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Qzino has launched as a next-generation crypto casino platform built around community-driven tokenomics and direct revenue sharing. The project allocates 50% of platform profits daily to $QZI token holders through an integrated mining mechanism. Designed with a smooth user interface and in-house development expertise, it integrates AI tools for sports betting and supports a wide array of games from major providers. This approach aims to align operator success with player incentives in the global crypto gambling ecosystem.

BLUFF has raised $21 million in strategic funding and advanced its next-generation betting platform to full launch, combining elements of sportsbook, casino, and prediction markets with blockchain transparency. The round was led by global blockchain fund 1kx, with participation from Makers Fund, Maximum Frequency Ventures, Delphi Ventures Founders, and notable backers including NBA champion and tech investor Tristan Thompson. The platform, built by a team of former executives from Stake, Bet365, William Hill, and Bodog, emphasizes speed, provable fairness, and community-driven engagement in the gambling industry.

The online gambling traffic map changed. Crypto casinos, once a niche segment operating on the edge of the market, saw measurable global volume spikes. The reason wasn't just increased interest in crypto. It was the one thing players hate waiting for, well, money.

The crypto casino sector continues to evolve in regulated, crypto-friendly jurisdictions, with a focus on enhancing compliance and implementing blockchain-enabled operations.

CryptoCasino.com has launched its rebranded Web3 betting platform, backed by SharpLink Gaming's strategic investment and minority stake in the operating company. The update positions the site as a leading decentralized casino and sports betting destination, emphasizing Ethereum infrastructure alongside planned expansions to Layer 2 solutions and other high-performance networks.

The crypto casino scene is heating up in 2026 with lightning-fast licensing in Anjouan fueling a wave of privacy-focused, high-speed platforms that ditch old-school friction for instant, low-cost play.

Bluff is set to launch its full platform, combining crypto casino gaming, prediction markets, and financialised entertainment in a unified, on-chain environment.

Polymarket, the decentralized crypto-based prediction market platform, has been blocked in Portugal and Hungary following regulatory determinations that its event-contract trading constitutes unauthorized gambling. The Portuguese Gaming Regulatory Authority (SRIJ) and Hungary’s Supervisory Authority for Regulated Activities issued the restrictions, citing a lack of licensing and prohibitions on betting related to political events. The moves underscore growing European regulatory pressure on blockchain-enabled betting products.

Risk is often treated as a single concept in crypto. In practice, it comes in very different forms depending on whether exposure comes from gambling or investing.

The crypto casino sector outside the US continues evolving with a stronger emphasis on licensing flexibility, crypto-native operations, and enhanced blockchain efficiency.

HyperBet has launched a fully decentralized crypto casino platform on the Base blockchain, offering over 1,000 games and integrated sports betting.

BC.Game launches an upgraded crypto sportsbook with faster on-chain bet settlement.

Curacao's updated LOK framework solidifies direct licensing with stronger AML and crypto support for operators worldwide.

Canadian rapper Drake has been accused of leveraging an online gambling platform partnership to artificially inflate streaming numbers for his music, reigniting debate around celebrity crypto-gambling endorsements and disclosure standards. The allegations, which surfaced across social media and industry commentary between January 6–7, centre on claims that high-visibility gambling content and wager-linked promotions may have been used to drive coordinated play and engagement around specific music releases.

Narwhal Finance has announced the closure of its perpetual trading platform and redirected all resources to Nar.bet, a new provably fair crypto casino built on the Monad blockchain. The team, early builders on Monad, aims to deliver transparent on-chain gaming experiences powered by Pyth Network for verifiable fairness. This pivot underscores a broader trend in the crypto gaming sector toward scalable, trustless platforms that simplify user onboarding while eliminating opaque mechanics.

Solana emerges as a preferred network for fast, low-cost transactions in crypto casinos.