Altcoins

Litecoin

Many Shibes and Much Talk at San Francisco Dogecoin Conference

A dogecoin-themed conference held 25th April brought hundreds to hear from leaders in the altcoin industry.

Business  ·  26 April 2014
Bitcoin

How We Mined More Than 100,000 Dogecoins in One Week

As the first ASIC chip scrypt miners hit the market, we thought - Why not mine some altcoins?

Business  ·  26 April 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
Dogecoin

Dogecoin Founder, Enthusiasts Set For San Francisco Convention

Dogecon SF will bring the area's dogecoin community together to celebrate its history over panel talks, food and fun.

Business  ·  16 April 2014
Bitcoin

Alpha Technology Initiates Scrypt ASIC Tape-Out

Alpha Technology has a new development update and its Viper scrypt board seems to be making headway.

Tech  ·  15 April 2014
Bitcoin

New Radeon Launches Just in Time for No Miner to Care

AMD has launched its fastest graphics card to date, but scrypt miners are unlikely to care, argues Nermin Hajdarbegovic.

Tech  ·  12 April 2014
Bitcoin

Ripple Labs’ Grand Plan to Build a Global Payment Protocol

Ripple wants to build the best global payment protocol, and it needs talented people in order to do that.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 April 2014
Bitcoin

How Dogetipbot Turned a Spoof Altcoin into a Tipping Phenomenon

Dogecoin has become a hugely popular way to reward people on reddit, and it's all thanks to Dogetipbot.

Business  ·  10 April 2014
Altcoins

Building a Greener Bitcoin: How to Reduce Carbon Emissions

How to reduce carbon emissions from bitcoin mining? CoinDesk looks at the pros and cons of the available options.

Tech  ·  9 April 2014
Litecoin

Charlie Lee Proposes Merged Mining of Litecoin and Dogecoin

The success of dogecoin has changed the way that miners view scrypt. And that's bad, according to Charlie Lee.

Tech  ·  8 April 2014
Litecoin

Are Cryptocurrencies in a State of War?

Are cryptocurrencies in the midst of a battle similar to that fought by HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs?

Tech  ·  5 April 2014
Regulation

Canadian Government to End ‘MintChip’ Digital Currency Program

The Canadian government has announced plans to sell its MintChip digital cash service to the private sector.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 April 2014
Dogecoin

LA’s First Dogecoin Party Promises DJs, Dogs, Much Fun and Such Charity

Here's what to expect when shibes take over LA's Meltdown Comics this Friday.

Business  ·  3 April 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Commodity Exchange CEX.io Imposes Trading Fee, Prepares for USD

The CEX.io bitcoin commodity exchange is to introduce a trade fee in two stages within weeks.

Tech  ·  2 April 2014
Bitcoin

Cryptsy Founder Paul Vernon on Worthy Altcoins, Pre-Mining and Compliance

The exchange currently trades 157 cryptocurrencies and 70,000 active users, but it hasn't added fiat currency – yet.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 April 2014