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Tiny Payments Are a Big Deal: HandCash and Its Use With the Called It Prediction App, Peer Game Casino
Alex Agut and his biz partner wanted tiny payments for apps they were building. Traditional payment processors couldn't do it. Bitcoin could, but was too complicated for normal users.
CoinGeek Pulse: Biden Signs Crypto Executive Order and New BSV Games to Enjoy
This week on the CoinGeek Pulse, we talk about US President Joe Biden’s highly anticipated digital assets executive order, which marks a major step towards digital innovation and advancement for the United States.
Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency as its Use Explodes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency.
Kleiman v Wright: Court Adds Interest to $100M Judgment, Bringing Total to $143M
Judge Beth Bloom has granted a request by Ira Kleiman’s attorneys to add pre-judgment interest to the $100 million awarded to W&K in last year’s Kleiman v Wright lawsuit. Wright's attorneys had not objected to the addition of prejudgment interest.
BitConnect Founder Indicted Over $2.4B Ponzi Scheme Has Vanished
Satish Kumbhani, the indicted founder of BitConnect, has vanished. US authorities have no idea where he might be.
Biden Executive Order on Cryptocurrency Expected This Week
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded.
DraftKings Gets Downgraded
Plus Bitcoin again viewed as a safe haven amid geopolitical tension though some are looking to take advantage of the crisis for selfish means....and regulators are most certainly keeping a watchful eye.
Haste Arcade Rewards Gaming Success
In gaming news, arcade lovers can finally earn money from their success, thanks to Haste Arcade. The unique gaming platform rewards its winning players via a unique, patent-pending Instant Leaderboard Payout (ILP). The transactions are carried out on the BSV blockchain—which features unbounded scaling, low cost, and transaction throughput capacity.
Ira Kleiman Denied a New Trial in Bitcoin Craig "Satoshi" Wright Case
Kleiman claimed that the defence violated certain pre-trial orders over the course of the trial, necessitating a new one.
Crypto Exchange Binance Blocks Some Russian Users: Bitcoin Price Surges
While Binance says it plans to block users targetted by sanctions, the cryptocurrency exchange insists it cannot "unilaterally freeze millions of innocent users’ accounts.”
Haste Arcade: Play Games Online, Earn Money
Haste Arcade brings the old school games arcade experience online but with a major twist; players can earn money for their success. With most eSports-style games you either beat the other player or garner points, which are, ironically, pointless. Haste Arcade rewards its winning players via a unique, patent-pending Instant Leaderboard Payout (ILP) which does exactly that.
The Case for Bitcoin as ‘Digital Gold’ is Falling Apart
Some of the recent downward spiral is tied to the Russian invasion of Ukraine but Calvin Ayre continues to insist "Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme".
BTC's Ineptitude is Becoming More Widely Understood
Joshua Henslee of CoinGeek and others point to the recent truckers protest in Canada to illustrate their point.
FYX Gaming CEO Adam Kling: We Are Looking for User Adoption and Scale
To get a sense of how big cryptocurrencies and the blockchain will be in the coming year, one only had to be tuned into the Super Bowl to see how companies in the digital currency space had inundated the airwaves with commercials.
iGaming and Responsible Compliance
Recently at CGNewYork conference, CoinGeek’s Lead Gaming Industry Reporter Becky Liggero moderated a panel discussion on iGaming and how the BSV blockchain can improve compliance within the gambling industry.
The BSV Blockchain Has Outgrown Its Early Stages: Now What?
With monumental growth comes necessary change. The BSV Blockchain witnessed 2GB blocks, millions of daily transactions and amazing blockchain product innovation.
Crypto Commercials Super Bowl 2022 Prop Bets
Super Bowl 56 will finally mark the day that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin become widely embraced by the mainstream.
Bored Ape Yacht Club Image to Be Shown First During Super Bowl Halftime Show? There is a Prop for That
BetOnline is offering a prop bet on whether the Bored Ape Yacht Club is seen first duing this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show. It's the favorite at EVEN odds.
CryptoFights Announces Token
Joshua Henslee discusses the announcement and implication of the FYX token to be launched Q2 2022 for top BSV application CryptoFights.
BetOnline Purchases Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for $375,000
They are in very exclusive company with Bored Ape members that include the likes of Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mark Cuban, Paris Hilton, Shaquille O'Neal and Steph Curry.
Chess Betting Site Launches on BSV Blockchain
With the newly launched PowChess.com players can earn money – even when playing for free, play for micropayments of less than a cent, peer-to-peer games or full tournaments.
McCormack Will Now Have to Face Satoshi Defamation Trial in May
At least one blogger is finding out the hard way he can't just post untruths without facing potential consequences.
Secretive Short-Seller Report Wipes €2.5bn From Evolution Market Cap
That report released by The Analyst and sent out to select investors suggested that Evolution Gaming's unregulated revenue should be valued on a much lower multiple than the rest of the business.
CoinGeek Conference is evolving into the Global Blockchain Convention
The team behind the globally recognized CoinGeek Conferences, the biggest BSV Blockchain events in the world, is unveiling its newest incarnation entitled the BSV GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN CONVENTION.
Facebook’s Crypto Demise is a Missed Opportunity
WASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Facebook’s cryptocurrency experiment is a tale of what could have been. Diem Association is winding down under regulatory pressure, the Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-cryptocurrency-venture-to-wind-down-sell-assets-11643248799?mod=hp_lead_pos4 reported on Wednesday, less than three years after the digital asset group’s splashy launch. The involvement of the social network, whose parent was renamed Meta Platforms, proved toxic.
The Start Of Antigua and Barbuda's Digital Transformation
The Prime Minister passed the Digital Assets Business Bill into law in 2020 in hopes that it will encourage new digital businesses and stimulate the economy.
El Salvador President Trades Bitcoin Naked and Now Country is Left Exposed
“El Salvador now has the most distressed sovereign debt in the world, and it’s because of the Bitcoin folly,” economist Steve Hanke told Fortune. “The markets think that Bukele’s gone mad, and he has.”
Cryptocurrency to be Spotlighted on Dr. Phil Tuesday: Scam or Not?
Dr. Phil tackles the controversial topic of cryptocurrency: digital currencies that are being hailed as the future of finance by some and a scam by others. This show airs on Tuesday in most markets.
David Case: Video Games on the BSV Blockchain
CoinGeek’s Nidhi Arora talks to David Case, CTO of FYX Gaming to discuss about the company and CryptoFights, a blockchain-based video game that is currently in an open beta and has been live for four months.
Bitcoin Skids to Six-Month Low as Fears of Ukraine Conflict Shake Markets
Bitcoin tumbled almost 9% on Monday to its lowest in six months as fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine saw riskier assets worldwide extend their sell-off.