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In Its Quest For Financial Inclusion Crypto Plays A Role In International Aid
25.12.2020
In December, the United Nations has warned that “2021 is literally going to be catastrophic,” largely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, not to mention underlying economic and development issues.
Such forecasts are highly troubling, but until blockchain technology and cryptocurrency help...
Bitcoin & Crypto Taxes In US: When to Sell and When to Hodl
24.12.2020
With 2021 in sight, bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto investors in the US are facing a fork in the road. They can cash in on the gains that 2020 has delivered and take profits off the table or continue to hodl until the new year or longer. Whichever way they decide to go will determine when and...
Space invaders: Launching crypto into orbit
23.12.2020
"The idea is that if you can provide a root of trust that is literally in outer space, you have something that has an unprecedented level of security because this is a fully tamper-proof Trusted Execution Environment."
WooCommerce on Mobile
22.12.2020
Whether you use the eCommerce features on WordPress.com or use WooCommerce on your self-hosted WordPress site (like we do), you can use the WooCommerce mobile app. That’s right WooCommerce has native apps for iOS and Android. They’ve just released some nice upgrades to both, making them...
G-Wallet Ushers in New Era With Hybrid Wallet
22.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. G-Wallet, a decentralized crypto platform and wallet provider has revealed a series of updates on its blockchain ecosystem. The updates focus on the development of its hybrid wallets and other features offered by the blockchain platform. G-Wallet is Building a Sustainable...
DYP Launches Staking and Governance DAPP
22.12.2020
DeFi Yield Protocol (DYP) has launched its staking and governance DAPP that looks to improve earning opportunities for users. A unique feature of the launch is that liquidity providers will be rewarded in Ethereum and all the liquidity pools are deployed with anti manipulation features as well...
How The Mandalorian's Finale Reveal Fits Into Star Wars' Timeline
21.12.2020
The Mandalorian’s season finale took Din Djarin’s small slice of the Star Wars universe and exploded it into smithereens—smithereens with much larger ties to the vast Skywalker Saga than any of us could’ve imagined when this show first started last year. But now that its adventures are inextricably...
Sharpen Your JavaScript Skills with Pluralsight (Sponsored)
21.12.2020
JavaScript recently turned 25 years old, and while it started by dominating over the client side world, this beautiful programming language is well on its way to taking over the server side. JavaScript isn’t just thriving — it’s evolving with new syntax features, patterns...
Yield Farming-boosted DeFi Set For New Fields With Old Challenges in 2021
20.12.2020
2020 was the year of the DeFi explosion. Having had modest beginnings in 2018 and 2019, decentralized finance really took off this year, with the likes of Maker, Compound and Aave combining to push the total value locked (TVL) into the DeFi space to over USD 16bn.
This peak represents a growth...
Gift Ideas For a Very Merry Crypto Christmas 2020
19.12.2020
With another bitcoin (BTC) all-time high and Christmas knocking on our wreath-decorated doors, we are reminded that a major aspect of the holiday season is certainly - that’s right – shopping after an impressive bull run in the market this year. Let’s take a look at some interesting crypto-themed...
High Spikes, Higher Jumps, Highest Bulls and 20 Crypto Jokes
19.12.2020
In the week of bulls, bitcoin not only touched the USD 20K level, but it shot right past it, and towards USD 23K, and over it. It’s much appreciated (pun intended). As more people are interested in buying BTC and ETH than selling them, Bitcoin bulls and bears listed the reasons why they think...
If Traditional Finance Moves to CBDCs, 2 Scenarios Open for DeFi - INDX CEO
17.12.2020
Source: Adobe/Михаил Зябликов
Traditional finance can't escape decentralized finance (DeFi). The former's move into digital currencies is bound to impact both, producing two main possible scenarios, according to Jonathan DeCarteret, CEO of tokenized crypto fund INDX Capital.
DeFi is light years...
Dictators turn delegates: Former CEOs grapple with DAO governance
17.12.2020
"A DAO is merely a formalizing of very deep and instinctive human bonds that I think have been suppressed."
How To Build An Exemplary Crypto Exchange
17.12.2020
With the right knowledge and partners, you could own your own crypto exchange. Here's how to build it
Massive Fake Celebrity-Endorsed Bitcoin Investment Campaign Duping Google, Facebook Traced to Moscow
17.12.2020
A massive bitcoin ad scam campaign — which features celebrities and mainly targeted Australians — has been traced. The investigation’s findings point to a “highly organized” global business that relies on five addresses in Moscow’s center. Massive Bitcoin Ad Scam...
DeFi on Binance Smart Chain: What’s Already Yielding?
16.12.2020
Source: Instagram, Binance
Launched on September 1, 2020, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) has already been noticed in the DeFi (decentralized finance) community. Let’s take a quick look into BSC and discuss some of the popular yield farming protocols on the new blockchain.
What is Binance Smart...
Mexico’s Biggest University Adds Course That Features Crypto Learning
16.12.2020
Latin America’s biggest and most prestigious university, the Mexico City-based National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) will launch a Financial Engineering course – with modules that reportedly cover subjects such as crypto and blockchain technology.
In its December bulletin, the UNAM...
Regulatory Kaleidoscope Challenges Crypto Industry - Crypto.com CCO
15.12.2020
An increasingly diverse and costly set of rules will keep challenging the crypto industry in 2021, Antonio Alvarez, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of Crypto.com, a major cryptoasset-powered debit card, trading, and lending services firm, told Cryptonews.com in an interview. According to him,...
Several Swiss Banks Are 'Ready to Go' Upon Crypto Gateway Launch - SDX
15.12.2020
The Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX) and its partners developing a new crypto gateway for Swiss banks are already in talks with several local banks, with some of them ready to go at the gateway launch, Tim Grant, Head of Business at the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) told Cryptonews.com. And these banks...
Representation Matters
15.12.2020
This year I had the pleasure of re-launching The Accessibility Project. I spend a lot of time researching and writing about accessibility and inclusive design, so this felt like the cumulation of a lot of that effort. The site now uses all sorts of cool web features like CSS Grid, @supports,...