold’s Safe Haven Status – 2008 Data Shows Central Banks Oversaturated Bullion Markets
17.3.2020
After bitcoin prices dropped below the $5K region on Monday morning, gold also slid significantly. It saw a small spike in value after the Federal Reserve announced slashing the benchmark rate by 100 bps, but gold prices subsequently dropped below $1,500 per ounce hours later. The current sentiment...
Why ‘Setup’ Matters for Cryptocurrency Privacy
17.3.2020
Can cryptocurrencies build a decentralized network that respects the privacy of its users?
BitMEX Explains Why Bitcoin Nearly Hit $0 Last Week, Pays Out $200K
17.3.2020
BitMEX says it is working to avoid a repeat of last week’s mayhem as it pays out $217,000 to Ethereum traders
Why Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window
16.3.2020
After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…
While the Crypto Market Was Hemorrhaging Value, These Tokens Mooned
16.3.2020
Why do certain altcoins moon? It’s a question that all crypto holders have pondered at some stage while enviously eyeing the ascent of a token that wasn’t even on their radar, let alone their portfolio. If the performance of obscure tokens in a bull market is discombobulating, how...
2 Months Ago, Andreas Antonopoulos Explained Why Bitcoin Would Crash
13.3.2020
Bitcoin is bound to see a massive sell-off if the danger of recession looms, Andreas Antonopoulos correctly warned in January
Consistent Backends and UX: What Can Go Wrong?
12.3.2020
Article Series
Why should you care?
What can go wrong?
What are the barriers to adoption? (Coming soon)
How do new algorithms help? (Coming soon)
In the previous article, we explained what strong (vs. eventual) consistency is. This article is the second part of a series where we explain how...
Collective #596
12.3.2020
Using Redux with React * Utopia * Midori * Pure CSS Landscape * Why Svelte * Snapfont
Collective #596 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops