ALTCOIN

What Are Altcoins and Why Do They Matter? The word “altcoin” is an abbreviation of “Bitcoin alternative,” and thus describes every single cryptocurrency except for Bitcoin. Altcoins are referred to as Bitcoin alternatives because, at least to some extent, most altcoins hope to either replace or improve upon at least one Bitcoin component.

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Monaco To Start Partnership with Binance on August 23

By CoinTelegraph By Lisa Froelings on 08/19/2017 - 17:23

Monaco token will be listed and made available to Chinese investors through Binance starting August 23.

China’s Leading Exchange Distributing GAS to Those with NEO

By CoinTelegraph By Lisa Froelings on 08/19/2017 - 12:30

Leading Chinese exchange allows NEO holders to have their GAS.

Zcash Foundation Offers $80,000 in New Grants to Advance the Zcash Ecosystem

By CoinTelegraph by Joshua Althauser on 08/18/2017 - 21:34

The non-profit organization Zcash Foundation has announced that it is offering $80,000 worth of new grants to innovators and technologists for the advancement of the Blockchain...

NEO: Success and Future Plans. A Talk With Founder of “Chinese Ethereum”

By CoinTelegraph By John Patrick Mullin on 08/18/2017 - 20:47

NEO founder discusses what made NEO successful, and what the future of NEO looks like

There Are Currently Over 5300 ERC-20 Tokens - What Are They All For?

By CoinTelegraph By Pascal Thellmann on 08/18/2017 - 18:32

The Cointelegraph provides a quick overview of the most popular token utilities.

Dash Price Reaches $250 Ahead of September Conference

By JP Buntinx on 08/18/2017 - 15:35

Due to an outsized focus on Bitcoin in the world of cryptocurrency, one almost forgets there are other projects that have been around for many years. One such project is Dash, a currency focusing on...

After Bitcoin, Swiss Bank Becomes First To Offer Bitcoin Cash, Altcoins

By CoinTelegraph by William Suberg on 08/16/2017 - 17:43

Switzerland’s Falcon Private Bank will add Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Litecoin exposure for clients in addition to its existing Bitcoin support.

Ethereum Breaks Blockchain Transaction Record, Price Steady

By CoinTelegraph by William Suberg on 08/15/2017 - 16:05

Ethereum has broken the record for the most daily transactions of any Blockchain in history.

Altcoins Could Lose 20% When Bitcoin Climbs To $5,000

By CoinTelegraph by William Suberg on 08/14/2017 - 17:23

Bitcoin rising to $5,000 could result in misery for altcoins, with one trader forecasting 20% slides across the market.

Tim Draper-Backed Blockchain Company Tezos Diverts $50 Mln into VC Fund

By CoinTelegraph by Jon Buck on 08/13/2017 - 13:57

The goal for Tezos is to create the smart contract language as quickly as possible in order to facilitate programmers wishing to build applications on the platform.

Wikileaks Now Accepts Donations in the Cryptocurrency Zcash

By CoinTelegraph by Joshua Althauser on 08/11/2017 - 19:10

Wikileaks is now accepting donations using the privacy-oriented digital currency Zcash. With the addition of Zcash, donors have a private way of contributing funds. Previously...

Civic Reaches New High Of $0.37 as BTER Opens Chinese Trading

By CoinTelegraph by William Suberg on 08/10/2017 - 11:59

Civic (CVC) has increased 70% overnight as trading opens on Chinese exchange BTER.

Overstock Now Accepts Various Altcoins for Payment – Including Bitcoin Cash

By Sterlin Lujan on 08/09/2017 - 12:00

Overstock just became the first major retailer to accept bitcoin cash and altcoins at the point of sale for payment. They announced a partnership with Shapeshift.io to streamline the process. Now...

Surging Price Allows Digital Currency NEO to Enter Top 10 List, Bitcoin Remains on Top

By CoinTelegraph By Lisa Froelings on 08/08/2017 - 21:44

The cryptocurrency NEO, formerly Antshares, has successfully entered the top 10 list of the major digital currencies as of early August 2017, thanks to a sharp increase in its...

Litecoin Sustains Price Rise, Posts More Than $1 Bln of Trading Volume in Early July 2017

By CoinTelegraph By Lisa Froelings on 08/08/2017 - 21:11

The digital currency called “digital silver” posted a trading volume of more than $1 bln on July 5, 2017, allowing it to briefly surpass Bitcoin’s volume.

Bitcoin Price Reaches yet Another All-time High as US$3,500 is Well Within Reach

By JP Buntinx on 08/07/2017 - 15:30

It looks as if we added another few billion US Dollars to the cryptocurrency market cap over the past 24 hours. Right now, that market cap sits at US$116.5bn, which is a significant amount compared...

Markets Update: Bitcoin Continues to Orbit Above $3K

By Jamie Redman on 08/07/2017 - 09:02

Our last markets update revealed bitcoin’s price was extremely bullish, testing the US$2700-2800 range just before the blockchain split on August 1. Since then a whole lot has changed as the price...

Bitcoin Price Holds Firm, Major Gains Catapult NEO Into Cryptocurrency Top 10

By JP Buntinx on 08/06/2017 - 15:01

Everything is looking calm and quiet in the world of cryptocurrency. That is a more than welcome change after many weeks of price volatility and uncertainty. The Bitcoin price is holding its own...

The SXSW of Blockchain

By CoinTelegraph By David Dinkins on 08/04/2017 - 21:42

ConsenSys hosts Ethereal SF event to merge culture and technology.

Dash Employs White Hat Hackers To Hack Its Own Blockchain

By CoinTelegraph by William Suberg on 08/04/2017 - 12:45

60,000 white hat hackers will deliberately try to hack Dash as the altcoin tests its security setup.

UK’s ‘First Luxury Exchange’ Offers Formula 1 Cars For Cryptocurrency

By CoinTelegraph by William Suberg on 08/03/2017 - 18:41

A London art dealer has launched a dedicated platform for purchasing “luxury” goods with Bitcoin and altcoins.

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Monaco To Start Partnership with Binance on August 23

China’s Leading Exchange Distributing GAS to Those with NEO

Zcash Foundation Offers $80,000 in New Grants to Advance the Zcash Ecosystem

NEO: Success and Future Plans. A Talk With Founder of “Chinese Ethereum”

There Are Currently Over 5300 ERC-20 Tokens - What Are They All For?

Dash Price Reaches $250 Ahead of September Conference

After Bitcoin, Swiss Bank Becomes First To Offer Bitcoin Cash, Altcoins

Ethereum Breaks Blockchain Transaction Record, Price Steady

Altcoins Could Lose 20% When Bitcoin Climbs To $5,000

Tim Draper-Backed Blockchain Company Tezos Diverts $50 Mln into VC Fund

Wikileaks Now Accepts Donations in the Cryptocurrency Zcash

Civic Reaches New High Of $0.37 as BTER Opens Chinese Trading

Overstock Now Accepts Various Altcoins for Payment – Including Bitcoin Cash

Surging Price Allows Digital Currency NEO to Enter Top 10 List, Bitcoin Remains on Top

Litecoin Sustains Price Rise, Posts More Than $1 Bln of Trading Volume in Early July 2017

Bitcoin Price Reaches yet Another All-time High as US$3,500 is Well Within Reach

Markets Update: Bitcoin Continues to Orbit Above $3K

Bitcoin Price Holds Firm, Major Gains Catapult NEO Into Cryptocurrency Top 10

The SXSW of Blockchain

Dash Employs White Hat Hackers To Hack Its Own Blockchain

UK’s ‘First Luxury Exchange’ Offers Formula 1 Cars For Cryptocurrency

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