Gaming

Valve Squashes Steam Bug That Could Fill Gamers’ Wallets
Valve Squashes Steam Bug That Could Fill Gamers’ Wallets
August 18, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

Video game developer Valve plugged a security bug that could have been used by gamers to fill their Steam wallets with unlimited funds, ThreatPost and...

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Fresh $244M Funding Makes Sightline Nevada’s First Tech Unicorn
Fresh $244M Funding Makes Sightline Nevada’s First Tech Unicorn
August 17, 2021  |  Investments

Sightline Payments raised $244 million in a new funding round that propelled the company to unicorn status, with a valuation topping $1 billion, the first...

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Roblox Sees Average Daily Users Increase 29 Pct
Roblox Sees Average Daily Users Increase 29 Pct
August 16, 2021  |  Earnings

Video game platform Roblox reported second quarter earnings results that showed an increase in average daily active users (DAUs) of 29 percent year over year,...

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Roblox Acquires Digital Gaming Community Startup Guilded
Roblox Acquires Digital Gaming Community Startup Guilded
August 16, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Online entertainment firm Roblox is working to close an acquisition deal for online gaming community connection startup Guilded, according to a press release on Monday (Aug. 16)....

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ForumPay Partners With ZBX To Enable Crypto Wallets For iGaming Sites 
ForumPay Partners With ZBX To Enable Crypto Wallets For iGaming Sites 
August 16, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

ForumPay has partnered with ZBX, the Maltese crypto exchange, to provide an ever-growing number of crypto users worldwide with access to deposits on local iGaming...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ghana To Pilot Digital Currency; 1stDibs Rolls Out NFT Platform; Decentral Games Adds 3 New Gaming Venues
Bitcoin Daily: Ghana To Pilot Digital Currency; 1stDibs Rolls Out NFT Platform; Decentral Games Adds...
August 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Ghana is rolling out a general purpose digital currency, partnering with German banknote printer Giesecke+Devrient to do it, Reuters reported. The nation wants to eventually...

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Digital Sports Betting Co DraftKings To Buy Golden Nugget Online Gaming In Deal Worth $1.56B
Digital Sports Betting Co DraftKings To Buy Golden Nugget Online Gaming In Deal Worth $1.56B
August 09, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Digital sports gaming company DraftKings Inc. on Monday (Aug. 9) announced its intent to purchase Golden Nugget Online Gaming in an all-stock transaction valued at...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Software Upgrade Aims To Stabilize Crypto Fees; Luxury Brand Burberry To Release NFT Collection
Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Software Upgrade Aims To Stabilize Crypto Fees; Luxury Brand Burberry To Release...
August 05, 2021  |  Bitcoin

A new software update for Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, will likely stabilize transaction fees and cut down on the supply of the tokens, according...

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Chinese State Media Prompts Tencent To Impose Gaming Restrictions 
Chinese State Media Prompts Tencent To Impose Gaming Restrictions 
August 03, 2021  |  International

Chinese state media publication Economic Daily called online gaming a “spiritual opium,” which prompted Tencent to introduce new rules for young players, starting with its...

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