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All Things Alt: A Dogecoin Wedding, Ire Over Isracoin and Crypto Commodities Go Wild
6.6.2014
A California wedding officiant is now accepting dogecoin while an altcoin seeks to conquer the fertilizer market
Facebook Approves First Cryptocurrency Tipping Apps
6.6.2014
The social network has approved two new apps that allow tipping in dogecoin and 13 other cryptocurrencies
Mining Roundup: Walmart, BFGMiner and Altcoins in the Cloud
1.6.2014
CoinDesk takes a look at the latest in the mining industry, examining power consumption, Walmart selling miners and more
All Things Alt: Darkcoin Duels XC and the Demise of McDogecoin
30.5.2014
This week saw several coin communities erupt into turmoil, while McDonald's stifled a dogecoin awareness initiative
500 Developers Already Signed Up for MaidSafe Project
23.5.2014
A host of developers has registered to build applications and services for the company's encrypted and decentralized Internet platform
All Things Alt: Advanced Algorithms, Maxcoin Reborn and a Second Lap for Dogecoin
17.5.2014
Maxcoin hints at a comeback while Dogecar driver Josh Wise takes a second shot at NASCAR stardom
All Things Alt: Quark’s Shaq-cess, Blackcoin’s PR Pivot and Dogecoin’s Victory Lap
9.5.2014
Quark will feature prominently in a new game starring Shaquille O'Neill while blackcoin has hired a PR firm
All Things Alt: Ponzi Schemes, Blackcoin USBs and a Time Warp Attack
3.5.2014
This week's altcoin news includes an attack on the whitecoin block chain and a ponzi-themed dogecoin game
How Auroracoin is Forcing Digital Currency Discussion in Iceland
1.5.2014
Digital currency awareness is growing as Auroracoin closes in on passing 10% of its original distribution goal
Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars
18.4.2014
How do we find planets — even habitable planets — around other stars? By looking for tiny dimming as a planet passes in front of its sun, TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz and the Kepler mission have found some 1,200 potential new planetary systems. With new techniques, they may even find ones with...
Cryptsy Founder Paul Vernon on Worthy Altcoins, Pre-Mining and Compliance
2.4.2014
The exchange currently trades 157 cryptocurrencies and 70,000 active users, but it hasn't added fiat currency – yet
Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party, Proposes National Cryptocurrency
28.3.2014
Tech entrepreneur and web bad boy Kim Dotcom is back in the news, having launched the 'Internet Party'
CoinDesk Guide to the World’s National Altcoins
28.3.2014
All you need to know about national cryptocurrencies – a new trend in altcoin development
Dogecoin’s Jackson Palmer on Fast Transactions, Many Tips and Much Inflation
28.3.2014
Jackson Palmer tells CoinDesk why he founded dogecoin and why it is more appealing than bitcoin
In a Doge-Eat-Doge World, Can Every Altcoin Survive?
26.3.2014
In the future, will we tip with dogecoin, spend 'loose change' with litecoin and make big payments with bitcoin?
Asian Exchange Additions Drive Dogecoin Price Surge
13.2.2014
The addition of dogecoin to Asia-based BTC38 and ANX has increased its market cap by more than 40%
Mazacoin Aims to be Sovereign Altcoin for Native Americans
6.2.2014
Mazacoin's founder hopes to return fiscal autonomy to the Lakota Nation
Vault of Satoshi Rolls Out New Altcoin Support
29.1.2014
Dogecoin, primecoin and namecoin are among the new coins on offer at the Canadian exchange
Cryptocurrency Exchange CoinMKT Announces US Banking Partner
21.1.2014
Los Angeles exchange CoinMKT now trades in nine cryptocurrencies and is able to accept wires from US bank accounts
Alternative Cryptocurrencies Thrive in Bitcoin’s Shadow
24.12.2013
Numerous altcoins are riding on bitcoin's coattails: some designed to improve upon bitcoin and others designed for specific purposes