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Treasury maps out plans to make UK a hub for all digital payments

SBC News Treasury maps out plans to make UK a hub for all digital payments

The UK Treasury has initiated wider plans to establish a regulatory framework to govern cryptocurrency, in which it has outlined its objective to make Britain a hub for digital payments. The UK government seeks to regulate certain stablecoins in order to elevate confidence and security within cryptocurrencies and further digital transactions. Chancellor Rishi Sunak stated: “It’s my ambition to make the …

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Frank Wenzig: Sportradar – Virtual Sports serves as betting’s ‘fan connector’

SBC News Frank Wenzig: Sportradar - Virtual Sports serves as betting's 'fan connector'

Frank Wenzig, Managing Director of Gaming at Sportradar shares his thoughts as to how continued innovation and deeper collaboration with rights holders are pushing the boundaries of fan engagement in the virtual sports betting space… SBC: How has the virtual sports betting market evolved over the years?  Frank Wenzig: The market has changed beyond recognition in the last 10, 15 …

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A ‘playground for innovation’: Why esports must move past the technical issues to embrace new betting experiences

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Micro betting can be a great way to fill the downtime, both in the absence of events to bet on and if the gameplay itself is just ‘boring’. That was a view expressed by PandaScore CEO Flavien Guillocheau in the final part of an exclusive series on the power of data in esports. Click in to read the first two …

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UKGC issues public warning on unlicensed Sorare 

SBC News UKGC issues public warning on unlicensed Sorare 

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has alerted the public that Blockchain-based fantasy football operator Sorare (Sorare.com) does not carry a UK gambling licence.  The Commission warned players that “any activity completed on the site by consumers in Great Britain is outside of the gambling regulations that a licensed operator should comply with”. Launched in 2018, Sorare is an Ethereum blockchain …

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