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FanDuel Launches The Bitcoin Bowl
Bitcoin // January 05, 2018

If you can’t beat ‘em, bitcoin ‘em.   This weekend, fantasy sports fans and cryptocurrency fanatics alike will have a chance to celebrate the run-up to the Super Bowl by participating in history’s first ever Bitcoin Bowl, care of fantasy sports betting site FanDuel.   “We consider ourselves...

Mastercard And BJ’s Team On MLB All-Star Game Promo
Mastercard // April 25, 2017

Mastercard, the credit card company, announced Monday (April 24) that cardholders will have a chance to win a trip for two to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami when they use a Mastercard at BJ’s Wholesale Club locations (including gas) or online at BJs.com....

Worldpay Announces Hackathon For Internet Of Things Payments
Internet of Things // September 02, 2016

What’s the future of FinTech? Better brush up on your hacking skills and bring the competitive spirit, because Worldpay is hosting the first annual Internet of Things hackathon in London later this month. Worldpay has paired up with Consult Hyperion, MongoDB and Visa Europe Collab...

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FanDuel Launches The Bitcoin Bowl

January 05, 2018
If you can’t beat ‘em, bitcoin ‘em.   This weekend, fantasy sports fans and cryptocurrency fanatics alike will have a chance to celebrate the run-up to the Super Bowl by participating in history’s first ever Bitcoin Bowl, care of fantasy sports betting site FanDuel.   “We consider ourselves innovators in sports entertainment and introducing new ways to play […]

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AWS Supports Blockchain Coding Contest With $100K Prize

August 02, 2019
A Blockchain coding competition supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS) is offering a $100,000 prize to anyone who can solve a problem and provide the fastest speed improvement to it, according to a report. The problem is as follows: “Given 1024-bit input x, compute the verifiable delay function ‘h=x^(2^t) mod N’ as fast as possible. The […]

Mastercard And BJ’s Team On MLB All-Star Game Promo

April 25, 2017
Mastercard, the credit card company, announced Monday (April 24) that cardholders will have a chance to win a trip for two to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami when...