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Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ: GEMI), the digital currency brokerage owned by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, is partnering with Apex Fintech Solutions in a deal aimed at capitalizing on cryptocurrency event contracts. Under the terms of the partnership announced earlier today, Gemini will become the…

GR8_TECH has tested the transaction speed of its crypto-native iGaming platform GREAT_CRYPTO TURNKEY in a video comparing a cryptocurrency payment with a race car at the Donington Park Circuit in England. The cryptocurrency transaction completed in less than 15 seconds, the company noted, with the…

The debate around prediction markets has often surrounded issues such as whether they constitute gambling, and whether they are fair, i.e., whether insiders are abusing their knowledge to “fade the crowd” and secure a financial outcome by abusing their privileged information. ACDC Report Warns abou…

A new report suggests that more than 150 cryptocurrency wallets trading on Polymarket’s international prediction market platform may have bought and sold event contracts using nonpublic information about US military operations. The analysis comes from the nonprofit Anti-Corruption Data Collective (…

U.S. President Donald Trump used a White House meeting with cryptocurrency and financial-industry executives to press Congress to pass the Clarity Act, while prediction-market companies were left out of the event despite earlier reports that they would participate. Trump told attendees on Wednesday…

A federal bill introduced Monday by a Washington State congressman would ban prediction-market platforms from offering event contracts on wildfires. Some areas of U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner’s (R-5th Dist.) constituency, which includes Spokane County, were ravaged by fires in July and August. Whi…

Cyprus gaming tech firm GR8_TECH is as confident as ever in its payment processing abilities, particularly of its cryptocurrency platform. The company has been involved in the crypto scene for a number of years, and sees particular opportunities in the burgeoning crypto betting industry. To test th…

N3on, a global powerhouse in casino content creation and livestreaming, has signed a new deal with Jack.com, a global crypto casino, becoming the brand’s ambassador and seeking to help it boost its reach across the globe with a particular push in the US market. N3on to Help Drive Jack.com’s Marketi…

The Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) of Denmark has instructed Inpay to refrain from onboarding potential players from due to serious omissions in its anti-money laundering compliance process. This ban will remain in force until the regulator is satisfied that the pertinent breaches…

Polymarket has had a lot to celebrate in recent months – the return to the market in the United States has been its biggest and most important milestone to date. The company’s valuation is running in the billions, and there seems to be no legal hurdle back at home that is likely to stop the […]

The igaming payments sector continues to evolve at pace, with a change in mindset observed amid the growth of crypto and regulatory considerations.

South Korea has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket after regulators reviewed the prediction market platform’s response to concerns over illegal gambling. The decision brings South Korea to the list of regions that have outlawed Polymarket while regulatory agencies cont…

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Alpaca, a provider of a developer-first API for stock, options, and crypto trading, is preparing to capitalize on emerging opportunities by entering the hot prediction markets sector. To that end, the company has submitted the necessary applications in a move that would broaden its business. Alpaca…

South Korea has joined France, Australia and Germany in restricting access to Polymarket on gambling-related grounds, with authorities ordering the crypto prediction market to be blocked in the country. Polymarket told South Korea’s media and communications review commission that it had removed its…

Ireland is introducing tighter anti-money laundering (AML) controls for the gambling sector as part of the country's first national anti-money laundering strategy, including mandatory closed-loop payments and enhanced scrutiny of cryptocurrency transactions. Under the new approach, gambling operato…

The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) has moved to block access to Polymarket over a month after entering a dispute with the predictions platform over illegal gambling. At the start of July, South Korean regulatory bodies gave Polymarket the chance to respond to these allegations, al…

South Korea has blocked access to Polymarket after ruling that its winner-takes-all prediction markets create an illegal gambling environment. The post South Korea blocks Polymarket over illegal gambling concerns first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.