Month: January 2018

Stakers enhances betting experience as Smart Contract sets into action

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Stakers Ltd., the Maltese iGaming company, is ready to roll out Smart Contracts for their users. Powered by Ethereum, Smart Contracts provide bookmakers with the peerless solution designed to establish binding obligations with the bettors. The groundbreaking technology of the new type of contracts comes as an easy yet secure way to enhance the relations … Read more

Ethereum Classic Devs Aim to Address Scaling With Callisto Sidechain

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It seems a lot of interesting changes are coming to Ethereum Classic in the very near future. Similar to other cryptocurrencies, this particular altcoin wants to improve its scalability. To do so, it’s looking toward the integration of a sidechain known as Callisto. This is a separate blockchain which will have its own currency known as CLO. It … Read more

Bittrex’ Delisting Policy Leaves Cryptocurrencies Out in the Cold

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Bittrex’ coin listing and delisting policy has long been a mystery to outsiders, who have struggled to make sense of it. That mystery deepened this week after the exchange announced that it was removing Mysterium, a coin it only added last year and which still had respectable trade volume. Upon news of the delisting, Mysterium … Read more

How PayPal Revolutionized Online Gambling

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When e-commerce took off in the late 90s/early 2000s, most online transactions used money orders or bank transfers. The process was painfully slow, open to fraud and not to mention – insecure. eBay’s acquisition of PayPal in 2002 transformed the entire industry. Suddenly, online payments were seamless, secure – and incredibly convenient. Disclosure: This is … Read more

Kraken Exchange Returns After Longest Downtime Since 2013

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Earlier this week the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken scheduled some downtime to upgrade the trading platform’s system. The upgrade for one of the world’s largest digital asset exchanges was supposed to last for only two hours, but the website remained down for well over 24 hours. Kraken is now back online and plans to … Read more

Kazakhstan President Proposes a Global “Cryptocurrency” Known as G-Global

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Kazakhstan is not a country most people would associate with digital currencies. Very little is known about this part of the world by outsiders, especially when it comes to the financial sector. At the same time, the country is home to a booming blockchain industry. Moreover, the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, wants to create … Read more

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