An altcoin is a cryptocurrency or token that is not Bitcoin (BTC). Etherum (ETH) is an altcoin. Learn about altcoins and what makes them different.

It was another week of record high bitcoin prices, even as altcoins added to the gains of the crypto ecosystem.

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Shitcoin is a pejorative term used to describe an altcoin that diminishes in value to the point of worthlessness.

Shiba Inu is an Ethereum-based altcoin that features the Shiba Inu hunting dog as its mascot and is considered an alternative to Dogecoin.

Recent weeks have seen declines across the space, but altcoins as a group have been hit hardest.

Bitcoin maximalists favor bitcoin over other cryptocurrencies and are unapologetically in favor of a bitcoin monopoly in the future.

Altcoins can present themselves as modified or improved versions of Bitcoin. Given Bitcoin's volatility, you may want to watch these 10 alternatives.

If Bitcoin and altcoins are separate markets, it could mean there are two different bubbles.

Peercoin is an alternative cryptocurrency launched in 2012. Peercoin is based on the bitcoin framework.