Altcoin Digest: 10 Coins That Can’t Be Neglected (Op-Ed)
In 2015 there has never been stronger sentiment around the potential for an altcoin to eclipse Bitcoin as the future ‘major’ cryptocurrency. Those supporting the trend admit that such a coin may not exist yet, but the features present in some extant altcoins may give some clues to the potential reshaping of the cryptocurrency industry as we know it. But there’s a problem. While the idea of a universal Bitcoin competitor is in vogue and even virtuous, the reality of the altcoin industry’s reputation is quite the opposite. Years of unpredictable prices coupled with fraud and scam accusations....
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The PhenixCoin altcoin is in disarray, after its sole developer disappeared from the scene. Its community manager and PR handler have both walked away from the initiative, and the founder of the coin has stopped communicating. PhenixCoin, launched in May, was one of the three coins that were part of the original UNOCS initiative to create a software bridge between altcoins. PhenixCoin had been criticized by community members on the BitcoinTalk forum, who slated it for missing development deadlines, making unexpected hard fork decisions, and for its pre-mine of up to 1 million coins. Last....
Is it possible to have an truly alternative altcoin? The developers behind new digital currency NXT think so - and they're gaining traction. The altcoin, which was officially launched on Jan 3rd, just signed BTER as an exchange partner. NXT works in a different way to bitcoin, and to other coins like litecoin that use different algorithms for mining. The currency isn't mined using computing power. Instead, it uses a version of Proof of Stake (PoS), which was a concept initially pioneered by peercoin. PoS works by awarding new coins to existing coinholders based on the number of coins they....
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