World News
WORLD NEWS. WEEK 35
🇺🇿 GLI Receives Accreditation in Uzbekistan
Regulator NAPP has added Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) to the official list of accredited testing laboratories.
GLI will now be able to test and certify iGaming products for local operators and B2B suppliers.
🔍 The decision confirms Uzbekistan’s transition into the operational phase of its regulated market following the issuance of the first licences to Olimpbet and Oltinbet.
🆕 1win Adds Deposits via Web3 Wallets
The operator has introduced direct crypto wallet connections for account deposits.
Players can use MetaMask, Trust Wallet and other wallets via WalletConnect. Supported networks include Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and Tron.
🔍 After the initial wallet connection, users no longer need to manually copy crypto addresses, as deposits can be confirmed directly through the wallet app.
🌑 Stake Founders Launch Financial Asset Betting Platform
Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani, founders of Stake and Kick, have launched Moon.com.
The product offers perpetual futures trading with the ability to speculate on price movements in cryptocurrencies, stocks, commodities and currency pairs with leverage of up to x1000.
🔍 Unlike Kalshi and Polymarket, Moon uses a financial trading model rather than prediction markets. The service is currently in beta testing.
⚖ Evolution Board Recommends Rejecting Candle Lake Offer
Evolution’s board of directors has recommended rejecting the mandatory offer from investment company Candle Lake, which is linked to billionaire Kenneth Dart.
The board said the offer does not reflect the company’s fair market value and represents a discount to the current share price.
📅 Shareholders can accept the offer until September 15.
🕵 New Details Emerge Around Complaints Targeting Sportradar and 1xBet Coverage
Activ8 Insights investigated a series of DMCA complaints aimed at removing publications related to Sportradar and reports by Muddy Waters and Callisto Research.
Key findings from the investigation:
- One complaint was filed in the name of Muddy Waters, although the fund said it had not initiated it
- The sender, “Alex Gramm,” had previously appeared in at least 12 similar DMCA complaints
- 10 of the 12 complaints were linked to content about 1xBet
- Some complaints sought the removal of articles and brand-related publications from search results
💬 Sportradar said it had no involvement in the complaints and had not commissioned them.
1xBet also stated that it was not connected to the situation described.
⚠ Activ8 Insights noted that it has no evidence linking the complaints to the companies and is not claiming that they were initiated by them.