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Dogecoin Founder Turns Down $500k Investment Offer

Dogecoin Founder Jackson Palmer has turned down a substantial investment offer from a group of Australian venture capitalists.

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Asian Exchange Additions Drive Dogecoin Price Surge

The addition of dogecoin to Asia-based BTC38 and ANX has increased its market cap by more than 40%.

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Mazacoin Aims to be Sovereign Altcoin for Native Americans

Mazacoin's founder hopes to return fiscal autonomy to the Lakota Nation.

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Max Keiser-Inspired Altcoin 'MaxCoin' Makes its Debut

A new digital currency, MaxCoin, is launching with the backing of its namesake, financial journalist Max Keiser.

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Cryptocurrency Auroracoin Given to Every Person in Iceland

A team of Icelandic cryptocurrency enthusiasts is gearing up to launch an altcoin designed specifically for Iceland's population.

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Dogecoin Raises $7k for Indian Olympians, But Hurdles Remain

Reddit's dogecoin community raised 4.2m dogecoin to help India's underfunded winter Olympians attend the 2014 Olympic Games.

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Vault of Satoshi Rolls Out New Altcoin Support

Dogecoin, primecoin and namecoin are among the new coins on offer at the Canadian exchange.

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Roll up for Branded coins, Roll on the Robot Overlords - or Just Roll Your Own

This week John Law delves into custom currencies, robot rulers and cannabis-related bitcoin conundrums.

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Solarcoin Awards Coins for Solar Power Generation

Solarcoin equates 1Mw/hr of renewable power to one coin. Will it encourage people to go solar?

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Smart Property, Colored Coins and Mastercoin

Cryptoledgers, like those utilized in bitcoin and litecoin, are not merely one-dimensional, one-trick ponies relegated to simple fiat exchanges.

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