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The 2018 end-of-year report by Nielsen-owned gaming research company SuperData has revealed that so-called freemium games – games that are free to play but typically enable microtransactions for users to purchase upgrades and gizmos – are dominating the entertainment market, generating a massive $ 88 billion in the past year. Unsurprisingly this segment also known as
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Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay, which was founded in 2011, had a record year for revenue in 2018, as the company’s B2C and B2B operations grew substantially. BitPay Sees Record Year for Revenue in 2018, with $ 1 Billion in Transactions https://t.co/s3fVrm3kZw #Fintech #Blockchain pic.twitter.com/Z6d2x2c1fW — BitPay (@BitPay) January 16, 2019 According to a recent announcement, BitPay processed over $ 1 […]
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According to a report from Dapp.com, dApps had about 1.5 million users over the course of 2018, the first full year they were measured. The most active dApp category across platforms was gaming, followed by betting. Of the 1.5 million total users of dApps across platforms, nearly 800,000 were on Ethereum. The Ethereum dApp ecosystem
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Over the last two years, as cryptocurrencies gained mainstream attention, scammers have become far more prevalent. One particular social media scam that can be found on prominent websites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram is the impersonation of well-known crypto industry executives and blockchain luminaries. Unfortunately even a verified account means nothing these days and these giant corporations have allowed fraudulent acts to flourish giving criminals the opportunity to rake in millions.
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The use of blockchain technology to help secure internet of things data, services and devices doubled last year, Gemalto research suggests.
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Finance company Circle claims its over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trading desk swapped a notional volume of $ 24 billion last year. The Boston-based company’s Circle Trade desk reportedly executed more than 10,000 cryptocurrency settlements between 600 unique counterparties in 2018.
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Over the last year, SludgeFeed has published more than 2,000 articles… mostly within our three areas of focus: cryptocurrency, technology and gaming. In this time, we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing a number of crypto and esports industry leaders, partnered with companies to improve transparency and accuracy of reporting, and even launched a cryptocurrency index […]
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Chinese state television has sought to document the toll taken on South Korean cryptocurrency companies by 2018’s bear market, with Financial Channel (CCTV-2) producing a report detailing the challenges faced by Korean miners. According to the report, last year’s bear trend was further exacerbated by a 97.5 percent drop in Korean cryptocurrency premiums, driving between 70 and 80 percent of miners to desist operations.
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Crypto heavyweight Circle stated in a blog post that their OTC (Over-the-counter) business has facilitated over $ 24 Billion worth of trades. This is a huge number given that OTC trading volumes are not reported publicly and there have been growing discussions about institutional investor activity over crypto OTC desks. Circle Trade has become a core liquidity
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The exciting year in gaming wrapped up with a 12-hour NYE Fortnite live stream hosted by Tyler “Ninja” Blevins that featured numerous guest appearances and a failed attempt to convince New York City to floss. Statistically speaking new years on twitch has 30% less viewers than normal. We didnt break a peak viewer record yesterday… but […]
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Artifact, a digital collectible card game developed and published by Valve, got off to a relatively strong start when it launched at the end of November, peaking with as many as 60,000 concurrent players on Steam. Since that time, the outlook for the game based on the Dota 2 universe has grown increasingly bleaker as users grow tired […]
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Despite the price of bitcoin reaching a record high in 2017 and then taking a bearish turn as 2018 kicked in, bitcoin bulls were not deterred and continued making overoptimistic predictions throughout the year. Among the prominent bitcoin bulls, the co-founder of markets analysis firm Fundstrat Global, Tom Lee, stood out for his unrelenting optimism
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Microsoft (MSFT) finished 2018 as the world’s most valuable company, with a $ 779.8 billion market cap, and, while it’s difficult to predict where the stock will head in 2019, the tech giant may have tipped its hand through its M&A activity over the last 12 months. While the company’s acquisition of GitHub for $ 7.5 billion was perhaps […]
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The stock market crash in 2018 shredded billions off the wealthiest Americans. A staggering $ 76 billion were wiped off their balance sheets. Still, new billionaires were added to the infamous Forbes list, while some industry investors saw their fortune increase and decrease, at the same time, per a Bloomberg report. Fifteen individuals were added to
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The five most traded cryptocurrency markets saw an increase in volume during December, when compared with the previous month. Despite the spike in trading activity posted by the dominant markets, many crypto assets ranked below the top five saw a decline in month-over-month volume.
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BTC saw a slight increase in volume during December, with $ 157.2 billion worth of trade taking place, up from $ 156.5 billion during November. As such, BTC posted its strongest volume since May.
2018 has officially come to an end, capping off one of the most difficult and frustrating years for cryptocurrency bulls to date. After hitting a peak market cap of $ 812 billion in the first month of the year, the crypto market has plunged more than 84% to finish the year around $ 125 billion. With the […]
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Following one of its biggest bull rallies in history to $ 19,500, Bitcoin (BTC) is set to end 2018 with an 80 percent drop from its all-time high. As Bitcoin enters 2019 with a bear market status having suffered a steep sell-off in December, what can investors expect in the first two quarters of 2019? Several … Continued
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In this op-ed, Micah Winkelspecht explains why he believes that 2019 will see the return of bitcoin dominance after 2018’s reality checks.
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The confidence of consumers in the mid-term performance of the U.S. economy has declined, placing more pressure on retailers like Walmart and Target that have been struggling since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2018. Along with major technology stocks in the likes of Apple and Amazon, retailers have been amongst the worst performing
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The CEO of one of the largest crypto security companies recaps his takeaways from the year that was.
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