You may not know it, but the BitBeat team is able to trace its family tree back to the Emerald Isle; yes, we are sons of Erin. So we were particularly interested over the weekend to see news of a new altcoin being launched, Irishcoin More here
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You may not know it, but the BitBeat team is able to trace its family tree back to the Emerald Isle; yes, we are sons of Erin. So we were particularly interested over the weekend to see news of a new altcoin being launched, Irishcoin More here