Back in 2008, a joint report of CBS’s Steve Croft and the Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning journalist Gil Gaul revealed how online casino websites Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker were running a cheating scandal. The scam shadily favored immature gambling moves in racking up big wins at the online casinos, thereby causing the loss of hundreds […]
Renowned online casino platform Bitcoin Video Casino has added an additional security feature at logins to protect players’ funds stored online. The latest feature is Two-Factor Authentication, a multi factor authentication protocol designed to protect users’ accounts from malicious login attempts. It is an extra layer of security that requires more than just username and password […]
The latest World Economic Forum on Global Agenda is happening in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 25th to 27th of this month. The event will include experts and thought leaders from around the world to meet, discuss and find ways to address the challenges faced by people and governments across the world. The topics discussed in […]
Could blockchain technology become the backbone of a new generation of government systems?
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Is bitcoin really the preferred currency of terrorists? You might think so from reading some of the mainstream media headlines. But a recent intergovernmental study on terrorist financing paints a very different picture. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a Paris-based, intergovernmental body that develops policies to protect the global financial system against money laundering, […]
This week’s bitcoin VAT exemption in the European Union was well-met by exchange operators.
Bitcoin trading continues buying into the advance that has not seen a new high, in a week, in the leading CNY exchanges. The USD exchanges have pushed to a higher high but have only eeked out a $6 push higher during the past 24 hours. Diverged charts imply a downward correction could set in over […]
A Canadian company called Dominion Bitcoin Mining has been exonerated of soliciting investors without proper registration. The government of Saskatchewan, Canada’s Financial Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) ruled that the website that allegedly was in violation of Canadian law was not active and that it did not sell any shares to investors. A co-founder of the […]
The CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) hit $280 today as bitcoin continues its month-long rally.