New Altcoins Emerge as Crypto Market Diversifies Beyond Bitcoin Clones
The altcoin market is undergoing a quiet revolution in February 2016, as new cryptocurrency projects launch with fundamentally different architectures […]
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Ethereum Surges Past Ripple to Claim Number Two Spot as Trading Volume Shatters Records
The cryptocurrency market is witnessing a dramatic shift in its hierarchy as Ethereum’s ether token stages an extraordinary rally that
Ethereum Surges Past $4 as Altcoin Market Heats Up: Dash, Monero, and Litecoin Show Divergent Trends Across Crypto Landscape
TL;DR Ethereum rallies to $4.40 with a market capitalization of $339 million, cementing its position as the second-largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin
Hollywood Hospital Pays $17,000 Bitcoin Ransom as Chainalysis Partners With Europol to Fight Crypto Crime
TL;DR Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center pays $17,000 (40 BTC) in ransom to hackers after ransomware cripples its systems for over
Bitcoin Classic vs Bitcoin Core: The Block Size War That Threatened to Tear the Network Apart
The Contenders By February 2016, Bitcoin found itself locked in the most divisive governance crisis in its seven-year history. On
Ethereum Smart Contracts Power Ukraine’s Bold Plan to Reinvent Democratic Elections on the Blockchain
Protocol Primer On February 16, 2016, a group of Ukrainian government officials signed a landmark memorandum to bring the country’s
Bitcoin Classic Emerges as 2MB Block Size Compromise in Bitter Scaling War
TL;DR Bitcoin Classic launched in February 2016 as a compromise proposal to increase Bitcoin’s block size from 1MB to 2MB
BitNation Codes World’s First Virtual Nation Constitution Onto Ethereum Blockchain in Rio
TL;DR BitNation, the world’s first virtual nation, live-coded its Pangea constitution onto the Ethereum blockchain on February 15, 2016 The
Ethereum Foundation Launches BTC Relay Bounty as Cross-Chain Ambitions Take Shape
On February 12, 2016, the Ethereum Foundation took a significant step toward cross-chain interoperability by including BTC Relay in its
Ethereum Erupts 76% in a Week While Dash and MaidSafeCoin Lead an Altcoin Renaissance Across Crypto Markets
The Emerging Narrative A remarkable shift is underway in the cryptocurrency markets as February 2016 delivers what can only be