Romania blacklists Polymarket for illegal crypto betting amid $600M election wagers

Romania blacklists Polymarket for illegal crypto betting amid 0M election wagers

Romania blacklists Polymarket for illegal crypto betting amid $600M election wagers

Admin7 months ago02 mins

Polymarket’s ban in Romania follows similar crackdowns in the US, France, Belgium, Poland, Singapore and Thailand, where regulators cited unlicensed gambling activity. Romania’s National Office for Gambling (ONJN) has blacklisted leading prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling platform operating outside state oversight. The decision follows what regulators described as a surge in crypto-based…

#Andrew Tate messaged underaged girls: Romanian pol’s daughter

Admin3 years ago06 mins

“Andrew Tate messaged underaged girls: Romanian pol’s daughter” The daughter of a prominent Romanian politician claims disgraced influencer Andrew Tate contacted her and several classmates when they were young teens — trying to lure some with the promise of a date. “I was contacted by Andrew Tate, the older of the Tate brothers, three years…

#Ukrainian refugee in one of Andrew Tate’s homes defends him

Admin3 years ago07 mins

“Ukrainian refugee in one of Andrew Tate’s homes defends him” A Ukrainian war refugee was among the women cops found at Andrew Tate’s Romanian properties — and is now staunchly defending the influencer against accusations he’s a rapist forcing women into porn. The refugee — who only gave the name Lisa — confirmed to The…

#Inside Andrew Tate’s 0K Romanian warehouse-turned-hideout

#Inside Andrew Tate’s $700K Romanian warehouse-turned-hideout

Admin3 years ago08 mins

“Inside Andrew Tate’s $700K Romanian warehouse-turned-hideout” Andrew Tate, 36, and his 34-year-old brother Tristan were arrested on Thursday night for alleged sex trafficking from a $700,000 Romanian warehouse they turned into a full-time living space. Andrew purchased the property — located in the town of Voluntari, outside of Bucharest — in 2017 when he first…

# ICI Bucharest to use Elrond blockchain to develop decentralized domains and an institutional NFT marketplace

Admin4 years ago03 mins

” ICI Bucharest to use Elrond blockchain to develop decentralized domains and an institutional NFT marketplace “ On Tuesday, Romania’s National Institute for Research and Development In Informatics, also known as ICI Bucharest (ICI), announced that it would be building an institutional nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, marketplace and a decentralized Domain Name System. Both services…

# Major European music festival will allow fans to buy tickets using EGLD

Admin5 years ago04 mins

“# Major European music festival will allow fans to buy tickets using EGLD ” The Untold Festival, scheduled to be held in Romania next month, has partnered with the Elrond Network to allow concert goers to pay for their tickets in cryptocurrency. In a Tuesday announcement, Untold said that tickets for its 2021 festival could…

# Romanian university plans to accept crypto payments for admission fees

Admin5 years ago03 mins

“# Romanian university plans to accept crypto payments for admission fees ” A public university in the Romanian city of Sibiu in Transylvania has said it will allow students to pay for their admission fees in crypto. According to an announcement from Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, or LBUS, on Wednesday, the institution plans to…

# Blockchain tech in national elections: An experience from Romania

Admin5 years ago010 mins

“# Blockchain tech in national elections: An experience from Romania ” For the first time in Romania, the recent national parliamentary elections, which were held in November, used blockchain technology with the main purpose to guarantee the integrity of the electoral process and to strengthen its transparency. The government aimed to ensure tamper-proof and real-time…

#Yet another mysterious monolith appears — in California

Admin6 years ago04 mins

“#Yet another mysterious monolith appears — in California” Eerie things come in threes? Yet another monolith has appeared — this time in California. The mysterious silver structure — similar to ones recently found in Utah and Romania — was spotted by locals Wednesday morning atop Pine Mountain in Atascadero, a city in San Luis Obispo…

#10 dead due to fire in a Romanian COVID-19 intensive care ward

Admin6 years ago03 mins

“#10 dead due to fire in a Romanian COVID-19 intensive care ward” Ten people were killed and 10 others wounded — seven critically — when a blaze broke out at a public hospital treating COVID-19 patients in northeastern Romania Saturday. The fire spread through the intensive care ward designed for coronavirus patients at Piatra Neamt…