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.

Cryptocurrency

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How to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum
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We spoke to the vigilante hackers who stole $85 million in ether to save it
We spoke to the vigilante hackers who stole $85 million in ether to save it


The last big dark market left online may already be compromised
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Why Bitcoin is surging again, in plain English
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These hackers stole $85 million in ether to save it from *the real crooks* (or so they say)
These hackers stole $85 million in ether to save it from *the real crooks* (or so they say)

Not again: Hackers steal $32 million worth of Ethereum
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What you don't know about Bitcoin can hurt you
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It only took hackers 3 minutes to steal $7 million worth of ether
It only took hackers 3 minutes to steal $7 million worth of ether

These are the most promising cryptocurrencies right now
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A dark web marketplace went down, and oh boy did its customers freak out
A dark web marketplace went down, and oh boy did its customers freak out

Alleged hackers behind NotPetya cyberattack demand $260,000 bitcoin ransom
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At $200 million, Tezos ICO is already the biggest ever, and it's still going strong
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Ethereum price drops 20% after a pile of fake and old news reports
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This ethereum-based project could change how we think about digital art
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This startup used Ethereum to raise $153 million in under three hours
This startup used Ethereum to raise $153 million in under three hours

There's now a crowdfunding campaign to buy stolen hacking tools
There's now a crowdfunding campaign to buy stolen hacking tools




It won't be easy for WannaCry hackers to get their cash
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