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Reddit CEO Thinks the World of Dogecoin, Slams 'Crazy' Bitcoiners

Outspoken Reddit boss Yishan Wong issued some frank views on bitcoin, libertarians and altcoins this week.

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Why Bitcoin Needs Slang, ATMs and Dogecoin to Achieve Mass Adoption

Bitcoin ATMs, storefronts and slang can grow mainstream adoption. And dogecoin's unlikely success will help build the bitcoin economy.

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In a Doge-Eat-Doge World, Can Every Altcoin Survive?

In the future, will we tip with dogecoin, spend 'loose change' with litecoin and make big payments with bitcoin?

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Rumours, Panic and a DDoS Attack: Huobi’s Wild Week

After last week's Chinese bitcoin hoax, a litecoin flash crash and DDoS attack at exchange Huobi went almost unreported.

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Price of Iceland's Auroracoin Falls 50% Against Bitcoin After Airdrop

CoinDesk reviews the ups and downs of auroracoin's official launch, and what they mean for country-based digital currencies.

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Auroracoin Airdrop: Will Iceland Embrace a National Digital Currency?

Starting with tomorrow's Airdrop, Icelanders can claim 31.8 auroracoins in one of digital currency's most ambitious experiments.

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Scrypt ASIC Race Intensifies, KnCMiner Scores $2 Million in Preorders

KnCMiner announced its first scrypt miner yesterday and today it's reporting that it already has $2m worth of pre-orders.

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Litecoin Tops $20 As Traders Await Addition to China's Huobi Exchange

Prices for second most popular digital currency litecoin surged today, in anticipation of Chinese exchange Huobi officially trading it.

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A Taxonomy of Bitcoin Mixing Services for Policymakers

As policymakers come to terms with bitcoin, privacy-enhancing protocols seek to maintain fungibility and user-defined privacy.

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Mexico's First Bitcoin ATMs Will Also Deal in Altcoins

The Mexican border town of Tijuana will see two bitcoin ATMs launch today – with an interesting altcoin twist.

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