What Does Zynga’s Launch Of An Internet Gambling Business Really Mean?
July 17th, 2013
Via Kevin’s Corner, some analysis of Zynga’s recent launch of an internet gambling business: There has been much commentary in the press and on blogs about Zynga’s anticipated and perhaps rather late entry into the Internet gambling(iGaming) business. This topic has been discussed for years and it is finally here. Although Zynga is the 600 […]
Read more »SynCurrency: What Comes After Bitcoin?
July 2nd, 2013
Via Pacific Standard, an article on some of the cryptocurrencies vying to revolutionize our outdated banking system: Bitcoin, a digital currency launched by the pseudonymous programmer Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, hit a peak trading value of $266 per coin in April 2013, the biggest point in a bubble that would burst soon after. The cryptocurrency, […]
Read more »Station Casinos Gauging Interest In Fantasy Sports Gambling
July 2nd, 2013
Via VegasChatter, a look at the potential of fantasy sports gambling: Fantasy football is a multi-billion dollar business. Gambling is a multi-billion dollar business. What do you get when you put the two together? Something that will become a multi-multi-billion dollar business, perhaps. We tipped you off to expect more gambling on football last […]
Read more »Bitcoin Payments Could Quickly Become Competitive Wedge In Online Gaming
July 2nd, 2013
Via Forbes, an article on bitcoin’s potential role in online gaming: Have you ever wondered why new technology tends to be exploited in the adult entertainment and online gambling industries first? An ultra-competitive market environment and a willingness to try anything in the quest for traffic and profits has made these two industries technology’s early […]
Read more »SynCurrency: The Crypto-Currency Ecosystem – A Taxonomy Of Alt-Coins, Meta-Coins And Blockchain-Riders
July 2nd, 2013
Via the O’Reilly Radar, a look at the entire crypto-currency ecosystem: Just like the IP protocol, bitcoin is the culmination of several important advancements, all combining to form a paradigm-changing innovation. The Internet Protocol was not just an arrangement of headers and payload. It also represented the triumph of packet-switching, layered protocols and distributed routing […]
Read more »SynCurrency: Bitcoin Millionaires Become Investing Angels
June 16th, 2013
Via Technology Review, an interesting look at the early investors in Bitcoin who got rich and are now the cryptocurrency’s most powerful gatekeepers: Every time you spend bitcoins to buy a drink at Evr, a swanky bar in midtown Manhattan that accepts the digital currency, you make its co-owner, Charlie Shrem, just a little bit […]
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