Duelbits Teases "Duelbits 1.99" Weeks After a $7 Million Hack

Image: Duelbits on X

Duelbits used the week of 13 to 20 October 2026 to tease a platform upgrade it calls "Duelbits 2.0 (or 1.99)", without giving a release date. The posts on its official X account were marketing, not a changelog, so what players can actually expect is thin.

The only concrete detail came on 17 October, when Duelbits reposted a post from its VIP account. It said the VIP programme was getting "an upgrade before the big upgrade", with two changes: a rolling lossback that can be claimed as soon as a player qualifies instead of waiting until Monday, and wager milestones where every qualifying wager counts and each milestone unlocks a reward. The post added a note about a "small correction" for current VIPs, but the text we could read was cut off before it said what that was. Whether the new terms are better or worse for existing VIPs is something we cannot judge from the post.

On 18 October the account announced a "Duelbits 1.99" meme contest, with a top five to be picked, and on 19 October it posted short teaser videos including one captioned "hello, world. Duelbits 1.99." None of the posts we read says what the upgrade changes beyond the VIP update, or whether it is the "Duelbits 2.0" that co-founder Joe named in September.

Duelbits teaser post on X, 19 October 2026: view the post on X

On 24 September 2026 Joe confirmed a hack of about $7 million and said the site would stay offline until the company had clarity, per FairGambling. He said user funds were safe and listed the next steps: finish the investigation, refill the hot wallets, bring the site back and launch "Duelbits 2.0". Early alerts from PeckShield and Scam Sniffer counted about $4.2 million leaving Ethereum, BNB Chain and Tron wallets, and Scam Sniffer suspected a leaked private key. The casino had lost about $4.6 million in an earlier drain in February 2024.

Duelbits relaunched on 27 September, saying it had "rebuilt and tested everything properly" and had around $8 million across hot and cold wallets, as ForkLog reports. As of 14 October, iGaming Republic said Duelbits had not published a root cause. We found no later explanation.

When Gamdom lost just over $3 million from its own hot wallets on 13 October, industry coverage pointed back to Duelbits. iGaming Republic wrote that Duelbits had published the addresses of its refilled wallets so trackers could check the balances, and reopened within three days, and used that as the yardstick for Gamdom. That is a point in Duelbits' favour on transparency about reserves, though it is the publication's account and the same piece notes the root cause was never given.

Duelbits' other output was promotional. Its CS2 account posted a new in-game map where players "save" a character called CyberLeek, and its sportsbook account offered five $25 free bets, drawn from entrants who followed, predicted a winner and tagged a friend, for the PSG v Barcelona Champions League match on 20 October. These are marketing posts with their own terms, and nothing here is a recommendation to play.

• A second hot wallet hack in under three years, about $7 million in September 2026 after about $4.6 million in February 2024, with no published root cause that we could find.
• The complaint record. AskGamblers lists 10 complaints against Duelbits and none resolved, six of them about payments. The page shows no submission dates for most, and the newest date in the narratives is March 2025. Players allege stalled withdrawals and closed accounts, and the page summary we read showed no casino reply.
• One player review on the same page, marked as posted a month ago, rates Duelbits 1 out of 10 and alleges that support offered a cooldown when the player asked for permanent self-exclusion. It is an allegation we could not verify.

The AskGamblers player rating is 7.5 out of 10 from 24 reviews and its CasinoRank is 7.1, as of the day we read the page. Those numbers sit uneasily next to zero resolved complaints, which is why we rate the casino as mixed.

• Duelbits holds a licence that checks out. The Curaçao Gaming Control Board's register shows licence OGL/2024/1507/0838 issued to Liquid Entertainment N.V. as active since 1 November 2024, covering duelbits.com.
• It reopened three days after the hack, said it had rebuilt its systems and restored deposits and withdrawals, according to ForkLog.
• Several AskGamblers player reviews from about two months ago praise fast payouts and game selection, including its provably fair originals, although one of those same reviews notes slow support and verification.

A Curaçao licence is offshore and offers limited routes for player disputes, so it is not the same protection as a UK or Maltese licence.

Duelbits says on X that it is not available in the US, UK or Australia. Crypto casinos like it are almost never licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, and players in Great Britain are outside GAMSTOP and UKGC protections on such sites.

Watch for a release date and terms for the 2.0 upgrade, a written account of the September breach, and whether the VIP changes help or hurt current players. Our Duelbits review covers its licence, withdrawals and KYC reports in full, and you can compare it with others on the crypto casinos hub, in provably fair casinos and crypto sportsbooks.

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• FairGambling Newsroom: Duelbits Hacked Again, Co-Founder Confirms About $7M Loss
• ForkLog: Crypto Casino Duelbits Resumes Operations After $7M Hack
• iGaming Republic: Gamdom temporarily shuts down after $2.3m leaves hot wallets
• Curaçao Gaming Authority certificate: Liquid Entertainment N.V.
• AskGamblers: Duelbits Casino review and complaints
• Duelbits on X: "hello, world. Duelbits 1.99.", 19 October 2026
• Duelbits on X: Duelbits 1.99 meme contest, 18 October 2026
• Duelbits on X: repost of the VIP upgrade post, 17 October 2026

What is Duelbits 2.0?

Duelbits 2.0, also teased as "1.99", is an upgrade the casino has promoted on X since mid-October 2026. Co-founder Joe named it in September as a step after the hack. Duelbits has not published a release date or full feature list. The only detail given is a VIP change to lossback and wager milestones.

Was Duelbits hacked in 2026?

Yes. Co-founder Joe confirmed a hack of about $7 million on 24 September 2026, and the site went offline. Early trackers counted about $4.2 million leaving Ethereum, BNB Chain and Tron wallets. Duelbits relaunched on 27 September and says user funds were safe. We found no published root cause.

Is Duelbits licensed?

The Curaçao Gaming Control Board register shows licence OGL/2024/1507/0838 issued to Liquid Entertainment N.V., active since 1 November 2024. It is an offshore licence with limited routes for player disputes. We did not find a UK Gambling Commission licence, and Duelbits says on X it is not available in the UK.

Does Duelbits pay out withdrawals?

Reports are mixed. AskGamblers shows 10 complaints, none resolved, six about payments, while several player reviews praise fast payouts. After the September hack the casino said deposits and withdrawals were live again on 27 September. Transfers are final, so check limits and verification rules first.

Can UK players use Duelbits?

Duelbits states on its X profile that it is not available in the US, UK or Australia. It is not licensed by the UK Gambling Commission as far as we could find, so UK players would be outside GAMSTOP and UKGC protections. We do not suggest ways round country blocks.

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