Reddit Censors Darknet Forum and Removes Bitcoin Payment Method

Reddit Censors Darknet Forum and Removes Bitcoin Payment Method

There won't be any more reddit gold for bitcoin, reports Bitcoin.com News. The San Francisco headquartered link sharing and content rating website removed the option to gift users with the crypto payment method.

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OFAC May Add Digital Currency Addresses to SDN List

OFAC May Add Digital Currency Addresses to SDN List

The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced on March 19 that it was considering including digital currency addresses of persons and entities with whom those in the U.S. are forbidden to engage in business with.

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Africa's Young Professionals Embracing 'Gospel of Bitcoin'

Africa's Young Professionals Embracing 'Gospel of Bitcoin'

In a sleek new high-rise in Uganda's capital, an enthusiastic lecturer described his financial success with the cryptocurrency bitcoin while his earnings were projected on a screen.

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Sportsbook Promotions To Switch Players To Cryptocurrency

Sportsbook Promotions To Switch Players To Cryptocurrency

Pay per head agents should be making transactions in either Bitcoin or Ethereum. If they aren’t doing so, they should start doing so today.

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Craig Wright is 100 Percent Unofficially Satoshi Nakamoto

Craig Wright is 100 Percent Unofficially Satoshi Nakamoto

Ever since an actual real life person has been linked to Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, there has been plenty of skepticism.  Could Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright really be Satoshi?

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President Trump Comes Down Hard on Petro Cryptocurrency

President Trump Comes Down Hard on Petro Cryptocurrency

U.S President Donald Trump makes daily news as one of the more controversial presidents in the history of the United States. In a recent article by Nikhilesh De of PlaySlots4RealMoney.com, his name was recently in the news for taking a hard stance on Venezuela’s controversial cryptocurrency, Petro

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Bitcoin Unfolding Like Dot Com Crash, Just 15 Times Faster

Bitcoin is behaving a lot like how the Nasdaq did around the dot-com bubble, but the timeline is unfolding 15 times faster, according to research published by Morgan Stanley.

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Canada Tech Entrepreneur Bashes Bitcoin Cash Before Committee, Reddit Community Furious

Speaking before Canada’s House of Commons Standard Committee on Finance Tuesday, Canadian entrepreneur Jonathan Hamel warned: “Pay close attention, other cryptocurrencies are downright scams, like BCash [Bitcoin Cash (BCH)].”

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Abra Wallet Adds Support for Bitcoin Cash, Other Cryptocurrencies

Abra Wallet Adds Support for Bitcoin Cash, Other Cryptocurrencies

Abra Wallet is the latest platform to incorporate the 4th most popular digital coin Bitcoin Cash.  The Abra app is available for both Android and iOS devices. 

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Hardware Cryptocurrency Wallet Demand Grows in South Korea

Hardware Cryptocurrency Wallet Demand Grows in South Korea

According to local reports in South Korea, demand for hardware wallets is increasing exponentially. The demand has stemmed from attempted hacks last year against domestic trading platforms like Upbit and Bithumb.

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Those Who Cashed Out of Bitcoin at its Peak Stuck With Hefty Tax Bills

Those Who Cashed Out of Bitcoin at its Peak Stuck With Hefty Tax Bills

A Reddit user by the name of Thoway (his real identity concealed) is stuck owing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a hefty $50,000 despite making less than that as a $47,000-a-year-salaried office worker.

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Alt-Coin Bear Market Largely Over Claims Expert

Alt-Coin Bear Market Largely Over Claims Expert

Speaking to Bloomberg News Tuesday, Fundstrat Global Advisors LLC suggested that the alt-coin bear market is mostly over and this is illustrated with his firm’s measure of alt-coins showing a sharp 75 percent decline in the group over the past 64 days.

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Bitcoin Uncensored: 'A Few Steps From Federal Prison If You Don't Beef Up on Legal Preparation'

Ken Nguyen of Coin Republic sits down at puertocrypto.com to talk tokens, ICOs, and SEC concerns.

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eSports Reward Token (ERT) to be Listed on HitBTC Exchange

eSports.com, ambitious project to become the leader in the eSports industry, announces its token issuance on one of the top CryptoCurrency exchanges, HitBTC (https://hitbtc.com).

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Bitcoin Video Poker Payouts - Royal Flush

Bitcoin Video Poker Payouts - Royal Flush

Bitcoin video poker payouts for a royal flush are substantial at Bitcoin Games, with a a provably fair gaming site with 99% or better expected return.

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UK Government to Study Cryptocurrency Risks in More Detail

UK Government to Study Cryptocurrency Risks in More Detail

Britain’s government and regulators will look in detail at the potential risks from cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, British junior finance minister John Glen said on Monday.

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SBTech’s Tom Light to Establish New Blockchain and Gambling Venture

SBTech’s Tom Light to Establish New Blockchain and Gambling Venture

The Senior Vice-President of Business Development at sports betting solutions firm SBTech will be departing to begin his own blockchain and gambling venture. 

