What is the difference between Altcoin and Bitcoin?

[pidie]

one of the differences between bitcoin and altcoin is the stability of cryptocurrency, many factors that can cause stability of bitcoin prices such as many who invest into bitcoin and its volume is increasing from time to time. unlike altcoin whose value is unstable cause altcoin is unstable in because the market is lower than the others.

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[Klovezio]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from altcoin. Thank you.

Hi,Bitcoin is a base coin . You can purchase other coins. There are plenty of other tokens in which to invest, other than Bitcoin.

[ranchi]

Bitcoin is the father of all coin btc is responsible for the birth of alt coins that's what differ altcoins from bitcoins.

Bitcoin is very popular and cover above 35% of total markecap

[pabpete]

Bitcoin is the father of all coin btc is responsible for the birth of alt coins that's what differ altcoins from bitcoins.

Bitcoin is very popular and cover above 35% of total markecap

There are substantially minimal differences between altcoin trading and bitcoin trading.Every investor will have to critically assess both bitcoin trading and altcoin trading to figure out which one works for their needs.

[BitcoinBallerina]

Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency to be ever created and any coin created after that is an alternative to Bitcoin so its called an altcoin. As long as bitcoin manages to innovate and the development work is continuously being done, it is always going to have a first mover advantage.

[padcoin]

Bitcoin is the original crypto currencie, all other crypto currencie are altcoin, it is like dolly and her clone, all of them are kind of a copy

[Pasaway2701]

What I understand is that before bitcoin the cryptocurrency is already existing but it's the bitcoin which was able to resolved issues with digital currency. So bitcoin is considered to be the first successful cryptocurrency. It was then followed by alternate coins or simply called altcoins.

Bitcoin is ahead of all coins. Bitcoin can earn by trading some altcoins and can buy altcoins using bitcoin. Both altcoin and bitcoin can be earned by signature campaign but bitcoin is directly convertible to local currency while altcoin, you have to wait for its exchanger to be able to get an income.

[TrumpD]

This is my contribution: Bitcoin right now is a digital currency and the greatest of all cryptocurrencies. In terms of value, in the early days bitcoin mostly gained its value because of its anonymity characteristic, and people where liking it and willing to use it because of that characteristic, so more and more people got on board. On the other hand, Altcoins [and there are different types of them, whilst bitcoin is just one] digital assets, I say assets because, Altcoins can be both cryptocurrencies and Tokens (tokens are store of value which can be traded). Most Altcoins these days get their value through the successes of real life projects.

[coinholic]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from altcoin. Thank you.

Here’s a link to answer your question.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-altcoins-and-bitcoins

Simple questions like this only need simple ways of finding the answer. This can easily be Googled just like the link above. Also, you can always check topics on this forum. This question has been asked so many times.

[nicolebtccrypto]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from altcoin. Thank you.

Bitcoin is the first crypto currency that is made successful. A lot of people called bitcoin as a mother of all currency for it is the first currency that is made by Satoshi Nakamoto and this currency is the most popular among all.  Altcoin or alternative coin for me is just a copy of bitcoin because its just relying on bitcoin. If the price of bitcoin will decrease then altcoin will do the same.

[JENREM]

What I understand is that before bitcoin the cryptocurrency is already existing but it's the bitcoin which was able to resolved issues with digital currency. So bitcoin is considered to be the first successful cryptocurrency. It was then followed by alternate coins or simply called altcoins.

You're right, Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrencies that have been launched. After BTC, altcoin follows, Altcoin is the alternative of Bitcoin with that it make the two difference from each other. Bitcoin is the first altcoin is second.

[MoneyCrafter]

Bitcoin is the foundation of all the cryptocurrencies, the first of it's kind or the alpha and the altcoins are the successors of bitcoin which means they came from the same code which is bitcoin's code.

[supergorg27]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from altcoin. Thank you.

From what i understand, bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which you can be used this for online transactions, while altcoins short for alternative coins it is similar to bitcoins but have different kinds of coin that can be used in any platform.

[angrynerd88]

Bitcoin is the basic of cryptocurrency and based on blockchain technology.It has store value and considered as an asset and digital gold as well.Bitcoin is an independent it no need to another party to operate transactions.
Altcoin are generally colones of Bitcoin some altcoins follow Bitcoin and some Ether. Altcoins also an opportunity to invest and trade most of altcoins have worth to grow more in future.

[lonesurvivor]

Well Bitcoin is the main coin, the father of coins and the very first invested of the cryptocurrencies. The rest of them just follow as alternative coins

[RDNX]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from ALTCOIN? Thank you.

Bitcoin is the first coin and was a pioneer in the cryptocurrency. Altcoin is alternate coin beside Bitcoin.
These days,  a lot of altcoins which have good feature. For example, Ethereum and NEO

[Wallflower28]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from altcoin. Thank you.

Bitcoin and altcoin are both cryptocurrency. At first, bitcoin created and put as the first cryptocurrency in the world. But when the bitcoin reigns the online currency, a lot of new existing project such as ethereum launched also. That's why altcoin or alternate cryptocurrency was made. Aside that, altcoin also used by new existing coins in order for the bitcoin to be respected as the number one crypto above them.

[HongKong]

one of the differences between bitcoin and altcoin is the stability of cryptocurrency, many factors that can cause stability of bitcoin prices such as many who invest into bitcoin and its volume is increasing from time to time. unlike altcoin whose value is unstable cause altcoin is unstable in because the market is lower than the others.

To make it easier for you to understand, make your to remember that Bitcoin was built before the altcoins. Altcoins are kind of like clones of Bitcoin.

[Vatimins]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from altcoin. Thank you.

     Well, altcoins are simply coins that are not bitcoins. The word altcoins have been coined here in the bitcointalk forum because this is a bitcoin forum. It stands for alternative coins. the same case can also be said if there is a coin that you like to be your main coin that would make bitcoin an altcoin also like others. For example, you like NEO, you can make it as your main coin and call bitcoin an altcoin. But of course it will be a different case if you include other people's thoughts since we all have different opinions and point of views. Meaning, some would agree with your thought and some won't. Hope this helps.

[Mr. Ar_Mongi]

Besides from the spelling, what are the differences of bitcoin from altcoin. Thank you.

Everything is simple, thanks to Bitcoin cryptocurrency has gained wide fame, then people have come to believe Bitcoin is the main cryptocurrency and And everything else is alternative cryptocurrencies or alternative coins or simply, altcoins. If I understand correctly-it so.