Primecoin

The Creator of Proof-of-Stake Thinks He Finally Figured It Out

Pseudonymous developer Sunny King, the creator of proof-of-stake, has a new approach for the consensus mechanism – and it revolves around hardware.

Tech  ·  7 September 2018

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
Bitcoin

Pony Botnet Virus Steals $220k from 30 Types of Digital Wallets

A new virus is said to be affecting more than 30 types of digital currency wallets.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 February 2014
Exchanges

Vault of Satoshi Rolls Out New Altcoin Support

Dogecoin, primecoin and namecoin are among the new coins on offer at the Canadian exchange.

Tech  ·  29 January 2014
Litecoin

Alternative Cryptocurrencies Thrive in Bitcoin’s Shadow

Numerous altcoins are riding on bitcoin's coattails: some designed to improve upon bitcoin and others designed for specific purposes.

Tech  ·  24 December 2013
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

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
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
Bitcoin

Discount code and Primecoin mining enthusiasm cause cloud server overload

Miners of Primecoin, a new digital currency, caused DigitalOcean, a cloud server provider, to restrict sign ups.

Tech  ·  18 July 2013
Altcoins

New currency Primecoin searches for prime numbers as proof of work

Primecoin is a new digital currency that uses methods to find prime numbers as a way of providing a useful by-product from its proof-of-work calculations

Tech  ·  10 July 2013