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MARKETS DAILY: Bitcoin Bouncing After US Airstrike in Iraq
3.1.2020
Bitcoin is bouncing as geopolitical tensions heat up following US confirmation of a high profile drone strike in Iraq
Bitcoin as Safe Haven Narrative is Tested Again After U.S. Strike in Iran
3.1.2020
The remains of a vehicle hit by missiles outside the Baghdad Airport. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Guardian News
The popular oft-debated narrative of Bitcoin (BTC) as a safe haven is being tested yet again, following the U.S. strike in Iran.
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Staging Strong Comeback After Tagging Support
3.1.2020
This week, bitcoin price extended its decline below the USD 7,250 support level. BTC/USD even traded below the USD 7,050 and USD 7,000 support levels. Finally, the price traded close to the USD 6,850 support level and recently started a fresh increase.
Similarly, most major altcoins tested...
Thank You (2019 Edition)
2.1.2020
One of our yearly traditions here is to thank all y'all CSS-Tricks readers at the passing of a new year. It means a lot to me that people come here and read the words I write, and the words of all our staff and guest authors that contribute here as well.
Thank you!
Plus, we dig into the numbers...
Senior Software Developer at Ripple Quits After 6.5 Years to Focus on Coil
2.1.2020
Ripple’s senior software developer is leaving the company to spend more time working on Coil
Google Restores Metamask App After Community Uproar
2.1.2020
Similar to how it’s restored some crypto Youtube channels after a lot of pushback from the crypto community, Google has now restored Metamask to the Play Store. Either the tech giant is sensitive to claims of hurting innovation and competition or it is simply not ready yet to enforce a ban...
Bitcoin Trades with a Considerable Support After Nosediving to $7,195
1.1.2020
Bitcoin, at the press time, was trading at $7,194.57. After having consolidated around $7,200 for the longest time now and facing rejection at $7,500, BTC has now slid down, giving an intraday dip. The end of the bygone year was quite calm for the BTC holders as compared to the altcoin investors....
Live Streaming Platform Dlive Joins Bittorrent Ecosystem
31.12.2019
Live streaming platform Dlive will soon be joining the Bittorrent ecosystem and begin migrating to the Tron blockchain. The Twitch alternative will no longer support the Lino blockchain after the transition to Tron is complete. Also Read: Youtube Star Pewdiepie Joins Live Streaming Platform That...
Debate Ensues After 68% of BCH Hashrate Mined by Stealth Miners
31.12.2019
2019 was known for the growing trend of stealth miners mining on the BTC and BCH network. On Dec. 30, data shows that 68% of the Bitcoin Cash network’s hashrate is being mined by mystery miners. As the year comes to an end, the large number of unknown BCH hashrate has attracted scrutiny. Also...
Poloniex Crypto Exchange Confirms Data Leak After Awkward Email
30.12.2019
Crypto exchange Poloniex confirms data leak after sending out awkward email to customers
IOTA Fixes Issue After Freezing Mainnet Transactions for 24 Hours
30.12.2019
IOTA has fixed a mainnet incident that caused its users to be unable to confirm transactions for a period of 24 hours
One Way to Break Users Out of the Habit of Reloading Too Much
30.12.2019
Page reloads are a thing. Sometimes we refresh a page when we think it’s unresponsive, or believe that new content is available. Sometimes we’re just mad at the dang site and rage-refresh to let it know we’re displeased.
Wouldn’t be nice to know when a user refreshes the page? Not just that,...
Bitcoin Now Likely to Revisit $6Ks After Failing to Break Resistance
30.12.2019
It’s likely that Bitcoin price may now see the $6Ks again
Google Bans Crypto App Metamask From Play Store
29.12.2019
Soon after Google-owned Youtube has swung the strikes hammer against video content creators that talked about cryptocurrency-related topics, another arm of the search monopoly has taken down a popular ethereum dapps client. Also Read: Youtube ‘Christmas Purge’ Has Content Creators...
Cloud Token and the Rise of MLM Crypto Projects
29.12.2019
Chinese law enforcement recently busted 72 individuals connected to the Cloud Token (CTO) scam. The Ponzi was similar to the Plustoken fraud and CTO scammers made off with $500 million. According to regional press, the CTO scam artists are likely connected to the Plustoken swindlers. Moreover...
Authorities in Sichuan Go After Miners to Save Electricity in the Dry Season
28.12.2019
Regional authorities in the province of Sichuan are reportedly pressuring bitcoin miners to scale down operations amid electricity shortages during the dry season in Southwest China. A meeting has been scheduled with regulators, the state run grid operator and mining companies. Two hydropower...
Hedera Hashgraph Asks Investors to Wait Longer for Tokens After Price Crash
24.12.2019
Hedera Hashgraph, the company behind the blockchain-like Hedera network, is asking investors to wait longer for tokens they paid for, in order to stabilize their cratering price
Coinbase Closes Earn.com One Year After $100M Acquisition
23.12.2019
Coinbase is shutting down the startup Earn.com which it acquired for an estimated $100 million last year. The email service allowed senders to pay users in digital currency for replying to commercial messages or completing tasks. Also Read: Coinbase Acquires Earn.com for an Estimated $100 Million...
Ethereum Network Draws Developer Ire After Scheduling New Year’s Day Upgrade
23.12.2019
The organization behind ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, is drawing criticism from developers after scheduling an upgrade on New Year's Day - a work holiday in most countries
Highlights of the HTTP Archive Web Almanac
23.12.2019
I recently looked at the CSS chapter of the Web Alamanc and had some thoughts. Here, Stefan Judis looks at the whole thing and rounds up the most interesting bits to him. Here are most of them:
20% of sites don't compress their JavaScript.
React is on 5% of sites while jQuery is on 85% of sites....