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Hullcoin: The World's First Local Government Cryptocurrency?

David Gilson reports on the very first UK local government operated cryptocurrency, HullCoin.

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Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party, Proposes National Cryptocurrency

Tech entrepreneur and web bad boy Kim Dotcom is back in the news, having launched the 'Internet Party'.

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CoinDesk Guide to the World's National Altcoins

All you need to know about national cryptocurrencies – a new trend in altcoin development.

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Dogecoin's Jackson Palmer on Fast Transactions, Many Tips and Much Inflation

Jackson Palmer tells CoinDesk why he founded dogecoin and why it is more appealing than bitcoin.

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KnCMiner Updates Titan Spec, Promises 250MH/s

KnCMiner has bumped up the specification of its upcoming Titan scrypt miner, at 250MH/s, up from 100MH/s.

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Reddit CEO Thinks the World of Dogecoin, Slams 'Crazy' Bitcoiners

Outspoken Reddit boss Yishan Wong issued some frank views on bitcoin, libertarians and altcoins this week.

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Robocoin Offers Bitcoin ATM Operators 0% Fees for Life

Robocoin has announced an ambitious new incentive plan for operators that will drop fees to 0%.

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Why Bitcoin Needs Slang, ATMs and Dogecoin to Achieve Mass Adoption

Bitcoin ATMs, storefronts and slang can grow mainstream adoption. And dogecoin's unlikely success will help build the bitcoin economy.

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In a Doge-Eat-Doge World, Can Every Altcoin Survive?

In the future, will we tip with dogecoin, spend 'loose change' with litecoin and make big payments with bitcoin?

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Rumours, Panic and a DDoS Attack: Huobi’s Wild Week

After last week's Chinese bitcoin hoax, a litecoin flash crash and DDoS attack at exchange Huobi went almost unreported.

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