“Victiv Brings Bitcoin to a Potentially $5 Billion Market” - Matt Primeaux, Victiv
Fantasy sports has always seemed like a promising area for Bitcoin acceptance. An industry dependent on online payments with over US$1 billion bet in the U.S. each year on fantasy football alone, much of it pooled in leagues stretching across the nation, fantasy sports would benefit greatly from the ability to send money without being subject to PayPal fees or worries about credit card fraud. However despite these advantages, fantasy football with Bitcoin seemed to be limited to a custom BitcoinTalk league with escrow services provided by NitrogenSports. That is no longer the case. Just in....
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Startup Lamassu makes bitcoin ATMs that take in cash and exchange it on the spot for bitcoin. The company was started by Zach Harvey, Josh Harvey and Matt Whitlock just one year ago and, despite regulatory challenges in various locations, more than 200 people have bought Lamassu machines and are working to put them into operation all over the world. CoinDesk sat down with Zach Harvey at CoinSummit to discuss the machine's roll-out, Whitlock's departure and the bitcoin ATM's true potential. Brothers and co-founders Zach and Josh Harvey with a Lamassu ATM. CoinDesk: How many Lamassu ATMs....
Interview With Matt and Dan of Minersource. One of the questions I get asked the most from readers is "What vendors and manufacturers are safe to buy from?" With so many companies abusing their customers like Butterfly Labs and KNC, or starting out well like Bit-Tech and then disappearing, customers are wary of what and where to buy equipment. One of the places I recommend is Minersource. Manufacturers like Rockminer drop shipped me miners from Minersource for review. They always have fast shipping and safely packed miners. Minersource is a name you can see in many of my articles. They are....
A marketplace for NFTs launched by Travala.com Co-founder Matt Luczynski will debut heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury’s NFT collection as it bids to become the go-to market to buy, sell, trade and bid on NFTs, and deliver a knockout blow to competing platforms. Matt, now CEO of HoDooi.com, co-founded successful blockchain travel business Travala.com, before […]