All Things Alt

All Things Alt: Altcoins for Amagi and New Features for Viacoin

Viacoin integrates Peter Todd's 'checklocktimeverify', Amagi Metals adds altcoins and the archcoin team launches a crowdfunding platform.

Business  ·  22 December 2014

All Things Alt: Block Chain Notaries, Bottle-Backed Coins and a Darkcoin Update

The viacoin team has unveiled a new block chain notary solution, while new services are coming to darkcoin.

Tech  ·  14 October 2014
Altcoins

All Things Alt: XC Inc, Next-Gen PoS and More Waiting for MintPal

CoinDesk talks to the creator of XCurrency and MintPal faces new delays with its updated altcoin exchange.

Tech  ·  26 September 2014
Dogecoin

All Things Alt: Dogecoin’s Future Prep, Strange Gold Pegs and a Friendly Scam

As dogecoin prepares to switch to auxiliary proof-of-stake, the urocoin project unveils an exchange system focused on emerging markets.

Tech  ·  31 August 2014
Altcoins

All Things Alt: Starcraft Goes Crypto, Urocoin’s Future and a Mining Pool Prohibition

The minerals community is sponsoring a StarCraft II tournament while Bitcoin Talk is restricting altcoin pool advertisements.

Tech  ·  1 August 2014
Litecoin

All Things Alt: The MintPal Fallout, Viacoin’s Big Haul and an Altcoin for Kids

An altcoin presale fetched nearly $400,000, while two coin developers debated the vericoin block chain rollback.

Tech  ·  19 July 2014
Gaming

All Things Alt: McShibe Burgers, E-Sports Currencies and a Game of Coins

New alts square off to take a lead role in e-sports betting as McDonald's UK debates the McShibe.

Tech  ·  4 July 2014
Altcoins

All Things Alt: Max Keiser Talks Altcoins, Investment and Political Disruption

Max Keiser discusses maxcoin and alternative digital currencies in general, while a new coin commemorates a recent political downfall.

Business  ·  22 June 2014
Altcoins

All Things Alt: StartCOIN’s Crowdfunding Twist, World Cup Fever and Vertcoin’s Stealth Move

The altcoin community celebrates the FIFA World Cup, while StartCOIN brings a new, decentralized twist to crowdfunding.

Business  ·  13 June 2014
Dogecoin

All Things Alt: A Dogecoin Wedding, Ire Over Isracoin and Crypto Commodities Go Wild

A California wedding officiant is now accepting dogecoin while an altcoin seeks to conquer the fertilizer market.

Tech  ·  6 June 2014
Bitcoin

All Things Alt: Advanced Algorithms, Maxcoin Reborn and a Second Lap for Dogecoin

Maxcoin hints at a comeback while Dogecar driver Josh Wise takes a second shot at NASCAR stardom.

Tech  ·  16 May 2014
Dogecoin

All Things Alt: Ponzi Schemes, Blackcoin USBs and a Time Warp Attack

This week's altcoin news includes an attack on the whitecoin block chain and a ponzi-themed dogecoin game.

Business  ·  2 May 2014
Altcoins

All Things Alt: A Crypto Congress and a Birthday for Feathercoin

We feature a mobile game that use caishencoins, and an altcoin modeled after a TV show.

Business  ·  25 April 2014
Litecoin

All Things Alt: Shibe Social, Blackcoin Boom and the Twin Easter Egg

Dogecon, new GPUs and the potential future of payments – these and more in this week's All Things Alt.

Business  ·  18 April 2014