Tagged: nevada

April 4, 2026 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A Nevada judge has extended an order blocking prediction market platform Kalshi from allowing residents to trade contracts tied to sports and other events unless the company first obtains a state gaming license. The decision, issued on April 3 in Carson City, marks a notable… Read More

March 22, 2026 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The state of Nevada has achieved a significant legal victory in its efforts to regulate online prediction markets, securing a temporary restraining order against Kalshi. News outlets such as Wired, along with commentary from gambling focused legal expert Daniel Wallach, have highlighted this recent court… Read More

February 11, 2026 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent development for the cryptocurrency and derivatives sectors, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has intervened in a high-profile legal battle, signaling a shift toward more supportive federal oversight of prediction markets. On February 5, 2026, the agency filed a motion to submit… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 2:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a key player focused on automating, digitizing and transforming the way people bank and shop, announced at Intersect Las Vegas the launch of two new models as part of its DN Series family, the DN Series 600V teller cash recycler system… Read More

June 24, 2023 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, once one of the most successful Fintechs serving the securities crowdfunding industry, is now insolvent, according to a document filed by the State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry, Financial Institutions Division (NFID). In a cease and desist (C&D) order, NFID claims… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BrewDog co-founder James Watt recently noted that the founder of Contrarian Thinking, Codie Sanchez, along with comedian Dom Joly will reportedly be joining his advisory panel for The Next Unicorn. BrewDog pursued multiple securities crowdfunding rounds in the UK and then crossed the Atlantic and… Read More

August 21, 2021 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sightline Payments revealed, earlier this week, the completion of a $244 million round valuing the firm at more than $1 billion. With this capital injection, Sightline becomes Nevada’s very first Fintech Unicorn—one of almost 700 startups globally to be valued at $1 billion+ as a… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US State of Nevada will reportedly be allowing tech giants to launch their own governments in order to collect taxes, establish school districts and courts as well, presumably in an attempt to attract more large firms. The very first “smart city’ could be launched… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based tech giant IBM and Farmer Connect, an organization focused on enhancing transparency and sustainability in agriculture supply chains, introduced a blockchain-powered application at the Consumer Electronic Show (held in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2020) that lets users learn more about the… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 1:02 am By Cali Haan  |  

Following the failure of a proposed law earlier this year which would have required the licensing of crypto ATMs in Nevada, state lawmakers have decided to bring cryptocurrency ATMs under existing laws, Nevada Current reports. The state’s unknown number of crypto ATMs, found everywhere from immigrant… Read More

January 7, 2019 @ 7:11 pm By Cali Haan  |  

San Francisco blockchain record firm Titan Seal has scored a plum contract in Nevada to help Washoe County officials manage marriage records on the Ethereum blockchain, Reno Gazette Journal reports. Titan Seal CEO Phil Dhingra has now moved to Reno to hopefully build out his… Read More

June 1, 2016 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul.com announced on Wednesday the closing of five recent transactions, which includes four equity investments in commercial properties as well as an equity raise for a residential real estate fund. The platform revealed that its investors have funded $7.5 million through these opportunities, helping to finance multifamily,… Read More

August 24, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of the annual Burning Man Festival, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has unveiled the top 5 most creative Burning Man campaigns of this year. Originally based out of San Francisco’s Baker Beach, Burning Man is a week-long annual event that is held in the Black Rock… Read More

November 14, 2014 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Lima announced that it was awarded the prize of “Innovation Honoree” at the 2015 CES Innovation Awards in two categories: Software and Mobile Apps and Computer Accessories. Products entered into the CES Innovation Awards are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, announced on Wednesday (October 12th) that it has been named a 2015 CES Best of Innovation Awards Honoree in the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing category for its flagship 3D scanner product. Products entered in the CES Innovation Awards… Read More