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Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero's Long Road to Blockchain Respect

CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry's most talked-about projects.

Par Pete Rizzo4 févr. 2017

Lead developer of Drop Zone Chris DeRose argues that ICOs are little more than rebranded altcoins and come with similar risks.

Par Chris DeRose25 sept. 2016

A venture-backed cryptocurrency with the promise to provide truly anonymous transactions is scheduled to launch into beta today.

Investor Nick Tomaino discusses how open-source developers have been incentivized historically – and how blockchain tokens could come to play a role.

Litecoin prices rose nearly 10% today as word the digital currency would be listed on Coinbase's GDAX exchange spread among traders.

In this piece, CoinDesk explores Steemit, a social media blockchain that rewards users for creating and voting on content.

Par Jacob Donnelly13 août 2016

With bitcoin mining becoming less profitable, one recipient of excess hashpower is Peercoin, a lesser-known digital currency.

Par Jacob Donnelly7 août 2016

Once the "silver to bitcoin's gold", the developers behind long-running digital currency litecoin are seeking to reestablish its market position.

Par Ian DeMartino6 août 2016

New details have emerged in the ongoing class action suit against the now-defunct digital currency exchange Cryptsy.

Par Stan Higgins10 mai 2016

A group of Chinese investors has reportedly been defrauded after being pitched on a cryptocurrency launched in 2014 by a local UK government body.

Par Stan Higgins19 avr. 2016