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Web Performance Calendar
7.12.2020
The Web Performance Calendar just started up again this year. The first two posts so far are about, well, performance! First up, Rick Viscomi writes about the mythical “fast” web page:
How you approach measuring a web page’s performance can tell you whether it’s built for speed or whether it feels...
Nigeria’s Yellow Card Processes $165 Million in Crypto Remittances So Far This Year
7.12.2020
Nigerian crypto startup Yellow Card says it processed over $165 million in volume during the first eleven months of this year. The figure represents a growth of more than 1,840% over the amount of remittances processed in the last six months of 2019. Launched in June 2019, Yellow Card enables...
Darknet Market Crypto Revenues Hit All-Time Highs in 2020
5.12.2020
A study revealed that darknet markets have astonishing figures so far in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic, but the dynamics changed compared to the last year’s numbers. Darknet Vendors Surpassed $800 Million in Revenues Despite Covid Pandemic According to the Chainalysis report, darknet...
Previous Bitcoin Bull Run Patterns Suggest Current Run Could See a $160K Top, Possible $25K Bottom
24.11.2020
While digital currency markets have increased significantly in value a number of crypto asset proponents are wondering how far the next bull run will take them. For instance, the last three bitcoin bull runs saw different price spikes and significant drops below 80% as well. If the next bitcoin...
The Long Arm of Justice: How Far Can the DoJ Really Go in Prosecuting Foreign Actors?
21.11.2020
DoJ is now determined to hold the crypto industry to cross-border enforcement standards that have long applied to other sectors of finance
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Breaks $17.8K, Outperforming Ether in November So Far
17.11.2020
Bitcoin is at price levels not seen since 2017, and it is outperforming ether in November
Gold Lags Far Behind Bitcoin as Vaccine Optimism Buoys Markets
17.11.2020
Bitcoin is outshining the precious metal by a significant margin as expectations soar of a swift global economic recovery enabled by promising coronavirus vaccines
A Spreadsheet Importer You’ll Enjoy Using
12.11.2020
A great developer tool takes a painful task that would normally be a developer’s entire job, and makes it a pleasure to do. As a personal example, I’ve needed to build an image uploading experience many times in the past. I’ve hand-coded them and experienced far too much pain doing that. Then...
Report: Blockchain Price Oracle Manipulation Produces Millions in Losses, Shows No Signs of Slowing
12.11.2020
On November 9, a writer from the website samczsun.com published a report that shows a number of issues with price oracle manipulation stemming from a few blockchain applications. The researcher notes that price oracle manipulation has resulted in “over $30 [million] in losses so far.”...
Hackers Have Stolen $100 Million From Defi Projects This Year
11.11.2020
Hackers have stolen $100 million from decentralized finance (Defi) projects so far this year, according to a new report. Defi accounted for 50% of all hacks and thefts in the second half of the year. Defi Hacks on the Rise A new report by cryptocurrency forensics and blockchain threat intelligence...
Hash Watch: Bitcoin Cash Services Reveal Contingency Plans for Upcoming Fork
5.11.2020
The Bitcoin Cash blockchain is set to upgrade on Sunday, November 15 and it’s still expected that the network will bifurcate. So far, a number of crypto services have revealed contingency plans for the fork, and today’s data shows that 754 out of 1,000 bitcoin cash blocks were mined...
China’s digital yuan pilots have processed $300M so far, says PBoC head
2.11.2020
China’s digital yuan pilot program is picking up speed
Lightning Network Exploits Continue to Hinder the Bitcoin Scaling Solution
1.11.2020
While bitcoin has run-up to all new price highs in 2020, a great number of crypto supporters have been complaining about the mempool backlog and the high fees needed to send a transaction. Meanwhile, the Lightning Network is far from seeing widespread adoption, and a number of attack vectors have...
Using Your Own Design System with KendoReact Components
30.10.2020
Maybe you’ve already heard of (or even worked with!) KendoReact. It’s popped up in some of my day-to-day conversations, especially those about working with design systems and React. You could think of it as a component library like Bootstrap or Material Design, except the components...
Blockchain is still far from maturity, says China’s former IT minister
24.10.2020
He doesn't seem to think China is that far ahead of the USA when it comes to blockchain development — at least for now
Monetary Stability: The IMF and Fed Chair Jerome Powell Discuss Digital Currency Implications
19.10.2020
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report on crypto assets like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and global stablecoins (GSCs). Moreover, the IMF also hosted a virtual panel that discussed digital currencies and cross-border payments with the Federal Reserve Chair...
AMD bude k procesorům Ryzen 3000 a 5000 dávat hru Far Cry 6, která ještě nevyšla
18.10.2020
AMD začne už od 5. listopadu prodávat nové desktopové procesory řady Ryzen 5000, postavené na nové architektuře Zen 3. Na začátku nabídne čtyři modely, ale pro milovníky her si připravilo i menší překvapení.
V rámci odměňovacího programu, který se většinou týká jak grafických karet, tak i
China’s Digital Currency Has Been Used in 3 Million Transactions Worth Over a Billion Yuan So Far
8.10.2020
China’s central bank digital currency has been used in 3.13 million transactions worth about 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) so far, the People’s Bank of China’s deputy governor has reportedly revealed. In addition, more than 122,000 digital wallets have been created....
Fed Chairman Claims ‘Now Is Not the Time’ to Worry About the Federal Budget
7.10.2020
According to the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, the road to economic recovery is far from over and the Covid-19 pandemic has fueled the tragedy. During his speech at the National Association for Business Economics annual meeting, Powell highlighted that the federal budget was essentially...
75 crypto exchanges have closed down so far in 2020
7.10.2020
Crypto exchanges are disappearing at a fast rate this year