The Winklevoss twins created a ground-breaking application, which analyzes the different prices at which bitcoin is traded on different exchange platforms. There are seven digital currency exchange platforms, used by the application to gather data. Players can then make an easier decision whether to buy, sell or exchange the cryptocurrency based on the provided information.
The application may become one of the most useful and popular apps when it comes to online and mobile poker. It has additional features such as conversion of bitcoins to U.S. dollars as well as real-time charts and statistics, showing the fluctuations of the currency. The Winklevoss twins were formerly known for the infamous lawsuit where they accused Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg for stealing the idea for the social network from them. They required of him to pay $65 million.
The application itself suits as a pricing index for the cryptocurrency, providing on-time data from a number of sources, resulting in an unique service unmatched in accuracy.
Poker players who use bitcoin to play poker have often found themselves in a position where they buy bitcoins for more than what its worth in another bitcoin exchange website. Therefore, the need for such an app has undoubtedly been urgent. Many players see the app as an irreplaceable tool while playing.
Online Poker Rooms Offer Cryptocurrency Payments
There are more and more poker websites which include cryptocurrencies to their payment options. The latest one is called Breakout Gaming. The operator spent a considerable amount of money to advertise its new poker room, in which players used digital money.
Breakout Gaming released a feature called Initial Coin Offering, offering start up digital coins to newly-registered players. Poker players such as Johnny Chan, Jennifer Harman and Jeff Lisandro have shown interest and have supported this new endeavor of the poker industry.
A number of online poker rooms have begun offering cryptocurrency. Some of the most popular ones are Betcoin Poker, Seals with Clubs, WinPoker, etc. Despite the doubts and reservations of many operators towards digital currencies and their lack of physical representation, the number of operators that opt for bitcoin payments is increasing day by day.
Another feature WinkDex offers is the full chronological history of the prices at which bitcoin has been offered after January 2012. For example, at the dawn of the currency, one bitcoin cost no more than $5, whereas in January this year, it skyrocketed to $800 per coin. The current price for one bitcoin fluctuates around $350. It is said that while bitcoin was at its all-time peak, the Winklevoss twins had around 1% of all bitcoin currency or $11 million worth of bitcoin.
WinkDex looks more like a live exchange rate platform than a poker-only app, yet any professional and semi-professional poker player, who plays with bitcoin, will find it very hard to play optimally without the help of WinkDex.
