Altcoins

Dogecoin Community Celebrates as Merge Mining with Litecoin Begins
Following months of debate, Dogecoin is now officially being merge mined with litecoin.

CheapAir Now Accepts Litecoin and Dogecoin for Flight Bookings
Online travel agency CheapAir.com is now accepting litecoin and dogecoin for flight bookings.

All Things Alt: Dogecoin's Future Prep, Strange Gold Pegs and a Friendly Scam
As dogecoin prepares to switch to auxiliary proof-of-stake, the urocoin project unveils an exchange system focused on emerging markets.

Sync Community Raising 15 BTC to Help Lead Developer Leave Gaza
The Sync community is raising funds to help its lead developer and his family escape the Gaza Strip.

Leading Altcoin Developers Speak Out Against New York's BitLicense Proposal
CoinDesk speaks with several altcoin developers about the potential impact of the BitLicense framework.

All Things Alt: Sync's Stability Bid, an Ivy League Alt and a Coin for World Domination
In this week's roundup: SYNC adds more services to its network while a block chain-based strategy game takes shape.

New Altcoin Promotes Fitness with 'Proof of Sweat'
Mangocoinz uses exercise as proof of work, but how to stop the cheaters?

Viacoin Team Implements Smart Contract Protocol Built on Altcoin Block Chain
The ClearingHouse smart contract protocol is now live and available through a new Web client.

Why We Need All The Altcoins We Can Get
Are there too many altcoins? If anything, we need more of them and here's why.

BitHalo: Smart Contracts Without the Block Chain Bloat
Decentralized platform BitHalo enables the creation of trustless, two-party transactions and smart contracts.

