Altcoins
Auroracoin Airdrop: Will Iceland Embrace a National Digital Currency?
Starting with tomorrow's Airdrop, Icelanders can claim 31.8 auroracoins in one of digital currency's most ambitious experiments.
Scrypt ASIC Race Intensifies, KnCMiner Scores $2 Million in Preorders
KnCMiner announced its first scrypt miner yesterday and today it's reporting that it already has $2m worth of pre-orders.
Litecoin Tops $20 As Traders Await Addition to China's Huobi Exchange
Prices for second most popular digital currency litecoin surged today, in anticipation of Chinese exchange Huobi officially trading it.
A Taxonomy of Bitcoin Mixing Services for Policymakers
As policymakers come to terms with bitcoin, privacy-enhancing protocols seek to maintain fungibility and user-defined privacy.
Mexico's First Bitcoin ATMs Will Also Deal in Altcoins
The Mexican border town of Tijuana will see two bitcoin ATMs launch today – with an interesting altcoin twist.
Icelandic Parliament Committee Holds Closed Session to Discuss Auroracoin
Iceland's Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and Trade discussed auroracoin in a closed meeting on Friday, March 14.
Coins for Bands Hope to Disrupt Music Industry
Altcoins are emerging that specifically target the music business. Will they succeed?
GoCoin Announces Dogecoin Integration as Client Update Tackles Mining Issues
The payment platform has announced plans to support dogecoin, as developers release version 1.6 of its wallet client.
Chinese Exchange Huobi to Commence Trading Litecoin
Litecoin prices have leapt following the announcement that Huobi will soon begin trading in the altcoin.
Dogecoin Foundation to Raise $50k for Kenya's Water Crisis
To support World Water day, the Dogecoin Foundation aims to raise 40m dogecoin for new water wells.
