Altcoins

Bitcoin

Hullcoin: The World’s First Local Government Cryptocurrency?

David Gilson reports on the very first UK local government operated cryptocurrency, HullCoin.

Tech  ·  30 March 2014
Regulation

Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party, Proposes National Cryptocurrency

Tech entrepreneur and web bad boy Kim Dotcom is back in the news, having launched the 'Internet Party'.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 March 2014
Altcoins

CoinDesk Guide to the World’s National Altcoins

All you need to know about national cryptocurrencies – a new trend in altcoin development.

Tech  ·  28 March 2014
Bitcoin

Dogecoin’s Jackson Palmer on Fast Transactions, Many Tips and Much Inflation

Jackson Palmer tells CoinDesk why he founded dogecoin and why it is more appealing than bitcoin.

Tech  ·  28 March 2014
Bitcoin

KnCMiner Updates Titan Spec, Promises 250MH/s

KnCMiner has bumped up the specification of its upcoming Titan scrypt miner, at 250MH/s, up from 100MH/s.

Tech  ·  28 March 2014
Dogecoin

Reddit CEO Thinks the World of Dogecoin, Slams ‘Crazy’ Bitcoiners

Outspoken Reddit boss Yishan Wong issued some frank views on bitcoin, libertarians and altcoins this week.

Tech  ·  27 March 2014
Dogecoin

Why Bitcoin Needs Slang, ATMs and Dogecoin to Achieve Mass Adoption

Bitcoin ATMs, storefronts and slang can grow mainstream adoption. And dogecoin's unlikely success will help build the bitcoin economy.

Business  ·  27 March 2014
Litecoin

In a Doge-Eat-Doge World, Can Every Altcoin Survive?

In the future, will we tip with dogecoin, spend 'loose change' with litecoin and make big payments with bitcoin?

Tech  ·  26 March 2014
Exchanges

Rumours, Panic and a DDoS Attack: Huobi’s Wild Week

After last week's Chinese bitcoin hoax, a litecoin flash crash and DDoS attack at exchange Huobi went almost unreported.

Business  ·  26 March 2014
Markets

Price of Iceland’s Auroracoin Falls 50% Against Bitcoin After Airdrop

CoinDesk reviews the ups and downs of auroracoin's official launch, and what they mean for country-based digital currencies.

Tech  ·  26 March 2014
Litecoin

Auroracoin Airdrop: Will Iceland Embrace a National Digital Currency?

Starting with tomorrow's Airdrop, Icelanders can claim 31.8 auroracoins in one of digital currency's most ambitious experiments.

Tech  ·  24 March 2014
Bitcoin

Scrypt ASIC Race Intensifies, KnCMiner Scores $2 Million in Preorders

KnCMiner announced its first scrypt miner yesterday and today it's reporting that it already has $2m worth of pre-orders.

Tech  ·  20 March 2014
Markets

Litecoin Tops $20 As Traders Await Addition to China’s Huobi Exchange

Prices for second most popular digital currency litecoin surged today, in anticipation of Chinese exchange Huobi officially trading it.

Tech  ·  19 March 2014
Bitcoin

A Taxonomy of Bitcoin Mixing Services for Policymakers

As policymakers come to terms with bitcoin, privacy-enhancing protocols seek to maintain fungibility and user-defined privacy.

Tech  ·  17 March 2014
Bitcoin

Mexico’s First Bitcoin ATMs Will Also Deal in Altcoins

The Mexican border town of Tijuana will see two bitcoin ATMs launch today – with an interesting altcoin twist.

Business  ·  17 March 2014