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Just when you thought you had your head around bitcoin, along comes Ethereum. The word has been in a lot of headlines lately — as the cryptocurrency world’s new favourite thing soared in value. To be more specific, the price of something called an ether token is up over 3000 per cent.

Bitcoin, which is far more widely known as an alternative ‘currency’, is up about 141% so far this year. But what exactly are ether tokens and Ethereum? And how is it different than bitcoin? We’ve broken it down for you.


Read more here: https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/06/ethereum-is-all-over-the-news-heres-what-those-headlines-are-all-about/#xBdvtZVIrELOpbM8.99