Litecoin

Exchanges

McxNOW Cryptoexchange Suspends Trading Following Support Request Overload

The McxNOW cryptoexchange has suddenly suspended trading due to overwhelming user growth and support requirements.

Business  ·  27 November 2013
Bitcoin

Alpha Technology Announces ASIC Miners for Litecoin are Coming Soon

Alpha Technologies will start developing purpose-built ASIC mining hardware for Litecoin in partnership with Indian manufacturer Dexcel Designs.

Business  ·  21 November 2013
Exchanges

Polish Bitcoin Exchange Bidextreme.pl Hacked, Bitcoin and Litecoin Wallets Emptied

Polish bitcoin exchange Bidextreme.pl has been hacked and its customers’ bitcoin and litecoin wallets emptied.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 November 2013
Bitcoin

Litecoin Spikes to $200 Million Market Capitalization in Five Hours

Litecoin caught the market’s attention earlier this year when it spiked approximately 10,000% in a few weeks.

Tech  ·  20 November 2013
Litecoin

Third largest cryptocurrency peercoin moves into spotlight with Vault of Satoshi deal

Will Peercoin shine thanks to its new community development push?

Tech  ·  7 November 2013
Litecoin

High-profile investors reveal just how bullish they are on bitcoin

Investor interest was shown recently as Chamath Palihapitiya proclaimed ownership of $5m in bitcoin, wanting $10m more.

Business  ·  5 November 2013
Bitcoin

Scrypt-based miners and the new cryptocurrency arms race

Script-based miner manufacturers are planning to ship equipment that will speed up altcoin mining.

Tech  ·  23 October 2013
Exchanges

Vault of Satoshi expands Canadian bitcoin exchange market

Vault of Satoshi aims to lower the price of bitcoin exchanges in Canada.

Business  ·  12 October 2013
Litecoin

How to get started with litecoin

CoinDesk walks you through what you need to know about litecoin, the world's second largest cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  30 September 2013
Exchanges

CoinMKT altcurrency exchange to launch public beta next week

CoinMKT, a new cyrptocurrency exchange, is launching its public beta on 3rd September.

Business  ·  29 August 2013
Exchanges

Mt. Gox enhances site performance by partnering with cloud platform Akamai

Mt. Gox has issued an announcement revealing a number of site and service improvements.

Tech  ·  5 August 2013
Exchanges

Litecoin creator Charles Lee has left Google to work at Coinbase

Litecoin's creator Charles Lee has left Google to go and work on Coinbase full time.

Business  ·  2 August 2013
Exchanges

Altcurrency exchange Crypto Street converts bitcoin, litecoin and feathercoin

Crypto St. is a US-based exchange focusing its attention on supporting up and coming altcurrencies.

Business  ·  2 August 2013
Litecoin

Litecoin founder Charles Lee on the origins and potential of the world’s second largest cryptocurrency

Litecoin's creator Charles Lee speaks out about Mt. Gox, Bitcoin, and what's missing from his altcurrency.

Tech  ·  23 July 2013
Security

Litecoin targeted by trojan malware

A security firm has published a report showing malware aimed at stealing Litecoin wallet files.

Tech  ·  5 July 2013