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Altcoins, meaning "alternative coins", is another term for cryptocurrencies (other than Bitcoin). Since Bitcoin's release in 2009, many have noticed its crucial advantages over government money, while also giving recognition to the fact that some of its aspects can be improved upon. That has lead to the appearance of hundreds of different altcoins, which are all ultimately based on the same technology of the Blockchain but are designed differently in some ways, in order to achieve different goals.

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Keep it Simple: HitBTC Helps Digix DAO Users Receive ETC Bounty With Ease

1 HOUR AGO | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

The Hong Kong-based exchange HitBTC is working with DigixDAO to refund DGD tokens with Ethereum Classic near End of May 2017.

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As Bitcoin, Altcoins Fall, Coinbase Bows Out Due to Technical Problems

15 HOURS AGO | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Coinbase, the San-Francisco based digital asset exchange suffered an outage on May 25, 2017, and was still unavailable at the time of writing of this article.

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“Monero Enterprise Alliance” Spoof Sees Lead Dev Spagni In Hot Water

MAY 25, 2017 | William Suberg

A comedy video poking fun at Ethereum has caused investors to blame Monero’s Riccardo Spagni for losses entailed from the altcoin’s 20% drop.

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This Might Be The Key Reason Behind Bitcoin, Altcoin Price Surge

MAY 22, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Blockchain partnerships offer an explanation for the increase in market capitalization of various cryptocurrencies and the consequent surge in Bitcoin price and the price of other coins.

47096 | 8

Ethereum Classic Soars Along With ByteCoin, Pulled By Ethereum Price

MAY 22, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

On Bitcoin Pizza day, it is going to be hot at the top 10 altcoins.

42828 | 5

Top 10 Reshuffles On CoinMarketCap: Ethereum vs. Ripple, Nem vs. Litecoin & More

MAY 21, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

As Bitcoin Continues to grow, some altcoins are not being left behind either. Last week there was an intense competition on the top 10 of CoinMarketCap with some casualties being posted.

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Untraceable Coins Storming Into Top 10 Cryptocurrencies - Bytecoin Surge

MAY 20, 2017 | Raoul Bova

Monero, Bytecoin experience price surges - possibly indicating increased interest towards untraceable coins.

42976 | 5

Irish Retail FX Adds Ripple, Dash and Ethereum Trading Pairs Amidst Growing Demand

MAY 19, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

In sign that the traditional market traders are warming up to cryptocurrencies, a fully regulated Forex brokerage introduces three leading cryptocurrencies on the world’s most popular MT4 platform.

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Litecoin Releases Ambitious Roadmap For 2017 As SegWit Steals Bitcoin Business

MAY 19, 2017 | William Suberg

As the content management platform Yours announces it will launch with Litecoin instead of Bitcoin. The altcoin releases its ambitious 2017 roadmap.

18605 | 5

European Retail Giant Alza Accepts Bitcoin For Payments, Could Add Altcoins

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Europe has gained another major Bitcoin retailer as Alza moves to accept payments, potentially with Ethereum and Litecoin to follow.

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NEM Surpasses Litecoin, Posts 55 Percent Growth on Thursday, 2000 Percent In Two Months

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

NEM posts big gains Thursday, beating other top ten altcoins to add 55% in 24 hours.

19378 | 6

Bitcoin Rising Fees, Confirmation Queues See Users, Investors Switching to Altcoins

MAY 18, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Bitcoin politics plays too big a role in its scalability dispute, meanwhile unconfirmed transactions queue, increasing fees scare investors away.

6979 | 5

Ripple $14 Bln Quarantine Met With Suspicion As Website Crashes

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Ripple’s decision to lock up $14 bln of tokens to avert a flash sell-off has been met with suspicion from cryptocurrency sources.

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ICO Report: Brave Software

MAY 17, 2017 | Logan Brown

Mozilla Firefox Co-founder launching ICO for Blockchain advertising.

