$108,503.00
1.83%$2,509.37
-0.02%$2.38
1.09%$674.02
3.72%$170.38
1.42%$0.999803
-0.01%$0.229774
1.52%$0.760555
2.12%$0.266668
-0.95%$2,509.36
0.14%$108,388.00
2.02%$3.88
-0.50%$3,018.98
0.15%$15.83
0.84%$22.77
0.38%$27.93
7.52%$0.290058
0.85%$0.00001471
0.92%$0.197021
1.12%$8.84
1.32%$403.68
2.57%$3.08
-0.05%$96.54
2.42%$394.83
13.20%$4.72
0.62%$0.999825
-0.01%$2,512.88
0.31%$5.21
0.81%$2,681.31
0.14%$0.831376
10.96%$0.998918
0.08%$0.00001337
2.29%$1.002
0.10%$108,551.00
1.90%$30.11
-0.35%$444.95
7.16%$247.44
-4.69%$6.11
2.69%$2.82
0.11%$5.20
1.07%$52.08
0.21%$205.09
1.75%$0.960975
1.68%$0.111873
1.41%$1.00
0.00%$36.07
0.11%$0.096666
-0.12%$14.36
4.64%$18.73
1.52%$5.28
0.16%$21.65
0.54%$1.17
0.05%$0.737808
-1.28%$0.02868936
0.80%$4.71
1.38%$1.052
0.01%$0.396148
4.76%$4.94
2.07%$1.001
0.24%$0.239098
2.72%$107,750.00
1.72%$0.793962
5.66%$0.404525
2.66%$0.227019
1.18%$2.91
2.03%$4.42
0.56%$1.17
4.26%$2.61
-2.59%$4.57
0.85%$0.502942
0.07%$0.00002031
1.07%$1.00
0.37%$2,501.12
0.03%$0.512851
1.74%$179.04
1.33%$97.52
0.77%$11.34
-4.16%$0.917124
4.87%$1.40
8.04%$2,621.19
0.01%$1.95
1.10%$1.27
-0.75%$0.01911307
0.65%$4.40
-2.73%$0.664171
1.76%$0.22786
1.42%$0.731306
0.74%$12.22
0.43%$2,850.66
0.11%$1.00
0.12%$1,728.87
0.83%$0.743559
-5.56%$1.12
13.94%$0.071176
-1.03%$0.112735
1.09%$108,289.00
1.87%$0.72754
1.94%$0.00010058
2.77%$3.22
1.09%$2,671.56
-0.06%$220.46
1.63%$0.997723
-0.01%$672.78
3.70%$189.19
1.66%$0.890811
-1.91%$1.00
0.01%$0.999675
-0.01%$108,308.00
2.12%$0.01811049
-0.36%$0.01963901
0.87%$0.01360609
8.17%$108,253.00
0.73%$2,633.67
0.15%$3,314.51
0.83%$0.804438
5.02%$0.888278
1.33%$0.63773
-0.69%$3,322.33
0.54%$0.223252
-0.50%$0.314876
0.40%$2.38
3.77%$2,626.65
0.35%$22.57
1.40%$0.129209
1.17%$4.00
1.24%$36.34
2.32%$12.66
-1.20%$0.00000073
-0.49%$0.770872
3.08%$4.35
-1.15%$0.070048
4.36%$0.117631
0.16%$106,904.00
1.03%$1.94
7.78%$42.08
3.09%$2.43
8.64%$2.00
-0.30%$0.01969648
1.62%$1.00
0.01%$0.624407
0.57%$0.410905
1.30%$0.997745
-0.00%$2.05
-0.25%$111.14
0.01%$1.11
0.24%$0.316343
-1.83%$0.228704
1.55%$2,508.43
0.12%$108,525.00
2.02%$2,506.46
-0.03%$0.673287
2.08%$2.20
12.31%$0.999802
-0.01%$18.53
1.24%$0.445307
2.63%$0.635278
1.05%$2,671.82
-0.31%$0.65949
1.72%$0.00889769
1.80%$2,552.61
0.17%$108,430.00
2.29%$2,512.89
0.27%$0.496157
1.37%$1.001
0.26%$7.43
1.11%$0.154709
0.98%$0.191112
1.70%$2.95
-1.55%$0.479107
6.14%$105,199.00
1.08%$0.092373
2.41%$6.61
0.38%$0.426823
-0.46%$0.180965
-0.54%$0.699197
0.66%$0.050452
1.46%$0.00002293
0.72%$0.063261
-2.78%$0.999803
-0.01%$1.50
5.44%$0.00000114
5.30%$0.00484933
-3.09%$0.096949
1.47%$1.62
-2.72%$0.00000044
0.52%$0.166277
5.29%$0.04472701
1.18%$0.00424338
15.61%$1.30
1.28%$0.171053
0.67%$2,510.03
0.53%$1.51
-1.36%$1.088
0.02%$1.015
1.73%$0.00763818
-4.01%$107,117.00
0.96%$36.16
4.49%$0.411101
6.01%$0.00468882
0.41%$43.67
1.86%$0.99972
-0.01%$0.999644
-0.03%$1.10
-0.04%$0.999786
-0.03%$0.00544181
0.31%$1.001
-0.13%$0.823591
2.21%$0.03750253
2.63%$2,663.81
0.27%$3.10
-0.98%$27.95
7.34%$0.239412
3.01%$0.339046
-6.61%$0.0188832
-1.19%$136.41
1.61%$0.37422
-0.86%$0.350645
7.90%$108,279.00
1.81%$0.838813
-0.16%$2,758.32
0.06%$0.00006304
1.40%$3.79
-2.64%$0.303929
2.85%$2,739.82
0.37%$0.00000162
3.44%$0.814945
1.10%$0.998439
-0.09%$19.55
-0.06%$0.00075737
3.39%$0.227983
1.31%$2,508.08
0.08%$0.999638
-0.05%$1.00
-0.02%$22.76
0.56%$0.251727
-1.02%$18.65
0.05%$0.00346405
4.15%$0.68424
-0.28%$2,510.37
0.21%$2,705.43
0.11%$27.93
7.32%$2.69
-1.25%$23.92
1.99%$0.502496
0.44%$0.00
1.79%$0.00279303
0.10%$0.670149
-0.69%$2,179.75
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Half of all crypto transactions on PC gaming platform Steam were fraudulent before it removed Bitcoin as a payment option, according to Valve president Gabe Newell.
Speaking to PC Gamer, Newell said that, "We had problems when we started accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment option. 50% of those transactions were fraudulent, which is a mind-boggling number. These were customers we didn't want to have."
