Unikrn

Unikrn Inc. (styled as "Unikrn") is an esports betting and entertainment media company based in Seattle, Washington.

Unikrn Inc.
Type of site
Private company
Founded2014
Headquarters
Seattle
,
United States
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Rahul Sood, Karl Flores
IndustryOnline gambling
ServicesOnline Esports betting & gaming
URLunikrn.com

Overview

Founded in November 2014, Unikrn primarily offers real money [1] and token-based wagering on competitive video game tournaments, otherwise known as esports.[2] Unikrn creates betting markets on esports (organized video game competitions) matches akin to traditional betting.

Origins and Development

The company was founded by Rahul Sood and Karl Flores in November 2014.

In 2016, Unikrn became an investor in BIG (Berlin International Gaming),[3] a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. Unikrn also has an investment in MAINGEAR,[4] a high-end PC manufacturer.

In the second quarter of 2017, Unikrn acquired LEET,[5] an esports startup based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unikrn also owns an Indian-based esports company, DotaProHub.[6]

In November 2017, the company released UnikoinGold, an ERC-20 cryptocurrency, running on the Ethereum blockchain.[7][8][9]

gollark: Also, Python is implemented in C. The usual interpreter, anyway.
gollark: Articles *must* be right!
gollark: It'll probably be much quicker to develop in a high-level language and port it to something faster *if* it's needed.
gollark: Well, that's reasonable, but you don't really need to use one anyway.
gollark: Also, other "low-level" languages exist. I like Rust myself.

References
  1. "There's an easy way to bet on competitive video games". Engadget. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. "Gambling Comes to E-Sports with Unikrn". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. "eSports Betting Company Unikrn Invests In German CS:GO Team BIG". SportTechie. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. "Maingear, Unikrn Bet on PC Gaming's Future". PCMag. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. "Unikrn to acquire casino focused esports company LEET". Esports Insider. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. "Esports betting hub Unikrn buys statistics company DotaProHub | GamesBeat". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. Shieber, Jonathan. "ConsenSys Ventures has made its first four investments". TechCrunch. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. Schroeder, Stan. "Mark Cuban-backed Unikrn to launch cryptocurrency for esports betting". Mashable. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  9. Soper, Taylor (25 September 2017). "Mark Cuban, Ethereum co-founder among big investors in Unikrn's digital token sale". CNBC. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.