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Why We Need All The Altcoins We Can Get

Are there too many altcoins? If anything, we need more of them and here's why.

Decentralized platform BitHalo enables the creation of trustless, two-party transactions and smart contracts.

By Stan HigginsAgo 8, 2014

The dogecoin development team is integrating auxiliary proof-of-work, allowing litecoin miners to mine DOGE.

By Stan HigginsAgo 4, 2014

Japan's quest for the novel and locally-made has extended to altcoins, as fans create a cultural ecosystem around monacoin.

By Jon SouthurstAgo 3, 2014

The minerals community is sponsoring a StarCraft II tournament while Bitcoin Talk is restricting altcoin pool advertisements.

By Stan HigginsAgo 1, 2014

Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd will focus on 'treechains', the Bitcoin 2.0 technology concept he invented.

By Stan HigginsHul 31, 2014

Stellar, the long-secret digital currency project helmed by industry entrepreneur Jed McCaleb, has officially launched.

By Stan HigginsHul 31, 2014

Hong Kong-based multi-currency exchange ANX has upgraded its iOS and Android apps with features for traders and consumers.

By Jon SouthurstHul 29, 2014

BTC China has upgraded its Mobile Exchange app with direct bitcoin-to-litecoin trading and live data for itchy-fingered traders.

By Jon SouthurstHul 28, 2014

The presale of Ethereum's own platform-specific altcoin kicked off last night, with sales already booming.