Topic: What is altcoins - page 2. (Read 941 times)
'Altcoin' stands for 'alternative coin'. It could be any of cryptocurrency but Bitcoin which was initially created. Many of them are very similar, changing only a couple of characteristics such as speed of transaction in the network or coin assignment. However some of altcoins are created using unique innovations.
The coin that is not called bitcoin is a generic word for altcoin. That is the term used to refer to the coin: eth, xmr, dash ... it is altcoin.
Altcoin is any digital cryptocurrency similar to Bitcoin. Stand for “alternative to Bitcoin” and is used describe any cryptocurrency that is not a Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is the bitcoin coin that was first created, while altcoin is an alternative coin that only the term coins such as eth, ripple and others.
BTC is first cryptocurrency
alatcoins is that after btc
alatcoins is that after btc
The word “altcoin” is an abbreviation of “Bitcoin alternative,” and thus describes every single cryptocurrency except for Bitcoin. Altcoins are referred to as Bitcoin alternatives because, at least to some extent, most altcoins hope to either replace or improve upon at least one Bitcoin component.
Altcoins are other cryptos/coins outside Bitcoin...
Coins which are other than main coins called as altcoins
Here I assume main coins are Bitcoin, Etherium, litecoin
Here I assume main coins are Bitcoin, Etherium, litecoin
Pls am a newbie here what is the difference between altcoins and Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the parent of all types of altcoin and bitcoin can also stand alone without any altcoin that supports it, whereas altcoin is an alternative way to get bitcoin and altcoin can not stand alone without any support from bitcoin. 
altcoin is an alternative coin .
because bitcoin is the main coin.
it is where you can plan B if bitcoin is dumping .
because bitcoin is the main coin.
it is where you can plan B if bitcoin is dumping .
Altcoins defines any coin rather than bitcoin itself in the cryptocurrency world.
Altcoins as the term suggests Alternate to Bitcoin ...there are thousands of alternative cryptocurrency out there...Some have started well...some have a lot of potential...while a lot out there are just scams...
Bitcoin was the very first cryptocurrency of the world. After Bitcoin creation, any other cryptocurrency of the world, existing and upcoming will be classify as Altcoin (Alternate cryptocurrency) Alcoin is the term used to call any other cryptocurrency that isn't bitcoin. Ethereum, Ripple, Zcash, Litecoin etc are very famous and highly demanded altcoins.
Bitcoin is the first then the alts are like derivation of btc. The bitcoin is the mother of all altcoins
Bitcoin is the main coin That create first in cryptocurrency and altcoin(alternative coin) are small coins developed by developers that can be obtained through airdrop and bounty.
Pls am a newbie here what is the difference between altcoins and Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the main coin on crypto-exchanges and in relation to it is traded in altcoyne pairs. Altcoins are alternative coins that were initially attached to any projects when they appeared, but they should not be compared with bitcoin. There are a lot of them, and bitcoin is one. Bitcoin is more than a coin. This is the foundation, this is religion and it is already 9 years old.
Alternate coins or altcoins are also part of the whole cryptocurrency system. We can compare that bitcoin is the dollar in the cryptocurrency world where they depend the price of other currency to this currency. Altcoins are cryptocurrency with other values they maybe lower than bitcoin. We can say that bitcoin has the highest value of cryptocurrency and other altcoins like ethereum is following its footsteps.
all coins except btc are called altcoins 
Bitcoin is just Bitcoin , BTC have high potential comparing other crypto currency , BTC like a KING 
, Altcoins mean Alternative Coins here most of coin don't have high potential, All Altcoin base on mostly Eherium
Altcoin just like an improvement from the bitcoin code with the scalability fixed. To fix the scalability problem of the bitcoin itself. you can see about the fact that the altcoin has fast transaction rather than the bitcoin itself. that's a simple explanation , Altcoins mean Alternative Coins here most of coin don't have high potential, All Altcoin base on mostly Eherium
Altcoin is a short term of alternativeto bitcoin and it is different from bitcoin in a range of ways. Ethereum is an example of altcoins. Altcoins is a part of cryptocurrency.
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