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Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open-source software project released under the MIT/X11 license. Creation and transfer of coins is based on an open source cryptographic protocol and is not managed by any central authority. Litecoin was an early bitcoin spinoff or altcoin, starting in October 2011.
(source: litecoin.org)
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CryptocurrencyFirst Of 40 Burger King Venezuela Locations Now Accepts Bitcoin
Burger King is letting people pay their way in Venezuela with a new bitcoin partnership that enables cryptocurrency purchases, CoinTelegraph reported on...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Canada Eases Crypto Rules; Bitcoin ATMs Elude AML Efforts
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Canada will now only have to report transfers of more than CA$10,000 ($7,663). The move comes after the Canadian...
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CryptocurrencyBitcoin Continues Slide, Drops Under $10,000
Bitcoin has dropped in value again to under $10,000 after a recent high of around $13,900, according to reports. The cryptocurrency’s loss...
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BitcoinCoinbase Expands Crypto Debit Product To EU
Digital currency exchange Coinbase announced that its Visa debit card is now available in six additional European countries. The company debuted the...
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BitcoinBitcoin Price Rises Near $9K; Litecoin, Binance Far Exceed Bitcoin’s Growth
Bitcoin reached $8,937.25 early on Monday (May 27) — its highest level in more than 12 months. And analysts have pointed to...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Briefly Breaches $3.7K; NH Eyes Crypto Tax Payments
Despite the fact that it’s rejected a number of bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals, a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Binance Accepts Credit Cards For Crypto; Bitcoin Set For Six Straight Months Of Declines
Binance is allowing users to buy digital currencies with their credit cards, according to an announcement from the crypto exchange. Through the...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: SEC Regs Could Exclude Cryptos; Litecoin Founder Has Eye On Survival
A bipartisan bill has been introduced by Congress that would aim to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: ‘Bitcoin Is Dead’; Congressman Says Crypto Can Pay For Trump’s Wall
Teenage bitcoin millionaire Erik Finman is now saying that the cryptocurrency is “dead.” “Bitcoin is dead, it’s too fragmented, there’s tons of...
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BitcoinBitcoin’s Bubble Deflates As Other Virtual Coins Near Zero
Bitcoin’s 2018 crash is nearing dot-com levels, as hundreds of other virtual coins are at or nearing zero. Following a regulatory crackdown...
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BitcoinAmid Hacks, Bitcoin Is Still Not Ready For Primetime
What’s a currency to do when it can take down the internet? Gain in price, amid growing clamor for it, of course....
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Criminals Steal $1.2B In Crypto Since 2017, Revolut Now Supports Bitcoin Cash And Ripple
More than $1.2 billion in crypto has been stolen by criminals since the start of last year, according to the non-profit Anti-Phishing...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: NYC Townhouse Seeks Bitcoin Buyer, Venezuela Puts Crypto Pressure On Government
The Litecoin Foundation is making a second attempt at debit cards, City A.M. reported. According to a tweet from the creator of...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Loses $119B In Q1, John McAfee’s $105K Crypto Tweets
Bitcoin – along with Ethereum – experienced its worst first quarter ever, CNBC reported. The cryptocurrency dropped from around $13,400 to just...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Twitter’s Crypto Ban, VCs Plow Cash Into Crypto
Bitcoin tumbled approximately 7 percent on Monday (March 26) below the $8,000 level, CNBC reported. The fall came amid weeks of regulatory...
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BitcoinFTC Cracks Down On Crypto Pyramid Scheme
Those who claim that all cryptocurrencies are a pyramid scheme haven’t seen anything yet. On March 16, 2018, a federal court cracked...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: BitGrail Plans To Refund $195M, Ethereum Takes A Price Beating
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BlockchainCircle Rolls Out Free Crypto Trading
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Binance Sells Its Users’ Altcoins, Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Caught In SEC Crosshairs
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BitcoinCrypto Investors Fear In-Person Robberies
While there has been plenty to fear when it comes to hackers stealing virtual currencies from online investor accounts, reports of thieves...
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BitcoinChicago Trader Charged With Crypto Theft
Marking the first prosecution in Chicago of theft in the cryptocurrency industry, a trader with a financial firm was charged with fraud....
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Coinbase Woos Merchants With New Crypto Tools, Most Crypto Traders Don’t Pay Taxes
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BlockchainRipple Leads Cryptocurrencies Lower
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Distributed ledger technology (blockchain) has made significant headway this year, and people are starting to take notice. At the beginning of 2017,...
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Payment MethodsChinese Bitcoin Exchanges Open Again For Withdrawals
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Merchant InnovationNASAA Warns Investors About Virtual Currencies
The association says that many investors may not be aware about the many risks that come with investing in virtual currency.
