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How Much Joy Can .0003 Cents Buy? Dogecoin and Tipping Culture

I have a faded, early childhood memory of my father explaining the value of money to me on the kitchen floor. I recall, “this is a nickel, this is a dime” he would say. He was always trying to promote...

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Why Are There So Many Alternative Cryptocurrencies?

There exist hundreds of alternative coins. Many of these coins are effectively copies of prior released ones with minor specification alterations to source code. As specified in the course of the book...

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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. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like Loading...

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AnyCoin Direct Makes Bitcoin Buying Easy Across Europe

AnyCoin Direct is a Dutch Bitcoin service that allows users to buy and sell Bitcoin, plus many other cryptocurrencies, using direct online payment methods like iDEAL, Bancontact, Giropay, and Mybank....

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Dogecoin Community Shocked as Bizzare Moolah Drama Takes Final Twist

Over the past 48 hours, the Dogecoin community has been on a roller-coaster ride worthy of an ABC Movie of the Week . But just as the bouncing buggy approached its peak, the author of this thrilling...

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Service Disruption Hits Popular Altcoin Exchange Cryptsy

The world’s #1 altcoin exchange Cryptsy.com has suffered a failure in a piece of important equipment that helps balance and sync the exchange’s critical data. The popular cryptocurrency website has...

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UtilityCoin: Creating an Economy that Will Thrive on Innovation

UtilityCoin is a new Proof of Work (POW) cryptocurrency released on September 26th, 2014. Its mission is to create a revised version of bitcoin, one that takes blockchain technology to the next level,...

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San Francisco Crypto Fans Happy and Gay After SnapCard Announcement

SnapCard hopes to convert San Francisco into the Crypto City by the Bay, as it brings two altcoins out of the closet and into plain sight with its massive 500 POS terminal giveaway , beginning next...

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Sidechains White Paper Imagines New Future for Digital Currency Development

The team behind the sidechains project has released an official white paper that could reshape the digital currency ecosystem. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblr Like this:Like...

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CoinPayments Receives Financing from Newnote Financial

Vancouver-based payment processor, Coinpayments.net , announced today it has received financing from Newnote Financial Corp. Coinpayments received CAD $100,000.00 plus 1.5 million shares priced at...

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Social Tipping Tool For Meme-Themed Dogecoin Raises $445k

Dogetipbot, the popular dogecoin tipping tool, has raised almost $500k in new seed funding. Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterGoogleStumbleUponTumblrLike this:Like Loading...

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Britcoin: A Cryptocurrency for, and Used by, the British Public

A relatively new cryptocurrency that emerged into the pool of an ever growing number of coins is Britcoin. It was launched on the 27th of June 2014 by William Thomas from Wales. Its development team...

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Britcoin: A Cryptocurrency for, and Used by, the British Public

A relatively new cryptocurrency that emerged into the pool of an ever growing number of coins is Britcoin. It was launched on the 27th of June 2014 by William Thomas from Wales. Its development team...

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All Things Alt: Feathercoin Forks and a Collaborative Crowdfund for Charity

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A Name Matters: Cryptocurrency Names and Ratings

It has been mentioned before that the success of an alternate cryptocurrency depends on 5 primary things: Good development team and the support of the community. Technical features (total number of...

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DigiByte (DGB) Receives $250,000 from Private Investor

DigiByte is a coin developed to be an easy way to send and receive currency without the need for a middle man, making DGB an efficient and safe alternative to Bitcoin. Nevertheless, DGB recently...

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Startup Looks to Take Crypto Development to the Masses

Over the past 18 months, the digital currency community has seen an exponential growth in the number of altcoins coming to market. Unfortunately, many of these coins have crashed and burned at the...

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The Strangest Altcoins of 2014

Here’s a look back at just a few of the many bizzare altcoins that emerged in 2014.

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Uber, Hotwire Execs Invest $2.25 Million in ChangeTip Competitor NeuCoin

Micropayments startup NeuCoin has raised $2.25m in angel funding from investors including King co-founder Patrik Stymne and Uber SVP Emil Michael.

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Goldcoin (GLD) Considers Network Fee to Boost Community Participation

After watching the entire Altcoin scene go bust, the Goldcoin (GLD) team has an idea that they believe could save the day for their currency. Take the block reward and direct some of those coins back...

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