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Ripple Doubles Ethereum Market Cap As Devs Calm Market

MAY 17, 2017 | William Suberg

Ripple now has double the market cap of its nearest rival Ethereum as emission updates from developers seem to reassure markets.

16139 | 3

Top 10 Reshuffles On CoinMarketCap: Ethereum vs. Ripple, Nem vs. Litecoin & More

MAY 21, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

As Bitcoin Continues to grow, some altcoins are not being left behind either. Last week there was an intense competition on the top 10 of CoinMarketCap with some casualties being posted.

55098 | 18

This Might Be The Key Reason Behind Bitcoin, Altcoin Price Surge

MAY 22, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Blockchain partnerships offer an explanation for the increase in market capitalization of various cryptocurrencies and the consequent surge in Bitcoin price and the price of other coins.

47096 | 8

Untraceable Coins Storming Into Top 10 Cryptocurrencies - Bytecoin Surge

MAY 20, 2017 | Raoul Bova

Monero, Bytecoin experience price surges - possibly indicating increased interest towards untraceable coins.

42976 | 5

Ethereum Classic Soars Along With ByteCoin, Pulled By Ethereum Price

MAY 22, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

On Bitcoin Pizza day, it is going to be hot at the top 10 altcoins.

42828 | 5

European Retail Giant Alza Accepts Bitcoin For Payments, Could Add Altcoins

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Europe has gained another major Bitcoin retailer as Alza moves to accept payments, potentially with Ethereum and Litecoin to follow.

27858 | 6

As Bitcoin, Altcoins Fall, Coinbase Bows Out Due to Technical Problems

15 HOURS AGO | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Coinbase, the San-Francisco based digital asset exchange suffered an outage on May 25, 2017, and was still unavailable at the time of writing of this article.

20625 | 8

NEM Surpasses Litecoin, Posts 55 Percent Growth on Thursday, 2000 Percent In Two Months

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

NEM posts big gains Thursday, beating other top ten altcoins to add 55% in 24 hours.

19378 | 6

Litecoin Releases Ambitious Roadmap For 2017 As SegWit Steals Bitcoin Business

MAY 19, 2017 | William Suberg

As the content management platform Yours announces it will launch with Litecoin instead of Bitcoin. The altcoin releases its ambitious 2017 roadmap.

18605 | 5

Irish Retail FX Adds Ripple, Dash and Ethereum Trading Pairs Amidst Growing Demand

MAY 19, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

In sign that the traditional market traders are warming up to cryptocurrencies, a fully regulated Forex brokerage introduces three leading cryptocurrencies on the world’s most popular MT4 platform.

18108 | 3

Ripple $14 Bln Quarantine Met With Suspicion As Website Crashes

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Ripple’s decision to lock up $14 bln of tokens to avert a flash sell-off has been met with suspicion from cryptocurrency sources.

17449 | 30

Ripple Doubles Ethereum Market Cap As Devs Calm Market

MAY 17, 2017 | William Suberg

Ripple now has double the market cap of its nearest rival Ethereum as emission updates from developers seem to reassure markets.

16139 | 3

“Monero Enterprise Alliance” Spoof Sees Lead Dev Spagni In Hot Water

MAY 25, 2017 | William Suberg

A comedy video poking fun at Ethereum has caused investors to blame Monero’s Riccardo Spagni for losses entailed from the altcoin’s 20% drop.

10894 | 4

ICO Report: Brave Software

MAY 17, 2017 | Logan Brown

Mozilla Firefox Co-founder launching ICO for Blockchain advertising.

9156

Bitcoin Rising Fees, Confirmation Queues See Users, Investors Switching to Altcoins

MAY 18, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Bitcoin politics plays too big a role in its scalability dispute, meanwhile unconfirmed transactions queue, increasing fees scare investors away.

6979 | 5

Keep it Simple: HitBTC Helps Digix DAO Users Receive ETC Bounty With Ease

1 HOUR AGO | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

The Hong Kong-based exchange HitBTC is working with DigixDAO to refund DGD tokens with Ethereum Classic near End of May 2017.

