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Dogecoin Startup Goes Open Source as Creator Says ‘Peace Out’ to Crypto

Dogetipbot has announced it will go open-source just over one year after raising $445,000 from investors including Blackbird Ventures.

By Pete RizzoNob 30, 2015

An allegedly fake cryptocurrency is using JP Morgan & Chase's branding, prompting the bank to issue a formal notice distancing itself from the scam.

By Stan HigginsNob 16, 2015

A California politician has become embroiled in a growing controversy surrounding an altcoin and investors who say they’ve been duped.

By Stan HigginsSet 18, 2015

The reward miners will receive for processing transactions on the litecoin blockchain halved yesterday, dropping from 50 LTC to 25 LTC.

By Stan HigginsAgo 26, 2015

Spanish police have arrested 20 individuals in connection with a pyramid scheme that used a fake digital currency called the unete.

By Stan HigginsHul 16, 2015

Would a central bank ever take the step of issuing its own cryptocurrency? A new report by Deloitte explores how one might go about doing so.

By Stan HigginsHul 10, 2015

Police in Thailand have raided 13 rooms at a Bangkok apartment complex in connection with alleged digital currency ponzi scheme Ufun.

By Grace CaffynMay 20, 2015

Bitcoin startup Bitseed is open-sourcing the creation of its new plug-in bitcoin node on Assembly, a collaborative platform.

Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer has announced a "leave of absence" from the digital currency community.

By Pete RizzoAbr 24, 2015

The Rainforest Foundation has announced a new cryptocurrency aimed at furthering its goal of restoring global rainforests.

By Stan HigginsAbr 17, 2015