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SiGMA Grand Slam Affiliate Conference to Coincide With bComm In Hong Kong

On 18 May, SiGMA will stage this year's Affiliate Grand Slam in Hong Kong.  It will take place the same time as the CoinGeek.com bComm Conference.

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G20 Watchdog Resists Calls to Regulate Cryptocurrencies

G20 Watchdog Resists Calls to Regulate Cryptocurrencies

The global watchdog that drove through a welter of banking and market reforms after the financial crisis said it will pivot more toward reviewing existing rules and away from designing new ones.

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Twitter Planned Ban on Ads Results in Another Sharp Bitcoin Price Decline

Twitter Planned Ban on Ads Results in Another Sharp Bitcoin Price Decline

Reports that Twitter will follow in the footsteps of Facebook and cease allowing advertisements for cryptocurrencies may have resulted in yet another plunge in the price of Bitcoin Sunday.

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Gifcoin.io, Manny Pacquiao Backed Vitalbet.com Makes Waves in Crypto Gambling Space

Gifcoin.io, Vitalbet.com Makes Waves in Crypto Gambling Community

"GIFcoin Shares Profits from Online Betting Through Successful VitalBet Platform", this is the headline prominently featured on the Bitcoinist.com website.

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Bitcoin Blackjack Online - Triple 7s Suited

Bitcoin Progressive Blackjack Triple 7's Suited is available for play online. 

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Children as Young as 12 Using Bitcoin to Buy Cocaine on Dark Web

One boy told how he made over £7,000 in less than 18 months dealing cocaine to friends.

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Bitcoin Bubble on Verge of Bursting: 'Ticks All of the Boxes'

Bitcoin Bubble on Verge of Bursting: 'Ticks All of the Boxes'

Bitcoin's bubble is about to burst, so says Stefan Hofrichter, head of global economics and strategy at Allianz Global Investors.

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Cryptocurrency, eSports Gain Huge Popularity in Sports Betting, Pay Per Head Sector

Cryptocurrency, eSports Gain Huge Popularity in Sports Betting, Pay Per Head Sector

eSports today  is a growing industry that will be worth $800 million in advertising and sponsorship revenue by 2019. As with any competitive sports, there is always betting going on and eSports is no exception. It was only a matter of time before Cryptocurrency and eSports Betting became more popular in the gambling industry.

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Blockchain-Based Startup Aims to Tackle Issues Facing Online Gambling Players, Affiliates

The innovative blockchain-based platform for gambling projects, TruePlay.io, is determined to solve the ethical issues concerning online gambling.

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Microsoft Starts Accepting Bitcoin Cash, Crypto Miners to Pay Premiums for Electricity

Microsoft Starts Accepting Bitcoin Cash, Cryptocurrency Miners to Pay Premiums for Electricity

Microsoft has begun to accept Bitcoin Cash for games, Xboxes, apps and other items found in their online store.

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Three Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Embezzlement Probes

Three Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Embezzlement Probes

Prosecutors with the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office in South Korea arrested individuals this week following a series of raids involving three cryptocurrency exchanges based out of that country.

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Over $60 Billion Wiped Off Value of Cryptocurrencies in 24 Hours

Over $60 Billion Wiped Off Value of Cryptocurrencies in 24 Hours

Prices of major cryptocurrencies have seen a sharp downward slide over the past 24 hours heading into Thursday afternoon. 

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Nano Cryptocurrency on the Rise: Fast Transactions and No Fees

Nano Cryptocurrency on the Rise: Fast Transactions and No Fees

Just last week, Coinmarketcap reported that the cryptocurrency Nano was up over 34% at one point.   The anonymous digital currency is looking to make some major headway in the world of online gaming, especially with the recent endorsement by social media site Twitch, which is popular with gamers and poker players.

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$4 Million Bet on When FAA Lifts Ground Stop So Far at Kalshi

$4 Million Bet on When FAA Lifts Ground Stop So Far at Kalshi

The prediction market Kalshi was quick to open betting markets on Friday's USA airline meltdown. The FAA ground stop is the worst we've seen since 9-11.
Josh Hokit Prop Bets for UFC 334 Include Whether He is Intoxicated at Weigh-In

Josh Hokit Prop Bets for UFC 334 Include Whether He is Intoxicated at Weigh-In

Madison Square Garden is going to be mayhem for UFC 334 Saturday night.
135 Sites and Counting: Is Canada’s Regulated Online Casino Market Becoming Oversaturated?

135 Sites and Counting: Is Canada’s Regulated Online Casino Market Becoming Oversaturated?

Canada’s online casino sector has reached a point where players can encounter well over 100 platforms marketed to them across regulated provincial markets, Crown-owned services and sites licensed outside the country.
How to Tell Whether a Casino Really Takes Interac, and What the Payment Page Won't Tell You

How to Tell Whether a Casino Really Takes Interac, and What the Payment Page Won't Tell You

A logo on a cashier page proves very little. Instadebit stopped taking deposits on Feb. 27, 2026, and any cashier that still shows its logo is out of date. Regulators say the same about licences: iGaming Ontario's advice for players is a two-step check