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Litecoin is often referred to as the silver to Bitcoin’s gold. That, unfortunately, is a meaningless claim, advertiser’s sophistry. At best, it is a poor and misguided explanation of the complex relationship between cryptocurrencies. That’s not to say, though, that Litecoin...

This is the first article of the series “A Little Altcoin Sanity.” The series will provide brief, substantive, and informative discussion of topics in altcoins (or alternative cryptocurrencies, if you prefer, meaning “non-Bitcoin”). This first article will be a bit...

ExpressCoin, which we’ve covered in the past, is a Bitcoin commerce startup that’s aiming to make Bitcoin transactions accessible to people without technical expertise or conventional bank accounts. The creators of the platform hope to achieve this by offering a variety of...

Litecoin is the second most valued digital currency on the market, only being bested by bitcoin. However, litecoin is not just a knock-off to the world’s first digital coin. It was intended by its developers to improve on the structure set forth by bitcoin. The main two...

Litecoin has been around for quite some time now, but it’s never too late to learn a little more about the bitcoin alternatives out there. Litecoin has often been described as the silver to bitcoins gold in terms of their relationship to each other, so what better...

eGifter, an online gift card service based in New York, has recently launched a new way to entice customers who wish to pay with bitcoin, dogecoin, or litecoin. A new incentive program is being introduced that will give a 3% discount. Officially launched on April 23, the eGifter...

Not many people know about NewYorkCoin which was launched on March 6, 2014 by the New York Coin Foundation. This is a community of New Yorkers who are trying to bring together virtual currency enthusiasts such as investors, merchants, miners and others in order to spread digital...

In the wake of the National Australian Bank’s decision to cut ties with digital currencies, another Australian institution announces its start with bitcoin. An IT solutions provider, Ellenet, is the first Australian firm to accept both bitcoin and litecoin. IT Solutions...

Based in New York, eGifter has partnered with GoCoin to allow payments to be made in two more different forms of digital currencies. For here on forward, consumers of dogecoin and litecoin will be able to perform transaction on the online gift giving and receiving site. By adding...

KnCMiner has announced that it is accepting Litecoin payments for their products. It says on the mining hardware company’s website, “We are happy to announce that we now accept Litecoin payments for our products, as well as Bitcoin payments and USD bank transfers.” Good News for...