What is Altcoin?

[ofr]

I am attending bitcoin 2013 where people keep mention altcoin. While I can't find the official website for altcoin. Can anyone spot some useful resources for me?

[vm1990]

alt coin simply means alternative coin.. just basically means bitcoin thats not bitcoin like litecoin.terracoin..ppcoin.. and all them XD

[penguinn]

altcoin = BQC =P

[bitclock]

It refers to the entire ecosystem of alternative coins, growing by the day! Check out 'Alternate cryptocurrencies' forum here for all the action!

[theonlyfox]

Check out this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=134179.0.  Its an updated list of all coins.  All the coins on that list other than Bitcoin are Altcoins.

[BitWulf]

I suggest you take a look at litecoin. Very much promising.

[FinShaggy]

MINE DEVCOINS.

They are merge mined with Bitcoin, so you get both
They release 5,000 coins per block instead of 7 like bitcoin
They are going up in value
They should be 10 cents, but are 20 per 1 penny
They have been worth $10 each over a year ago

Learn More about Devcoins here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=210366.0

Devtome thread (Earn hundreds of thousands of coins for free)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=210446.new#new

If you are looking for a DVC Mining Pool:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=210391.0

[CoinCpu]

Looking for some cpu friedly coin, anyone known anything of this?

[FinShaggy]

Looking for some cpu friedly coin, anyone known anything of this?

I'm thinking DVC is probably pretty CPU friendly with 10 minute block times and 5,000 coin payouts... And I believe BQC (BBQ Coin) is also CPU friendly.

[taanderson]

are alternative coins really worth interest, or are they all copycats started by people that were mad at the rising bitcoin difficulty?

I think that with current hardware rigs, any new money based on sha256 is bound to have a very fast growth, but what about confidence and reliability?

[CoinCpu]

Looking for some cpu friedly coin, anyone known anything of this?

I'm thinking DVC is probably pretty CPU friendly with 10 minute block times and 5,000 coin payouts... And I believe BQC (BBQ Coin) is also CPU friendly.

  thanks, i'll check them out

[FinShaggy]

are alternative coins really worth interest, or are they all copycats started by people that were mad at the rising bitcoin difficulty?

I think that with current hardware rigs, any new money based on sha256 is bound to have a very fast growth, but what about confidence and reliability?

Depends on the coin. Devcoin is an amazing project meant to develop great things, and support starving artists and developers.