He said that the crypto space is populated with actors that, "are not people you want interacting with your customers."
Steam introduced Bitcoin as a payment option in April 2016, but abandoned the experiment in December 2017, citing the cryptocurrency's price volatility and "a significant increase in the fees to process transactions on the Bitcoin network."
Video game developer and publisher Epic has said it will accept games built with blockchain technology. The news comes after online gaming store Steam yesterday announced it would ban applications “built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs." Epic, which competes with Valve, Steam’s developer, then told The Verge that it would be “open to games that support cryptocurrency or blockchain-based assets." Epic’s CEO and founder, Tim Sweeney, wrote on Twit...
Newell told PC Gamer that Bitcoin's price unpredictability made it "a complete nightmare" to use for transactions, as a game could cost $10 one day and $100 the next.
In a separate interview with Eurogamer, he noted that cryptocurrency volatility meant that customers "had no idea what price that they were actually paying," adding that, "Yes, they were anchored to a cryptocurrency, but most people's wages are not in cryptocurrencies."
The company remains open on the possibilities of distributed ledgers and blockchain technology, though Newell remains skeptical of their benefits. "There's a lot of really interesting technology in blockchains and figuring out how to do a distributed ledger," Newell told PC Gamer, adding that, "I think that people haven't figured out why you actually need a distributed ledger."
Valve made headlines in late 2021 with its decision to ban games "built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs."
In recent interviews, Newell has doubled down on that stance, telling PC Gamer that many NFT-based games were "ripping customers off."
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are digital assets that are provably unique. They can be used to represent both tangible and intangible items.
Newell told EuroGamer that, "The things that were being done were super sketchy." He added that there was "illegal shit going on behind the scenes, and you're just like, yeah, this is bad." While conceding that blockchain is "a great technology," Newell said that, "the ways in which has been utilized are currently are all pretty sketchy. And you sort of want to stay away from that."
Formula 1 has renewed its partnership with exchange platform Crypto.com, extending the agreement through 2030 as both entities seek to capitalize on their shared momentum. The renewed partnership will see Crypto.com continue to feature prominently at key Formula 1 events, including the Miami Grand Prix, where it has been the title sponsor since the race’s inception in 2022. The deal, first inked in 2021, marked Formula 1’s foray into the crypto world at a time when digital assets were experienc...
Mo Shaikh, a co-creator of the Aptos blockchain and co-founder and CEO of the Aptos Labs firm that helps support it, announced Thursday that he's leaving the company to focus on a "new chapter." "Today, I am stepping away from Aptos Labs to start a new chapter," Shaikh wrote on X. "One of my true passions lies in building companies from the ground up, and we have done that at Aptos Labs by building a world-class team." "I leave Aptos Labs with the utmost confidence in the team," he continued, "a...
Building on the momentum of anticipated changes to U.S. crypto policy, Binance.US said it aims to restore its USD services in early 2025, according to a statement shared with Decrypt. It marks the exchange's first major operational shift as regulatory pressure forced the exchange to suspend fiat trading last year. The platform has operated under restricted banking access since June 2023, when SEC civil claims triggered a suspension of dollar deposits and withdrawals. "While I can't provide a de...
