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Icelandic Parliament Committee Holds Closed Session to Discuss Auroracoin

Iceland's Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and Trade discussed auroracoin in a closed meeting on Friday, March 14.

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Coins for Bands Hope to Disrupt Music Industry

Altcoins are emerging that specifically target the music business. Will they succeed?

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GoCoin Announces Dogecoin Integration as Client Update Tackles Mining Issues

The payment platform has announced plans to support dogecoin, as developers release version 1.6 of its wallet client.

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Chinese Exchange Huobi to Commence Trading Litecoin

Litecoin prices have leapt following the announcement that Huobi will soon begin trading in the altcoin.

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Dogecoin Foundation to Raise $50k for Kenya's Water Crisis

To support World Water day, the Dogecoin Foundation aims to raise 40m dogecoin for new water wells.

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Iceland’s Auroracoin Passes Litecoin, Becomes Third Largest Altcoin by Market Cap

The meteoric rise of the Icelandic altcoin has surprised even its founder.

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The CoinDesk Mining Roundup: Useless Servers, Legal Aid and Scrypt Miners

The CoinDesk Roundup looks at a novel mining experiment, legal assistance for student innovators and the latest mining kit.

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London Hostel Chain Clink Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoiners visiting the UK capital no longer have to stray into the fiat world to pay for their accommodation.

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Launch of Indian Digital Currency Laxmicoin Postponed Following Raids

The India-focused digital currency is on hold pending a statement on cryptocurrencies by the Reserve Bank of India.

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DIY Dogecoin ATM Demos at CoinFest Vancouver

The world’s first dogecoin ATM looks about as serious as the dogecoin logo (not at all).

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