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Ripple $14 Bln Quarantine Met With Suspicion As Website Crashes

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Ripple’s decision to lock up $14 bln of tokens to avert a flash sell-off has been met with suspicion from cryptocurrency sources.

17449 | 30

Top 10 Reshuffles On CoinMarketCap: Ethereum vs. Ripple, Nem vs. Litecoin & More

MAY 21, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

As Bitcoin Continues to grow, some altcoins are not being left behind either. Last week there was an intense competition on the top 10 of CoinMarketCap with some casualties being posted.

55098 | 18

This Might Be The Key Reason Behind Bitcoin, Altcoin Price Surge

MAY 22, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Blockchain partnerships offer an explanation for the increase in market capitalization of various cryptocurrencies and the consequent surge in Bitcoin price and the price of other coins.

47096 | 8

As Bitcoin, Altcoins Fall, Coinbase Bows Out Due to Technical Problems

15 HOURS AGO | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Coinbase, the San-Francisco based digital asset exchange suffered an outage on May 25, 2017, and was still unavailable at the time of writing of this article.

20625 | 8

NEM Surpasses Litecoin, Posts 55 Percent Growth on Thursday, 2000 Percent In Two Months

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

NEM posts big gains Thursday, beating other top ten altcoins to add 55% in 24 hours.

19378 | 6

European Retail Giant Alza Accepts Bitcoin For Payments, Could Add Altcoins

MAY 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Europe has gained another major Bitcoin retailer as Alza moves to accept payments, potentially with Ethereum and Litecoin to follow.

27858 | 6

Ethereum Classic Soars Along With ByteCoin, Pulled By Ethereum Price

MAY 22, 2017 | Frisco d'Anconia

On Bitcoin Pizza day, it is going to be hot at the top 10 altcoins.

42828 | 5

Bitcoin Rising Fees, Confirmation Queues See Users, Investors Switching to Altcoins

MAY 18, 2017 | Iyke Aru

Bitcoin politics plays too big a role in its scalability dispute, meanwhile unconfirmed transactions queue, increasing fees scare investors away.

6979 | 5

Litecoin Releases Ambitious Roadmap For 2017 As SegWit Steals Bitcoin Business

MAY 19, 2017 | William Suberg

As the content management platform Yours announces it will launch with Litecoin instead of Bitcoin. The altcoin releases its ambitious 2017 roadmap.

18605 | 5

Untraceable Coins Storming Into Top 10 Cryptocurrencies - Bytecoin Surge

MAY 20, 2017 | Raoul Bova

Monero, Bytecoin experience price surges - possibly indicating increased interest towards untraceable coins.

42976 | 5

“Monero Enterprise Alliance” Spoof Sees Lead Dev Spagni In Hot Water

MAY 25, 2017 | William Suberg

A comedy video poking fun at Ethereum has caused investors to blame Monero’s Riccardo Spagni for losses entailed from the altcoin’s 20% drop.

10894 | 4

Irish Retail FX Adds Ripple, Dash and Ethereum Trading Pairs Amidst Growing Demand

MAY 19, 2017 | Alexander Geralis

In sign that the traditional market traders are warming up to cryptocurrencies, a fully regulated Forex brokerage introduces three leading cryptocurrencies on the world’s most popular MT4 platform.

18108 | 3

Ripple Doubles Ethereum Market Cap As Devs Calm Market

MAY 17, 2017 | William Suberg

Ripple now has double the market cap of its nearest rival Ethereum as emission updates from developers seem to reassure markets.

16139 | 3

Keep it Simple: HitBTC Helps Digix DAO Users Receive ETC Bounty With Ease

1 HOUR AGO | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

The Hong Kong-based exchange HitBTC is working with DigixDAO to refund DGD tokens with Ethereum Classic near End of May 2017.

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ICO Report: Brave Software

MAY 17, 2017 | Logan Brown

Mozilla Firefox Co-founder launching ICO for Blockchain advertising.

9156