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Brock Pierce Announces Dollar-backed Cryptocurrency 'Realcoin'

The bitcoin entrepreneur has announced a new cryptocurrency backed one-to-one by US dollar reserves.

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All Things Alt: McShibe Burgers, E-Sports Currencies and a Game of Coins

New alts square off to take a lead role in e-sports betting as McDonald's UK debates the McShibe.

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5 Global Problems Bitcoin's Proof of Work Can Help Solve

Could there be better uses of cyrptocurrency proof of work rather than just solving arbitrary cryptographic problems?

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Litecoin Price Decouples from Bitcoin, Slump Continues

Litecoin is experiencing its biggest price slump ever, less than two months after it effectively parted ways with bitcoin.

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Poloniex Claims All Customers Repaid Following March Bitcoin Hack

The cryptocurrency exchange is saying it has fully reimbursed all affected customers since it suffered an attack in March.

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HolyTransaction Bets Big on Universal Cryptocurrency Wallet

After trial and error on business ideas, the company believes one wallet for top altcoins is something investors need.

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How Hive's New Web Wallet Attacks Bitcoin Adoption Roadblocks

Can new features and technologies in Hive's HTML5 wallet help address consumer pain points?

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Vericoin: The Altcoin You Can Spend Wherever Bitcoin is Accepted

A new service offered by vericoin enables users to make payments to any bitcoin address.

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MaidSafe COO Reflects on Lessons Learned from Crowdsale

The company is working to increase Internet security, and has learned some valuable lessons in the process.

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Darkcoin Battles New Setback to Anonymous Transaction System

A planned launch of darkcoin's masternode feature has been postponed again following network forking issues.

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