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FTX US Raises $400 Million in Series A, Trading Platform’s Valuation Now $8 Billion
26.1.2022
On January 26, the crypto asset exchange FTX US revealed it raised $400 million in a Series A financing round stemming from investors like Softbank, Paradigm, and Multicoin Capital. The Series A investment in FTX US brings the U.S.-based trading platform’s post valuation to $8 billion....
Fancy CSS Borders Using Masks
26.1.2022
Have you ever tried to make CSS borders in a repeating zig-zag pattern? Like where a colored section of a website ends and another differently colored section begins — not with a straight line, but angled zig zags, rounded humps, …
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There Are Many Wordle Clones And Variants And That’s Good, Actually
25.1.2022
Wordle, the browser-based word-guessing game that has overtaken Twitter, is very good. It is so good, in fact, that it has spawned over half a dozen different variants (and some rip-offs) made by fans of the original. These range from the antagonistic Absurdle to the extremely difficult, two-word...
Xbox Creator Nearly Got Fired After Saying Gaming Is Like Masturbating
22.1.2022
Back in 2001, one of the key creators behind the original Xbox console, Seamus Blackley, compared gaming to masturbating. Apparently, this didn’t go over well with Bill Gates and other high-ranking Microsoft execs. According to Blackley, he nearly got fired for the quote. Read more
Introducing Next Earth: The User-Governed Metaverse
22.1.2022
2022 is ramping up to a buzzing year for the metaverse. Upcoming projects like Next Earth aim to usher in a new era of user-governed virtual worlds. Next Earth is a metaverse that uses blockchain technology to manage virtual land NFTs on a 1:1 replica with Earth. This allows users to buy, sell,...
Crypto-loving anti-vax group seeks like-minded talent to live in African 'paradise'
21.1.2022
It's unclear what role crypto may play in the community, given Tanzania's central bank banned digital assets in November 2019
JPMorgan: Ethereum Losing Ground to Other Crypto in NFT Market Due to High Transaction Fees, Congestion
21.1.2022
JPMorgan has told its clients that ethereum is losing ground to rival cryptocurrencies, such as solana (SOL), in the non-fungible token (NFT) market due to sky-high transaction fees on the network. “It looks like, similar to defi apps, congestion and high gas fees has been inducing...
How the Heck Do You Install npm?
20.1.2022
Feel like you have a pretty good idea of what a package manager is? We’ve certainly covered a lot of ground getting familiar with all the terms and concepts of package managers, but I’d say it’s high time we actually …
How the Heck Do You Install npm? originally published on CSS-Tricks....
What the Heck Are npm Commands?
20.1.2022
npm is, as you now know, a package manager. But like similar, earlier tools that run tasks in the command line, such as Grunt and Gulp, npm can also run tasks—which is perfect for us because now that …
What the Heck Are npm Commands? originally published on CSS-Tricks. You should get...
Main Opposition Candidate for President of South Korea Pledges Support for Crypto Tax Exemptions
20.1.2022
The leading presidential candidate of the opposition in South Korea has promised voters to ease the tax burden on crypto-related profits through exemptions. In a recent statement, Yoon Suk-yeol indicated that crypto investors will be treated like those who put money into stocks. Presidential...
Microsoft Reveals Activision Purchase for $68.7 Billion as an Approach to the Metaverse
20.1.2022
Microsoft, the software behemoth, announced today it had completed a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest game developers and publishers in the gaming world. The deal, which involves an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, will give Microsoft ownership of important...
Hitman 3 Is Going Rogue(like)
13.1.2022
At least someone’s racking up their frequent flyer miles. Travel restrictions are once again unpredictable, flights are being canceled by the thousands, but Agent 47 is still giving his AMEX Centurion a workout. The bar-coded, Saville-suited assassin is taking another jaunt around the globe,...
Parcel CSS: A New CSS Parser, Transformer, and Minifier
12.1.2022
Hot off the presses from Devon Govett, creator of Parcel, is Parcel CSS:
A CSS parser, transformer, and minifier written in Rust.
Nice. The CSS world could use a little processing shake up like this.
I just wrote a …
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The Blockchain-Based Webtoon Platform “TooNFT” Launches on Toomics’ Ecosystem
11.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Tortola, BVI, 10 Jan 2022: Anyone who has been paying attention to the world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) will know that people love investing in cartoon-themed initiatives. Whether it be the immensely popular canine-oriented cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba...
This B-Movie-Inspired Action-RPG Looks Like An Anime Fan's Fever Dream
7.1.2022
Not often do video game trailers wed my love for cheesy B movies, anime references, and balls-to-the-wall action spectacles, but this upcoming action role-playing game might as well have lifted its premise from my fever dreams and brought them to life. Read more
Japanese Video Game Giant Konami Reveals Castlevania 35th Anniversary NFTs
7.1.2022
The Japanese entertainment conglomerate and video game company, Konami Holdings Corporation, has revealed a non-fungible token collection in order to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the firm’s franchise “Castlevania.” Konami follows the slew of gaming giants like Ubisoft...
Airbnb Explores Crypto Payments — CEO Sees ‘a Revolution Happening in Crypto’
5.1.2022
Popular travel website Airbnb could soon accept cryptocurrencies for payments, CEO Brian Chesky has hinted. “Like the revolution in travel, there is clearly a revolution happening in crypto,” he added. Airbnb’s CEO Says ‘There Is Clearly a Revolution Happening...
Should CSS Override Default Browser Styles?
4.1.2022
CSS overrides can change the default look of almost anything:
You can use CSS to override what a checkbox or radio button looks like, but if you don’t, the checkbox will look like a default checkbox on your operating system
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Nigeria Based Storage Provider Says It’s Too Risky for the World to Rely Centralized Cloud Storage Platforms
4.1.2022
In the past year, internet giants like Amazon and Google all experienced outages which were blamed on errors and failed upgrades. The occurrence of such outages and their impact around the world again highlighted the importance of having a decentralized internet. Also, just like how the Covid-19...
In 2022, Justin Wong Gets To Relive Evo Moment 37
4.1.2022
One of the most famous esports moments in history happened way back in 2004 at Evo. Two now legendary Street Fighter players, Justin Wong playing Chun-Li and Daigo Umehara as Ken, were duking it out. Just as it seemed Wong was going to take the round, Daigo, with one pixel of health, parried...