Bitcoin rallies nearly 10% since yesterday. Total market cap of digital currencies sits over $300 billion. Ethereum also hit record highs. The rally in Bitcoin (BTC/USD) looks unstoppable, as the most dominant cryptocurrency, hit yet another record high of $…

Image credit: William Hook/Flickr The Lifehacker staff sifts through a ton of apps on a regular basis, but a few have stuck with us over the years. Some apps are simply nice to have, while others have become essential in…

Overall sales on Black Friday have been steadily declining for years. This year, Black Friday spending was spread out through November with most sales starting Thanksgiving morning. Mobile spending is drastically up on Thanksgiving, making Black Friday more of a season…

   The exploding market for digital assets has caused headaches for some cryptocurrency exchanges.  Customers of Kraken, one of the largest exchanges in the space, recently experienced connection problems caused by record-level trading volumes.  Still, the firm is hiring across…

Unless you have Celiac Disease, your sensitivity to "gluten" probably has nothing to do with gluten at all. Following is the transcript of the video. Your gluten sensitivity may not be caused by gluten. A recent study shows that the…

All throughout history, people have gone to cities to take advantage of the wealth and business. We wanted to know which metropolitan areas offered the best opportunities for Americans, so we looked at data for all 382 metros. Want to know…

Thanks to the buzz surrounding Bitcoin and blockchain, decentralization as an approach to services is now also being brought to mainstream discussions. Bitcoin was built as a decentralized currency in the aftermath of the great recession. It was a reaction…