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CRYPTO GLOSSARY

Altcoin

Any cryptocurrency other than bitcoin. The word covers network coins, stablecoins, project tokens and memecoins.

Altcoin in more detail

An altcoin is any cryptocurrency other than bitcoin. There are millions of them, from large networks to jokes.

FROM LESSON 11 · 4 MIN READAltcoins and memecoins: what you're really buyingAn altcoin is any cryptocurrency other than bitcoin. Learn what a token does and does not give you, and why memecoins are the riskiest corner of the market.Read the lesson

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