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Someone Just Moved $1B in Bitcoin for $700 Fee, Overpaying 20 Times
6.9.2019
Generous Bitcoin user paid miner 20x the required fee to move a billion dollars
Why the Birth of Bitcoin Can Be Traced Back to 1971
1.9.2019
The world economy is a complex system that has undergone many different phases in the past century. As strange as it may sound today, there have been times when banking crises were rare, pay was rising alongside productivity, and the U.S. dollar would buy a certain amount of pure gold. Despite...
Analysts Project Tough Times Ahead for Banks After Gloomy Bank of America Forecasts
30.8.2019
More often than not troubles in the banking sector do not only ever stay restricted with one bank, unless of course, the issue is specific to the bank. For instance, if a bank loses its way due to risky investments, then it might not affect the whole sector, but when the issue becomes a structural...
Nested Gradients with background-clip
28.8.2019
I can't say I use background-clip all that often. I'd wager it's hardly ever used in day-to-day CSS work. But I was reminded of it in a post by Stefan Judis, which consistently was itself a learning-response post to a post over here by Ana Tudor.
Here's a quick explanation.
You've probably seen...
Jeremy Keith – Building the Web
23.8.2019
I really enjoyed this interview with Jeremy Keith on the state of the web, how things have changed in recent years and why he’s a mix of optimistic and nervous for the future.
One thing that caught my attention during the interview more than anything was where Jeremy started discussing how folks...
Coinberry Says that Accepting Bitcoin as Payment for Taxes is six times Cheaper than Bank Card Payments
23.8.2019
Toronto-based Crytpo currency exchange, Coinberry’s co-founder, Evan Kuhn, expressed that accepting BTC (Bitcoin) for taxes is more effective than utilizing bank card payments. A recent report from real estate news outlet Mansion Global, Kuhn said his organization takes much lower charges than...
Bitcoin Has 50 Times More Concentration Than Global Wealth
18.8.2019
The basic idea behind the inception of cryptocurrency is to decentralize and take away the rigid control that some banks and organizations have on the monetary transactions. However, according to the latest report of the PARSIQ, an organization involved in the monitoring of the blockchain...
Moving Text on a Curved Path
9.8.2019
There was a fun article in The New York Times the other day describing the fancy way Elizabeth Warren and her staff let people take a selfie with Warren. But... the pictures aren't actually selfies because they are taken by someone else. The article has his hilarious line of text that wiggles by...
Indian Supreme Court Heard Crypto Case in Depth Today
8.8.2019
The Indian supreme court finally heard the crypto case today after postponing it several times. The court addressed the government’s crypto policy as well as the writ petitions challenging the banking restriction by the central bank. The latter was heard in some detail while the former...
Run useEffect Only Once
30.7.2019
React has a built-in hook called useEffect. Hooks are used in function components. The Class component comparison to useEffect are the methods componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate, and componentWillUnmount.
useEffect will run when the component renders, which might be more times than you think....
Three Years, Three Times the Growth- What is the Secret of Coinbase Growth?
27.7.2019
Greatness needs passion. But even the greatest passion roots in certain principles. Coinbase, since its launch three years ago, has tripled in size, business, expansion, and so much more? What is its driving force? It started with tens of engineers, for example, three years ago; and now it...
The Next Big Financial Meltdown Is Around the Corner, Many Voices Warn
25.7.2019
“The economy is looking great,” how many times have they told you that? And why do you usually hear it when you are late on a mortgage payment or during a downsizing purge at your company? Relying on your senses is always a safer bet than trusting the wishful thinking of those...
New York Times Confirms It’s Using Blockchain to Combat Fake News
24.7.2019
The New York Times is testing blockchain solutions to authenticate news photos in partnership with IBM Garage
Bitcoin Network is 8 Times More Powerful Than It was at its Peak $20k in 2017, Says New Data
22.7.2019
Despite prices falling down to about half of what it was at the peak, Bitcoin has become eight times more powerful network since 2017, say new hashrate data. As per Blockchain.com’s new data, Bitcoin hashrate touched the 79 trillion tera hashes per second on July 20, breaking the previous...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bitcoin (BTC) Swings Four Times in Last 24 Hours; Next Target $10,830
22.7.2019
Bitcoin shows four major price swings in the last 24 hours. The next resistance point target should be 10,830 USD. Bitcoin has been pushing slowly yet steadily to recover from the downfall in the market that happened over the past few days. Overall growth in the last 24 hours has been in negative...
Litecoin Price Analysis: LTC Shows Stability During the Volatile Times
21.7.2019
Litecoin shows four huge price swings in the last 24 hours. The target for 2019 remains around 150 USD. Litecoin is one of the major coins of the current times. Along with Bitcoin, it has also hiked significantly in the last few months, and it also has shown huge price swings in this period. Over...
Litecoin Price Analysis: Litecoin (LTC) Swings Four Times in Last 24 Hours
20.7.2019
Litecoin shows four huge price swings in the last 24 hours. The bullish medium-term target is set at 200 USD. The past 24 hours have not been very ominous for Litecoin (LTC). After a few days of ups and downs, the coin could not gain much. The coin has lost around 2% of its value …
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Verge Price Analysis: Verge Swings Four Times in the Last 24 Hours
19.7.2019
Verge (XVG) has shown four major price swings in the last 24 hours. The next resistance point is likely to be at 0.0063 USD. Verge has gone up by approximately 8% in the last 24 hours. It has followed the path of almost all the major coins in these previous hours. Here is an analysis …
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Diamonds and the Treasury Debt Ceiling: Why Nothing Has ‘Intrinsic Value’ in Economics
15.7.2019
The U.S. Treasury Department has just issued an urgent letter requesting a lift on the debt ceiling, warning Congress of imminent financial collision in September as federal cash is running out. Though this scenario has played out many times before, it takes on special significance now in light...
Introducing Netlify Analytics
10.7.2019
You work a while on a side project. You think it's pretty cool! You decide to release it into the world. And then… it goes well. Or it doesn’t go well. Wait, is that right? You forgot to add analytics — it just didn’t cross your mind at the time. Now you’re pretty curious how many people have...