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In a World Where Central Planners Push Debt, Cryptocurrencies Look Better Every Day
6.6.2019
Economists have been predicting a worldwide recession which could pose a risk to financial stability throughout various countries. Fear of an economic downturn has caused the central bank of Australia to cut interests rates on Tuesday and both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of India...
Bitcoin and Altcoins at Risk of Further Declines
5.6.2019
This week, we saw bearish moves in bitcoin and altcoins. BTC/USD failed to stay above the key USD 8,250 support area and recently declined below key supports. The price even cleared the USD 8,000 support area to move into a bearish zone. It is currently (10:20 UTC) correcting higher, but the recent...
Gartner: Blockchain Tech Used by Enterprises at Risk of Becoming Obsolete Within 18 Months
3.6.2019
Research firm Gartner has warned 90% of the blockchain technology used by enterprises will need to be replaced within the next 18 months
G20 International Watchdog Says Regulators Need Better Crypto Risk Assessments
1.6.2019
The FSB urges regulators to stay on top of risk management policies for the rapidly-changing cryptocurrency space
Another Aspiring Satoshi Copyrights the Bitcoin Whitepaper
30.5.2019
The cryptocurrency community got riled up recently over Craig Wright’s U.S. copyright registration of the Bitcoin whitepaper and some of the code from the early software. However, on May 24 the U.S. Copyright Office saw a Bitcoin whitepaper registration by a man named Wei Liu, bringing...
Dithering U.S. Regulators Risk Causing a Brain Drain to Friendlier Crypto Climes
28.5.2019
Cryptocurrency companies in the United States aren’t happy. Token issuers, exchanges, and VCs are up in arms about vague and contradictory guidance on crypto asset regulation. Should the U.S. fail to update its archaic securities laws, they warn, there is a risk of top talent making an exodus...
Crypto Funds, Lending and Market Manipulation
25.5.2019
The growing practice of asset lending by crypto hedge funds could add systemic risk to the sector if we are not vigilant, argues Noelle Acheson
US Copyright Office Responds to Craig Wright’s Bitcoin Registrations
23.5.2019
On May 21, 2019, a press release was sent to a variety of publications that said Craig Wright was granted two U.S. copyrights for the original Bitcoin white paper and version 0.1 of the cryptocurrency’s code. Meanwhile, the U.S. Copyright Office specifically addressed the matter in a press...
Bitcoin’s Repeated Failures to Pass $8.3K Raise Risk of Price Pullback
21.5.2019
Bitcoin has failed three times in seven days to find acceptance above $8,300, raising the risk of a notable short-term correction
Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Abandons Wallie Custodial Bitcoin Wallet Citing Risk Concerns
20.5.2019
Plans to launch a custodial bitcoin wallet dubbed “Wallie” has been abandoned by Dutch bank ABN AMRO because of risk concerns
Unpatched Ethereum Clients Pose 51% Attack Risk, Says Report
17.5.2019
Ethereum clients that still haven't patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research
Mt Gox Creditors Warn Mass Sale Could Put Bitcoin Fork Prices At Risk
22.3.2019
A group of Mt. Gox creditors has warned of a market risk to forks of bitcoin in a draft plan for the collapsed exchange's civil rehabilitation
An Introduction to Web Components
18.3.2019
Front-end development moves at a break-neck pace. This is made evident by the myriad articles, tutorials, and Twitter threads bemoaning the state of what once was a fairly simple tech stack. In this article, I’ll discuss why Web Components are a great tool to deliver high-quality user experiences...
A Crypto Derivatives Primer
15.2.2019
Learn about crypto derivatives, risk management and the solutions they offer. From the CMC editorial desk: With increasing interest in crypto derivatives and the function they serve in managing risk, what must you know about them? We asked LXDX, and […]
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More Like position: tricky;
4.2.2019
I rather like position: sticky;. It has practical use cases. I think of things like keeping a table of contents in a sidebar of a long article, but as a fairly simple implementation and without risk of overlapping things in awkward ways. But Elad Shechter is right here: it's not used that much...