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IBM Secures Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’ to Record Events of Offline Transactions
28.1.2020
IBM has been awarded a patent for a “self-aware token” designed to record events of an offline transaction
IBM Awarded Patent for ‘Self-Aware Token’
28.1.2020
The firm says the concept of tokens that record their own data could make it easier for regulators to understand who is using them
Simple Image Placeholders with SVG
27.1.2020
A little open-source utility from Tyler Sticka that returns a data URL of an SVG to use as an image placeholder as needed.
I like the idea of self-running utilities like that, rather than depending on some third-party service, like placekitten or whatever. Not that I'd advocate for feature...
Spill Your Sats: H&R Block Tells Crypto Customers to Self-Report on Taxes, Even If Imperfectly
27.1.2020
Tax season for United States residents is fast approaching, and the IRS wants to know about everyone’s involvement in the crypto space. Thanks to a recently updated income tax form including a question about crypto activity, tax preparation companies like H&R Block are advising filers...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Calls for Digital Community Self-Governance
10.1.2020
In a lengthy Facebook post on the upcoming decade, CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls for digital self-governance
Gemini’s Head of Risk on How Crypto Beats Traditional Finance
7.1.2020
The arc of crypto bends toward regulation, so we might as well be prepared, says Gemini's risk chief and the president of the Virtual Commodities Association, Yusuf Hussain
Validate CSP from Command Line
2.1.2020
The content security policy spec has been an amazing front-end security tool to help prevent XSS and other types of attacks. I’d go as far to say that every site should implement as specific CSP as possible. If you aren’t familiar with CSPs, here’s a quick example:...
Crypto YouTubers Return from Self-Exile as YouTube Admits Mistake
27.12.2019
After YouTube's attack on crypto-related videos that lasted for several days, forcing quite a few creators into hiding for self-preservation, now the Google-owned giant says it wasn't intentional, followed by the YouTubers' return from exile.
YouTube has finally provided a response to the situation...
NY Regulator Proposes Relaxing New Coin Listing Requirements
12.12.2019
The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Bitlicense regulator, has published a proposed framework for licensed companies seeking to list new coins. This is the first time the regulator has proposed changes to its crypto regulation in five years. Among the changes, licensees will...
How I’ve Improved as a Web Developer (and a Person) in 2019
11.12.2019
We’re sliding into the roaring twenties of the twenty-first century (cue Jazz music 🎷). It’s important that you and I, as responsible people, follow the tradition of looking back on the past year and reflect on the things that went right and wrong in the hopes of becoming the best version...
23 Days Until a Bonded Courier Supposedly Delivers Keys to $8 Billion in BTC
9.12.2019
In 23 days, the infamous self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright will allegedly receive 1,100,111 BTC from a trust purportedly held in Seychelles. In fact, many Wright supporters and BSV proponents wholeheartedly believe Wright will “gain complete ownership of the trust,” and to...
A List of Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventors and Satoshi Clues Debunked in 2019
8.12.2019
Since the inception of Bitcoin, a variety of unique individuals have come forward saying they invented blockchain technology. In 2019, a few more self-proclaimed Satoshis came out of the woodwork, alongside evidence pointing toward other individuals who could have used the moniker. So far, clues...
British Virgin Island announces a USbacked digital currency
4.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 4 December, 2019 “There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” - Aldous Huxley In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Ethereum's proposed hard […]
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British Virgin Island announces a USbacked digital currency
4.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 4 December, 2019 “There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” - Aldous Huxley In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Ethereum's proposed hard […]
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US Government Worried Crypto Can Shift Power to Private Sector
28.11.2019
Cryptocurrency is one of the top issues for the U.S. Treasury. Particularly, the Treasury is worried decentralized cryptocurrencies can shift some functions away from the government to the private sector and raise the issue of self-government, according to Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Justin...
Attorney Fees Stack up as Craig Wright Fights Court Order
28.11.2019
During the last week, court documents stemming from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit show that the Kleiman estate is now pursuing roughly $658,581 for attorney fees and expenses. Additionally, self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright has filed a motion to fight the sanctions imposed on half...
WDRL — Edition 277: Request with Intent, Small Differences, Self Organisation and Accessible Cards
26.11.2019
Hey,
what makes a good product? Well, it’s more than a great idea. It’s all the little details, from how you do product management, who much you care about accessibility, usability, good performance, caching to typographic details. It all makes the difference. We can choose where to put...
US Deputy Treasury Secretary: Crypto Raises Questions on Self-Government
22.11.2019
Digital currencies can shift some functions usually performed by the government to the private sector, the U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary argued
We asked web developers we admire: “What about building websites has you interested this year?”
18.11.2019
For the first time ever here on CSS-Tricks, we're going to do an end-of-year series of posts. Like an Advent calendar riff, only look at us, we're beating the Advent calendar rush! We'll be publishing several articles a day from a variety of web developers we look up to, where gave them all...
WDRL — Edition 276: Back again and here’s how we can be a better self and do a good job
11.11.2019
Hey,
Sometimes a break is needed but you don’t notice. With the last WDRL edition on SmashingMag in September, this was apparently the case for me with this project. First, I wanted to pause for two weeks but it turned easily into over a month now. It brought back my motivation to write...