Study: 6 in 10 Americans have heard about Bitcoin

 While crypto may be obvious to us overlords of digital media, awareness of all facets of cryptocurrency still belongs to a small – but growing – minority. In a large scale survey by SurveyMonkey and the Global Blockchain Business Council, 5,000 responded to an extensive poll about the popularity and use of cryptocurrency. Some interesting findings? First, only 5 percent of people… Read More

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Even Dogecoin is rallying in this cryptocurrency boom

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Dogecoin was as high as $0.00673467 Tuesday.

That seems like nothing compared to the $16,663 for one Bitcoin, but the meme-based cryptocurrency is having a moment.

Look at this price chart from CoinGecko showing Dogecoin since it started in 2013. It’s been going up and up — growth in 2017 was pretty noticeable. Even if Dogecoin is far from even a penny, it’s inching closer. Not even a week ago it was at $0.0038.

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Everyone’s cheering on the joke currency. But with 112 billion coins it’s getting more serious. Read more…

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How to talk about cryptocurrency at the holiday dinner table

 You’re sitting down to a nice meal and your aunt, always one step ahead, mentions she wants to start investing in Bitcoin. You freeze, a drip of gravy plopping off the ladle. It’s your time to shine. You got this. First, you know that the state of crypto is very, very good. This has been a banner year for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin rose from $738 a year ago to $8220 as of this year.… Read More

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