Bitcoin competitor, Decred announced by core developers

A new cryptocurrency has been unveiled called Decred. The developers of the the new currency have left Bitcoin in order to create a new product that keeps all of the good things and gets rid of some of the darker possibilities inherent in Bitcoin. The main difference is that Decred will be based on an open governance model.

Several core developers of Bitcoin have left the project and formed Company 0 (zero) LLC. According to the Decred website, “Decred is an open and progressive cryptocurrency with a system of community-based governance integrated into its blockchain,” and “The fusion of technology, community, and governance the Decred way means development is self-funding and remains sustainable,” the website states. Bitcoin is shrouded in secrecy and a…

US Commercial Casinos Generated $16.17 Billion From Gamblers In Q3 2023; Best Third Quarter Ever

The third quarter of this year was the best-ever third quarter in the history of the US commercial gaming industry, taking in $16.17 billion, in compliance with numbers recently released by the American Gaming Association’s (AGA’s) Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. Additionally, that’s an overall increase of 6.1% compared to the previous year and marks the 11th direct quarter in a row of yearly profit increases.

The second-highest grossing commercial gaming quarter ever:

The aforementioned third quarter of this current year also represents the second-biggest quarter for commercial gaming ever, with the first being the first quarter of the same year. Regardless of early signs of a “slowdown” during the fourth q…