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    Has anyone claimed their Bitcoin Cash / Bcash free coins?

    Some of you might not be aware that a new crypto-currency was born on the first of August 2017, called Bitcoin Cash or alternatively Bcash. Since the new coin is a hard fork of Bitcoin, it means if you owned bitcoin before August 1st, you also now own an equivalent number of Bcash providing you...
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    What fee should I pay for a quick confirmation?

    After a quiet summer, the NFL season starts next week so I suspect I'll be making frequent deposits at CloudBet and Bovada over the coming months. I'm wondering how much you guys pay as a transaction fee in order to get your deposit confirmed quickly. Personally I attached a $2 fee and that...
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    What happens when a transaction gets stuck?

    So I had a few dollars in an old bitcoin wallet that I haven't used in a couple of years. I decided to put the money to use so I sent it to my regular sportsbooks. Unfortunately, it's now been over a week and the transaction still hasn't confirmed so I contacted customer support. They told me...
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    How to avoid losing money when bitcoin price fluctuates?

    I started using bitcoin for playing online poker and sports betting last summer. Over the past few months the price of bitcoin has generally been moving upwards so I haven't always been in a rush to convert my BTC back into dollars after a cashout has been processed. However, at the start of...
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    Is it worth investing in hardware wallet?

    I'm not a big time gambler but from time to time I may have a couple of thousand dollars in my bankroll. I've read that you shouldn't keep large sums of money on bitcoin exchanges or gambling sites for extended periods in case they get hacked. For 1 or 2 thousand dollars worth of BTC do you...
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    What is the best bitcoin hardware wallet - Trezor, KeepKey or Ledger?

    I was using Bitfinex to buy my gambling bitoin when they got hacked so I ended up losing about a third of my BTC. This was a wakeup call for me so I've decided to buy a hardware wallet to keep my coins safe until I need to transfer them to a betting site. From my research I've discovered that...
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    How to avoid downloading a fake bitcoin wallet

    As we reported here, a number of fake bitcoin wallets have appeared in the iTunes App Store with the same names as popular wallets like BreadWallet and GreenAddress. Because these wallets look and function like the original legit wallets, it can be very difficult to recognize a fake BTC wallet...
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    Bitcoin gambling becoming more popular in Australia

    Australia has had a checkered past when it comes to gambling with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum or Monero. A popular Brisbane based and fully licensed bookmaker called Neds were forced to close down their bitcoin betting operations when regulators stepped in. New stricter licensing...
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    What is the easiest and cheapest way to buy bitcoin in the UK?

    I hear that the competition is pretty soft at bitcoin poker rooms so I'd like to give it a try but I'm not sure how to go about buying bitcoin in the UK. Any recommendations?
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