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Inline Image Previews with Sharp, BlurHash, and Lambda Functions
19.5.2022
Don’t you hate it when you load a website or web app, some content displays and then some images load — causing content to shift around? That’s called content reflow and can lead to an incredibly annoying user experience for …
Inline Image Previews with Sharp...
Former Fed Chair Bernanke: Bitcoin Is Mainly Used in Underground Economy for Illicit Activities
17.5.2022
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the main use of bitcoin is “mostly for underground economy activities and often things that are illegal or illicit.” He added, “I don’t think bitcoin is going to take over as an alternative form of money.”...
Bitcoin price could bounce to $35K, but analysts say don’t expect a ‘V-shaped recovery’
13.5.2022
Daily closes above $30,000 could be a sign that BTC price is ready to consolidate, but traders warn against “generational bottoms” and “V-shaped” recoveries
Bitcoin Is Down, but You Don't Have to Be
10.5.2022
The 24 Karat Gold Nintendo Wii Is Finally Up For Sale
6.5.2022
In 2009, THQ pulled a publicity stunt by covering a Nintendo Wii in 24 karat gold and trying to get it delivered to Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty never actually got her hands on the console, but now, after over a year of auction hijinx, you might be able to.Read more
Reggie Did Not Like The Game Boy Micro, So Now We Are Enemies
4.5.2022
You will have seen a lot of Reggie Fils-Aime news lately. The man has a book out, telling stories about the notoriously secretive video game industry, so that’s to be expected. Much of it is insightful, some of it emotional, some of it even a little puzzling. One section, though, simply has...
Here’s How to Purchase Your First NFT Domain on Quik․com
4.5.2022
Minting of NFT domains with exclusive TLDs like .chain, .metaverse, .vr, .doge, .shib, .bored is now live on the Quik’s NFT domain marketplace! Each of these TLDs has a domain minting limit ranging from 1k to 20k, and they work on a first-come, first-serve basis, so ensure that...
Don’t Sleep On Perfect Tides, One Of The Year’s Best Games
3.5.2022
Perfect Tides is the rare game that sneaks up on you, the kind of game you don’t even see coming, yet turns out to be incredible. A point-and-click adventure game first released back in February, I hadn’t heard of it until last month, when folks I follow in games media started more and more loudly...
Bitcoin nervously awaits Fed as Paul Tudor Jones says 'clearly don't own' stocks, bonds
3.5.2022
"You can't think of a worse macro environment" than right now, Tudor Jones tells mainstream media ahead of the Fed's presumed rate hike confirmation
Please Don’t Buy a 'KYC’d' Wallet for the Bored Apes Team’s Otherside Mint
29.4.2022
Yuga Labs’ long awaited “Otherside” NFT sale has spawned a secondary market for specially registered Ethereum addresses. Caveat emptor
Banks Don’t Need Extra Crypto Protections Yet, EU Regulator Says
29.4.2022
The European Banking Authority said it will kick off work to map out crypto activities and spot new financial risks this year
India’s Decision on Crypto Regulation Will Not Be Rushed, Says Finance Minister
29.4.2022
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says that the country’s crypto policy will not be rushed. “Our intention is in no way to hurt the ecosystem, or to even say that we don’t need it,” she added. Finance Minister on Indian Crypto Regulation India’s finance...
2 More Days to Go, Don’t Miss Out StreamCoin
28.4.2022
Don’t miss out on the StreamCoin public sale because it will be like missing Bitcoin in 2010. You have only 2 more days to own some StreamCoin (STRM) before the public sale closes. StreamCoin is a crypto gem with massive potential to become the next Bitcoin. In fact, crypto analysts say this is...
LUNA Supply Drops to All-Time-Low – But Don’t Call It Deflationary
27.4.2022
To keep up with the demand for Terra’s UST stablecoin, LUNA tokens are burned to maintain the $1 peg. All things being equal, less supply could help to support the price
Are You A Big Fan of Blockchain Interoperability? Don’t Miss Polkadot, Cosmos, Quitriam Finance
27.4.2022
Blockchain as we know it is an amazing technology with a lot of bright future waiting for it. But is there any good being done if it’s not able to reach out to other external networks? Right now, this is the problem in the crypto space, and a lot of projects are working autonomously from...
Bank of Spain Report Warns About Cryptocurrency Usage and Its Effect on Financial Stability
27.4.2022
The Bank of Spain has issued a new report that touches on the subject of the popularity of cryptocurrency usage and the possible effects it might have on the financial stability of the nation. In the document, the bank explains that these assets — which ostensibly don’t have any kind...
New York State Assembly passes ban on new BTC mines that don't use green power
27.4.2022
The bill will now be carried with support to the Senate for passing before a final sign-off into law by Governor Hochul
Don’t Blame Crypto for Corruption
26.4.2022
An IMF study that suggests crypto is facilitating corruption is off target
Can You Truly Own Anything in the Metaverse? Blockchains and NFTs Don’t Protect Virtual Property
24.4.2022
João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, the Indiana University.______
In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about USD 4m. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse platform called The Sandbox....
The Nintendo of America Contractors Who Feel Like Second Class Workers
22.4.2022
A union-busting complaint recently filed with the National Labor Relations Board accused Nintendo of America and contract worker agency Aston Carter of surveillance, retaliation, and other unfair labor practices. According to four sources familiar with the incident, that complaint, first reported...