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UK Introduces New In-Game Ad/Microtransactions Rules!
Microtransactions and in-game advertisements are undoubtedly a huge and very lucrative part of gaming. Particularly so in regards to the mobile remit. For many years, however, people have increasingly voiced their concerns not only over the general nature of gambling involved in many such ‘loot box’ items but also the…
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Alan Turing Will Be on the Bank of England’s Next £50 Note
The Bank of England‘s £50 note is currently their largest, issued back in 2011. It measures 156mm x 85mm and it features both Matthew Boulton as well as James Watt. The two are the leading lights of the industrial revolution, developing and marketing steam engines in 1775. However, the Bank…
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Bitcoin’s 10th Birthday Marred By A Poor 2018
Bitcoin’s 10th Birthday Marred By A Poor 2018 Bitcoin’s 10th birthday is shortly approaching and it’s fairly safe to say that the last year has been something of a rollercoaster for the online currency. With it achieving a price of around $20,000 last Christmas, the future looked very bright. As…
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Ripple (XRP) Cryptocurrency Sees Big Spike In 24 Hours
Ripple (XRP) Cryptocurrency Sees Big Spike In 24 Hours Following the rollercoaster, we saw with cryptocurrencies over 2017 (and the subsequent crash in January 2018) you might be forgiven if you’ve taken your eye off the ball. Now that the craze has died down a little only (mostly) the hardcore…
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PSG Announce Plans To Launch A Cryptocurrency
PSG Announce Plans To Launch A Cryptocurrency PSG, if you are not aware are a French football team and no, you haven’t accidentally visited the wrong website either. This is still eTeknix.com As with many major football clubs, they have in the last 20 years become more and more of…
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Bitcoin Value Heads Towards $10,000 Again
Bitcoin value on the rise again With Bitcoin hitting the $20,000 mark last Christmas it symbolized 2017 as being the year of the cryptocurrency boom. What followed in January though was almost as equally unexpected as the boom. The price plummeted. At one point Bitcoin was worth around a 5th…
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GTA 5 Offers Online Tax Rebate For Players
GTA 5 Despite the game being nearly 5 years old for consoles, and 3 for PC, popularity for GTA 5 has not waned much. If anything, it has survived a lot better than it’s predecessor not just in relevancy but how good it looks. Thinking about it, Grand Theft Auto…
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Loot Boxes Discussed in UK Parliament as Proposed Inclusion in Gambling Laws
Loot boxes and online currencies under debate Microtransactions and loot boxes have become a major factor in gaming these days. For many people, they are a nice, but not a necessary perk. To others, they are a toxic means of ‘pay to win’ mentalities developers like to create. For those…
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Bitcoin Smashes New Value Record!
The value of the Bitcoin has never been greater! Bitcoin, the digital crypto-currency has hit a new high. In a manner that is baffling both investors and tempting those peeking through the window of mining, the value of the digital currency continues to grow. So what is it exactly that…
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Bitcoin Surpasses Milestone $2000 Valuation
If you sent a message back in time 1 year, what advice would you give yourself? Don’t take that person out on a date? Don’t reject that job offer? Personally, I would tell myself, in big large friendly letters – INVEST IN BITCOIN! The Bitcoin value has hit a new incredible…
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Bitfinex Bitcoin Exchange Lose $61 Million in Hack
With millions traded every day through systems that rely on both the technology and the people acting to secure the environments they trade in, theft can happen. With banks recently reporting a string of thefts through the SWIFT network, it seemed like only a matter of time before digital currencies…
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Bitcoin Mining Income Halves Overnight!
The cryptocurrency Bitcoins can be obtained by many ways, from purchasing with real money to generating it as a reward for offering up your PC for Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin mining is the process where you’re computer power is rented out to external projects in exchange for some of the cryptocurrency. Unfortunately, if…
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Australia Looks To Sell Million In Bitcoins
When it comes to cryptocurrency, there is only really one that anyone speaks about. Bitcoin is a digital currency that has found itself in turbulent times recently. With platforms like Steam looking to accept the currency, the currency is looking to take on new life and with police in Australia…
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Steam May Soon Accept Bitcoins
When it comes to PC gaming, everyone knows the feeling that happens when the Steam sales come on. Your bank account starts to hate you and you wish you didn’t save your card details as you click and drain your funds for games you won’t get to play for a…
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Tourists Will Be Able to Use Fingerprints as Currency in Japan
It’s not always a good idea to carry a lot of cash on you when you’re going on trips, which is why credit cards are usually much more appealing. However, Japan is looking to take things to a whole new level thanks to an innovative system that uses fingerprints as…
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