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This game combines the internet’s favorite things: cats and cryptocurrency

On November 28, game developer Axiom Zen released a game called CryptoKitties, where players buy, sell, and mate cartoon cats with the cryptocurrency ether. By Monday, the game was so popular it accounted for 14 percent of all transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. And by Tuesday, players had spent $5...

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