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Primecoin
The Creator of Proof-of-Stake Thinks He Finally Figured It Out
Pseudonymous developer Sunny King, the creator of proof-of-stake, has a new approach for the consensus mechanism – and it revolves around hardware.
Building a Greener Bitcoin: How to Reduce Carbon Emissions
How to reduce carbon emissions from bitcoin mining? CoinDesk looks at the pros and cons of the available options.
Pony Botnet Virus Steals $220k from 30 Types of Digital Wallets
A new virus is said to be affecting more than 30 types of digital currency wallets.
Vault of Satoshi Rolls Out New Altcoin Support
Dogecoin, primecoin and namecoin are among the new coins on offer at the Canadian exchange.
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.
McxNOW Cryptoexchange Suspends Trading Following Support Request Overload
The McxNOW cryptoexchange has suddenly suspended trading due to overwhelming user growth and support requirements.
Litecoin Spikes to $200 Million Market Capitalization in Five Hours
Litecoin caught the market’s attention earlier this year when it spiked approximately 10,000% in a few weeks.
Altcurrency exchange Crypto Street converts bitcoin, litecoin and feathercoin
Crypto St. is a US-based exchange focusing its attention on supporting up and coming altcurrencies.
Discount code and Primecoin mining enthusiasm cause cloud server overload
Miners of Primecoin, a new digital currency, caused DigitalOcean, a cloud server provider, to restrict sign ups.
New currency Primecoin searches for prime numbers as proof of work
Primecoin is a new digital currency that uses methods to find prime numbers as a way of providing a useful by-product from its proof-of-work calculations
