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Bitcoin's Best Competitors: The Top Altcoins of 2013

Which were the top altcoins of 2013? By market capitalization, here they are.

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Alternative Cryptocurrencies Thrive in Bitcoin's Shadow

Numerous altcoins are riding on bitcoin's coattails: some designed to improve upon bitcoin and others designed for specific purposes.

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Online Thief Steals Amazon Account to Mine Litecoins in the Cloud

An enterprising fraudster who stole an Amazon Web Services account ran up a $3,420 bill mining litecoins.

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Litecoin Price Mirrors Bitcoin's Plunge After China News

Bitcoin's price has dragged Litecoin down with it, following news of China's alleged crackdown on third-party payment processors.

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Radeon GPUs in Demand as Litecoin Mining Difficulty Increases

ASICs are a no-brainer when it comes to bitcoin, however litecoin is a different story.

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Patent Nonsense, Coinbase Futures, and Who’s a Good Doggie? You Are!

JP Morgan causes a stir, re-presents old cryptocurrency patent, Coinbase receives $25m investment, while John Law digs for dogecoins.

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Mastercoin Foundation Lets Virtual Currencies Use Bitcoin Protocol

The Mastercoin Foundation plans to let people create their own virtual currency using the existing Bitcoin protocol.

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UK Bitcoin-Buying Service Bittylicious Adds Feathercoin

Bittylicious, a UK platform that supplies buyers with bitcoins at a premium price, will sell feathercoins in December.

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Litecoin Price Surges Almost 400% in 3 Days to $48

Over the past three days, the price of cryptocurrency litecoin has skyrocketed, rising almost 400%.

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10 BTC Reward Offered for Fix of Bitcoin Wallet Bug on Macs

Core developers behind bitcoin and litecoin are offering a reward for the solution to a bug plaguing Mac-based systems.

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