National altcoins are becoming an increasingly robust phenomenon in countries throughout the world. Like Bitcoin but thinking local, their aim is to strengthen community economies. Want to find out more about national altcoins? Cointelegraph is here to tell you everything you need to know.
While Bitcoin is promising to become a universal currency, a new generation of cryptocurrencies is stepping in attempting to solve financial problems in specific countries.
RT News covers Scotcoin, Scotland’s cryptocurrency, as a viable alternative to the British pound.
Four cryptocurrency adoption experts share their tips and tricks for how to bring crypto to the average Joe.
Can Brexit be cryptocurrency’s moment for the Scots? Willie Fleming of the Scotcoin Project answers.
Is Bitcoin’s dominance over the cryptocurrency world slipping? Altcoin developers talk about how their competitive advantage and gains in merchant adoption work towards dethroning Bitcoin.
Auroracoin has nearly doubled in price over the Panama Papers. CT spoke with developers behind three regionally-centric cryptocurrencies (Auroracoin, Sterlingcoin, and Scotcoin) about their vision for modern currency designed for their respective peoples.
Altcoins maintain stability through Bitcoin’s volatility caused by the block size limit debate.
Temple Melville, Scotcoin’s majority holder, discusses the future of a cryptocurrency designed for the Scottish people. In late 2015, a major pub in Glasgow started accepting Scotcoin payments for pints.
While many virtual currencies and assets are created to replace fiat currencies and to drive the progress, the ScotCoin has set a different goal, which is actually very libertarian and important.