Altcoin

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cryptocurrency other than bitcoin.

    "Sure, like all the other altcoins, Dogecoin offers some variability, like a theoretical max of 100 billion versus 21 million, and a different proof-of-work algorithm, but we’re reaching Furby levels of ridiculousness here."

  2. 2
    an alternative cryptocurrency wordnet

Example

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"Sure, like all the other altcoins, Dogecoin offers some variability, like a theoretical max of 100 billion versus 21 million, and a different proof-of-work algorithm, but we’re reaching Furby levels of ridiculousness here."

Etymology

From alt- + coin.

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