🔥 Out Now 🔥 Our Q1 2021 Crypto Report is fresh off the press! Read it first and understand the state of cryptocurrency in the first quarter of 2021 - from the rise of NFT to $2 trillion crypto market cap and much more! 🔎
EN
Language
Help
coingecko candy jar
Portfolio New Beam (beta) Price Alert Login and Security Subscription Sign Out
Login Sign Up
Search
HomeGlossaryAltcoin

Altcoin

By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A cryptocurrency or a category of cryptocurrencies that are an alternative to bitcoin. Many altcoins project themselves as better alternatives to bitcoin in various ways (e.g. more efficient, less expensive, etc.).

Share this with a friend!

Related Terms

Arbitrage
A strategy where investors buy a currency in a market and sell it at a higher price in another market to gain profit.
Software Development Kit (SDK)
It is a collection of software development tools in one package installation. It is designed to help developing applications for a specific device or operating system (OS).
Mnemonic Phrase
A mnemonic phrase (also known as mnemonic seed, or seed phrase) is a list of words used in sequence to access or restore your cryptocurrency assets.
Difficulty
A relative measure on how difficult it is to correctly guess a new block
Hungry for more knowledge?
Back to Glossary or Subscribe to our newsletter.
coingecko (thumbnail mini)
CoinGecko for iOS
Install
coingecko (thumbnail mini)
CoinGecko for Android
Install