I only just started noticing and learning about BitCoin... now all of the sudden there are many other types of online currency out there, which ones are actually worth paying attention to and which ones are just a plain joke created to make fun of BitCoin?
What is your purpose of entering into world of cryptocurrencies - you must ask yourself that question.
If you want to use a coin to pay - Bitcoin and Litecoin are most popular.
But people are accepting few others coins in their shops too.
For example look how many coins is accepting this service:
http://hausfay.com Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Coin2.0 and some others.
If your purpose is to became a trader - then you must remember, that altcoins are crazy. Market is crazy. You can gain huge profits and you can choose wrong coin to invest and your coin will be worth nothing.
I must say new Coin2.0 is making huge progresses and developers are really hard working people.
You can have a look at their thread You should read about
Dogecoin ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
you should read about Litecoin too ...
But remember. Bitcoin is mother and father and grandfather of all altcoins.
Bitcoin is ♥. Not only a coin. Bitcoin is changing the world to better. Bitcoin will survive because we ♥
BTC.
Maybe one day some other altcoin will be as ♥ as
BTC. Time will show.
Enjoy Bitcointalk !! There are tons and more informations about crypto currencies.
Regards.