Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that relies on cryptography and blockchain technology to enable users to send and receive the currency without a trusted third party. The most popular cryptocurrency out there, Bitcoin, works by having numerous computers running a complex math puzzle in order to verify blocks (hence: blockchain) which contain all the new transactions made on the network. Once they do, they get bitcoins as reward, making it lucrative for them to power the network. Since it takes vast computational power to beat all of these computers at math, this makes Bitcoin secure from attackers who would want to falsify transactions. Besides Bitcoin, there are numerous other cryptocurrencies, each with a different goal. Best known among them is Ethereum, which uses similar basic principles as Bitcoin in order to power a network for decentralized applications.

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Reddit Gold pulls bitcoin payment option
Reddit Gold pulls bitcoin payment option


Cryptojacking is becoming a real menace
Cryptojacking is becoming a real menace

All the bans on cryptocurrency ads won't hurt legit crypto businesses
All the bans on cryptocurrency ads won't hurt legit crypto businesses

Twitter may be clamping down on cryptocurrency ads
Twitter may be clamping down on cryptocurrency ads

Trump plans new sanctions on Venezuela's 'Petro' cryptocurrency
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Plattsburgh, New York is the first city in the U.S. to ban cryptocurrency mining
Plattsburgh, New York is the first city in the U.S. to ban cryptocurrency mining

Animated Bitcoin iMessage stickers are the latest sign you should sell
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One of the world's biggest investment firms thinks Bitcoin is worth zero
One of the world's biggest investment firms thinks Bitcoin is worth zero








Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it wasn't hacked
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it wasn't hacked

Weather bureau staff investigated for alleged cryptocurrency mining on work computers
Weather bureau staff investigated for alleged cryptocurrency mining on work computers


Coinbase Index Fund will track the top cryptocurrencies
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These new additions to the dictionary should have been added long ago
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'Uber' co-founder Garrett Camp is creating a new cryptocurrency
'Uber' co-founder Garrett Camp is creating a new cryptocurrency

These are the best apps for tracking your crypto portfolio
These are the best apps for tracking your crypto portfolio

Bitcoin enthusiasts take innovative approach, steal 600 computers
Bitcoin enthusiasts take innovative approach, steal 600 computers

Cryptocurrency ransom demands popped up in recent cyberattacks
Cryptocurrency ransom demands popped up in recent cyberattacks
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