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Is Litecoin the new Bitcoin alternative for investors?

One of the most popular Bitcoin alternatives by trading volume has been Litecoin.

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Crypto Track offers alt-currency portfolio tracking

A service to track profits earned for virtual currencies provides what you might call a "Google Finance" for alternative currency portfolios.

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Google Ventures invests in Bitcoin competitor OpenCoin

Google Ventures and China-based IDG Capital Partners place a bet on OpenCoin, the company behind Bitcoin exchange Ripple.

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Amazon Coins virtual currency now available on Kindle Fire

Amazon has handed 500 "Amazon Coins" to each of its US-based Kindle Fire customers.

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What other digital currencies are there?

Bitcoin isn't the only form of electronic money being mined, traded and spent these days.

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What about ven? Stan Stalnaker talks digital currency

A CoinDesk Q&A with Stan Stalnaker, founder of Hub Culture and the Ven digital currency.

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Are Amazon Coins designed for breakage?

Amazon is set to launch its own in-house currency -- Amazon Coin -- this month.

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Why bitcoin needs competitors

Bitcoin's long-term chances of success are better if there are many other alternative, digital currencies, with many businesses investing in them.

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Amazon books its own currency

Amazon is launching its own currency later this month. Amazon Coins will only be exchangeable for Kindle applications and games and initially US only.

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Mt. Gox delays support for litecoin

Giant bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has delayed plans to support the litecoin cryptocurrency, following another DDoS attack last month.

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