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Since Bitcoin hit the web with astonishing firepower, computer-savy people have been flooding the internet with new and exciting cryptocurrencies, like Litecoin or Darkcoin. Now, if these currencies have managed to accumulate real value on the market, the same can be said for less known currencies that are progressively making their mark on the internet. This is the case for Dogecoin.

An auction site for Devcoin users went online this month, and early registrants are eligible for discounts and freebies.

Bitcoin’s principles is about to be applied to Github to create the ultimate code-sharing platform.

When a hacker gained access to a mothballed Facebook and email address owned by Roger Ver, the angel investor was quick to publicize his wrongdoings.

In light of the tumultuous time Bitcoin in Canada has faced recently, a home-grown exchange is taking levels of consumer safety and functionality to unexplored heights.

We’ve written before about enterprising American politicians accepting Bitcoin donations for their political campaigns.

ZeroBlock creates “a trading platform that stands above the various options already out there”.

Darkcoin has risen – and the news now is that it has grown to become the fourth biggest cryptocurrency, surpassing Dogecoin.

Is Litecoin Giving Bitcoin a Run for its Money?

Music fans as well as avid followers of the Chicago Sun Times have a new reason to celebrate: the popular newspaper is launching a different kind of advertisement which will allow them to purchase items without using cash.

Notorious whistleblower Julian Assange spoke glowingly about Bitcoin during a technology conference in South Africa on Wednesday, calling the currency “the most intellectually interesting development in the last two years.”

Hours after it was announced that Credit Suisse is to pay US$2.6 billion for aiding tax evasion, the former director of the United States Mint has spoken out against the bank – and in support of cryptocurrencies.

Pioneering Australian startup Diamond Circle is set to launch its products internationally in UK and US, it has revealed.

Who needs those pesky stock exchanges anyway? Cryptor Latam, an investment firm and think tank dealing in crypto assets and currencies has announced their first public sale of shares in the company.

American company CryoBit focuses on producing Cryo Cards cold storage that is highly resilient to damage.

As developers keep coming up with new and astonishing ways to apply cryptocurrency technology to problem-solving, scientists at Stanford University are using the power of computing and the fame of Bitcoin to research cures for cancer and other diseases.

Bristol, home of Banksy and the epicenter of Britain’s mid-90s trip-hop scene, landed the country’s first Bitcoin ATM installed outside of London.

Cryptocurrency is not only shaking up the finance system, it is changing the way society is thinking. The Oxford Dictionary Online, the world’s arbiter of what is and is not English has recently accepted cryptocurrency as a word.

Altcoins and charity foundations are partnering up.

While the Bitcoin Foundation announcing last week that next year’s conference will be in Asia, the area is becoming increasingly popular for significant gatherings in the community.

A US hacker wrongfully imprisoned and later set free on appeal is demanding the princely sum of 28,296 bitcoins in compensation.

Alakanani Itireleng: the most important person for Bitcoin in Botswana.

If you thought using Bitcoin for property sales was just the domain of the rich, famous or flamboyant, think again.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) are looking into several Bitcoin exchanges for an alleged connection to the now defunct Silk Road forum.

On May 9, the board of directors at the Federal Reserve held its quarterly meeting with the Federal Advisory Council to discuss pressing matters within the Fed’s jurisdiction.

With three months’ of rain falling on the Balkan countries in just a few days this past weekend, Serbia and Bosnia have called for international help to deal with the flooding.

The Acacia Estates branch of Wingman restaurant has began accepting Bitcoin payments.

Brock Pierce has broken silence this week with an open letter to the board of the Bitcoin Foundation, amid continuing controversy of his appointment as Director.

Much like your Dad whipping out the phrase “YOLO” in front of your friends to prove how hip he is to the kids these days, American politicians are jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon to show the young-and-cryptocurrency-minded how in touch they are with technology (while, of course, making money at the same time).

Africa is set to receive its long-awaited first Bitcoin ATM this month.