In our “Altcoins” section, we cover news, updates, and market trends related to alternative cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin. Here you will find information about popular altcoins, new blockchain projects, and the technologies driving the altcoin ecosystem. Read the “Altcoins” section on ForkNews to stay updated on the latest developments across the crypto market.
Bitcoin clones are multiplying at an incredible speed, and another “divine” cryptocurrency, Bitcoin God, has separated from the Bitcoin blockchain as a result of a fork on block #501225
On August 1, 2017, the most popular cryptocurrency was divided into Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCC). The new direction was supported by a group of miners who transferred part of their capacity to obtain new Bitcoin Cash blocks, as well as some exchangers and wallet developers. Why did this happen and what are the prospects for this fork?
In this article we will look at what the Monero cryptocurrency is, when it appeared and why it is good for use.
The creator of VKontakte and Telegram, Pavel Durov, is preparing to release his own cryptocurrency called Gram. Thus, Durov will begin to monetize the Telegram messenger and provide Asian countries with a digital payment system.
In a tweet from Edward Snowden that was published on December 19, the former NSA employee noted his preference and respect for Zcash. He also wrote that the privacy technology behind the cryptocurrency could “change everything if it succeeds.”
The computer game developer Valve abandoned the use of bitcoin in early December and is considering options for using Litecoin to pay for online games and the Steam service.
Financial services company Bloomberg has added three new cryptocurrencies - Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin - to its Bloomberg Terminal app.
Among other altcoins, not the least popular among miners is Dash, based on the idea of absolute anonymity of e-commerce. Today, Dash ranks fifth among other cryptocurrencies.
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