Indian Lawmaker Says Crypto Must Be Blocked if Used for Illegal Purposes
Dec20

Indian Lawmaker Says Crypto Must Be Blocked if Used for Illegal Purposes

India’s minister of state for external affairs says that cryptocurrencies must be blocked if they are used for illegal purposes, such as “to launch cyber-attacks in India, to launch other attacks on India, to do other kinds of illegal and unethical work like drug trafficking.” Meanwhile, the Indian government is reportedly making changes to the crypto bill that is listed to be taken up in the current session of parliament. Indian...

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Crypto FOMO Will Be Huge Investment Driver, Regulatory Clarity Expected in 2022, Says Blockfi Executive
Dec20

Crypto FOMO Will Be Huge Investment Driver, Regulatory Clarity Expected in 2022, Says Blockfi Executive

An executive with Blockfi says that “this year has been a huge year for mainstream consumer demand into crypto.” Noting that fear of missing out (FOMO) will be a huge driver for investors, the executive expects some regulatory clarity next year. Crypto FOMO Will Drive Investments in 2022 Flori Marquez, Blockfi’s co-founder and senior vice president of operations, discussed the future outlook for cryptocurrency going into 2022 in an...

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Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Investing Advice: Avoid Cash, Think in Inflation-Adjusted Dollars, Crypto Helps Diversify
Dec20

Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Investing Advice: Avoid Cash, Think in Inflation-Adjusted Dollars, Crypto Helps Diversify

Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, has shared his investment strategy with cryptocurrency as part of his portfolio. He warned that cash is the worst investment because it is eaten away by inflation. Ray Dalio’s Investment Advice: Cash Is Depreciating, Diversify Portfolio Well Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio shared his investment strategy last week. He currently serves...

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Fakku Sends DMCA Takedown Request Targeting TorrentFreak
Dec20

Fakku Sends DMCA Takedown Request Targeting TorrentFreak

When Fakku launched 15 years ago, it was an aggregator for unlicensed scanlations of adult manga, also known as hentai. The site’s founder, Jacob Grady, studied computer science in Massachusetts at the time and used student loans to pay the server bills of a site that was essentially a pirate operation. Fakku never sought trouble with rightsholders though. It simply wanted to expand the manga niche to a broader audience by aggregating...

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Open source design collaboration with Penpot
Dec20

Open source design collaboration with Penpot

When a team of designers works together on a project, one of the most important goals is consistency. Whether you need a consistent look because of a corporate identity or just for visual cohesion, the look and layout of pages and screens must be reasonably similar within any given project. It’s hard enough to do this as a solo artist, and it gets more complex with added contributors. It becomes a monumental task when several...

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