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Spain Approves Bill Requiring Cryptocurrency Owners to Disclose Crypto Holdings and Gains
14.10.2020
Spain’s government has reportedly approved a bill that requires cryptocurrency owners to disclose their crypto holdings and any gains on their assets. Spain’s Finance Minister and the government’s spokesperson, Maria Jesus Montero, said at a press conference following the weekly...
Chainalysis and Texas firm win million-dollar IRS contract to crack Monero
30.9.2020
The IRS has named the winners of its bounty program to track transactions on privacy tokens and layer-2 protocols
The $700 Million Wallet Crack: Bitcoin’s 7th Largest Address Is Under Constant Attack
11.9.2020
During the last two years, hackers have been trying to crack the seventh-largest bitcoin wallet, an address that holds 69,370 BTC or $712 million using today’s exchange rate. According to the CTO of the cybercrime intelligence firm, Hudson Rock, the wallet is being publicized on hacking...
IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
11.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types of cryptocurrency...
Stacked Cards with Sticky Positioning and a Dash of Sass
13.8.2020
The other day, I spotted this particularly lovely bit from Corey Ginnivan’s website where a collection of cards stack on top of one another as you scroll.
I started wondering how much JavaScript this would involve and how you’d go about making it when I realized — ah! — this must be the work...
Germany Begins Closing Down All Unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs
9.8.2020
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the country’s top financial regulator responsible for regulating crypto service providers, has begun actively closing down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs, a BaFin spokesperson has confirmed to news.Bitcoin.com. All Unauthorized...
$11 Trillion Offshore Assets Uncovered After 100 Countries Share Information on 84 Million Bank Accounts
2.7.2020
Governments in nearly 100 countries have been sharing offshore bank account information in an effort to crack down on tax evasion. Their “Automatic exchange of information” has led to uncovering 10 trillion euros ($11 trillion) in offshore assets in 84 million bank accounts....
Thailand Vows to Crack Down on Narco Profits Stashed in Commodities and Crypto
26.6.2020
Thai authorities are cracking down on drug networks and the methods they use to launder their profits, including cryptocurrency
UK Watchdogs Launch Ad-Scam Alert System to Crack Down on Online Fraud
16.6.2020
The Advertising Standards Authority and the Internet Advertising Office joined forces to launch a system to remove scam ads
Gibraltar to Crack Down on Market Manipulation in DLT Sector
12.4.2020
Gibraltar is will soon update its blockchain regulations to crack down on market manipulation and respond to FATF recommendations
Former Google Engineer Claims to Hack Zip File Containing $300,000 in BTC
5.4.2020
After being contacted on LinkedIn, a former Google engineer claims to have cracked a zip file containing $300,000 in BTC
How to Create a “Skip to Content” Link
17.3.2020
Skip links are little internal navigation links that help users move around a page. It’s possible you’ve never actually seen one before because they’re often hidden from view and used as an accessibility enhancement that lets keyboard users and screen readers jump from the top of the page to...
$10K Proving a Tough Nut to Crack for Bitcoin’s Bulls
24.2.2020
Bitcoin needs to break past the session high of $10,028 to revive the immediate bullish setup
Brave Browser Wants the UK to Use GDPR to Crack Down on Google
21.2.2020
Brave browser urges UK authorities to fully enforce GDPR against Google or threatens to take it court to protect consumers
Getting Fancy with position: sticky;
7.2.2020
Mike Solomon worked on a fancy scrollytelling post for Esquire and blogged about it. It has GIFs of each step along the way of figuring out not just position: sticky; but also using negative margins, wrapper divs, backgrounds, and even a smidge of JavaScript measuring to get it all right.
What...
New Chainalysis Report Sheds Light on Darknet Markets and the Need for Onchain Privacy
29.1.2020
Darknet market activity hit new highs in 2019, as shown in a new report from blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis. Despite concerted attempts from law enforcement (LE) to crack down on darknet markets (DNMs), coupled with several exit scams, crypto inflows and outflows surpassed $800 million last...
Wallet Creator Offers $250K to Anyone Who Can Crack the ‘Hack-Proof’
28.1.2020
Israel-based cold wallet developer GK8 is offering a bug bounty of up to $250,000 to the first person who can break into its ostensibly “hack-proof service
Binance Blockade of Wasabi Wallet Could Point to a Crypto Crack-Up
26.12.2019
2020 may see crypto’s most consequential fork yet: A split between the worlds of regulated exchanges and privacy-focused users
Can Bitcoin Benefit From New ‘Impossible to Crack’ Encryption Chips?
21.12.2019
Researchers claim to have developed a chip that enables unbreakable cryptography
Case Study: lynnandtonic.com 2019 refresh
6.12.2019
Lynn Fisher walks us step-by-step through the redesign process of her latest outstanding personal website. In this design, increasing the width of the browser window will cause the illustrations on the page crack to open and reveal more within them:
This case study reminded me that Lynn also has...