Therefore Bitcoin is an altcoin - and will also be beaten by another altcoin, just as it did itself.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/quick-history-cryptocurrencies-bbtc-bitcoin-1397682630/
As i know, bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency that was made by satoshi nakamoto from japan.
I never heard any other crypto currency before bitcoin and i only heard about virtual money before bitcoin but not crypto.
But yes, for me bitcoin also altcoin but its the first and the strongest one.