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Meet China's Biggest Bitcoin Multi-Millionaire

Li Xiaolai, perhaps the most famous figure in the Chinese bitcoin world recounts his dealings with the cryptocurrency.

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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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Is Litecoin the Silver to Bitcoin’s Gold?

As litecoin witnesses a surge in value, what needs to happen for it to gain traction?

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Alpha Technology Announces ASIC Miners for Litecoin are Coming Soon

Alpha Technologies will start developing purpose-built ASIC mining hardware for Litecoin in partnership with Indian manufacturer Dexcel Designs.

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Gaming Company to Pay $1 Million for Secretly Using Customer Computers for Bitcoin Mining

Gaming company reaches $1m settlement with Attorney General after admitting to injecting bitcoin mining code into users' computers.

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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.

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Tens of Millions in the UK May Be Targeted by CryptoLocker Bitcoin Ransomware

The UK’s crime agency alerted people today after bitcoin ransomware scourge Cryptolocker swept the country.

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Anti-Theft Bitcoin Tracking Proposals Divide Bitcoin Community

Should bitcoin transactions be marked to prove they didn't come from criminals? Should identities behind bitcoin addresses be verified?

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Third largest cryptocurrency peercoin moves into spotlight with Vault of Satoshi deal

Will Peercoin shine thanks to its new community development push?

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