What is the difference between altcoin and bitcoin ??

[romanij]

At the moment, the entire policy of the crypto industry is associated with speculation and the development of blockchain. I think that altcoins are a platform for the development of various optimization systems for implementation in the bitcoin blockchain.  They say that there are a lot of promising altcoins but these are just words. No altcoin except Ethereum could compete with bitcoin at any of the stages of development of the cryptocurrency industry and most likely will not.

[mR.k0fka]

I am a Newbie member, and my knowledge about this is still very low
What is the difference between Bitcoin and altcoin in more detail
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when you have such a question i think YouTube and google are your best friends =]

[dirgayeah]

Bitcoin = The God Father of all Cryptocurrency
Altcoin = MacGyver of Cryptocurrency

With altcoin they offerering new features and technology which is Bitcoin doesn't have. So many altcoin already created for fixing previous problem in cryptocurrency.

[biddicoin]

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[xiboothrezi]

I am a Newbie member, and my knowledge about this is still very low
What is the difference between Bitcoin and altcoin in more detail
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This topic is often discussed. As a newbie, you should learn to be more active reading in this forum, use the [search] feature to find the information you need.
well, regarding your question, in general cryptocurrency consists of bitcoin and altcoin, essentially there is no difference, it's just bitcoin as the first and anonymous decentralized coin. While altcoin is starting to emerge with a variety of innovations and their respective advantages, some are anonymous and not.

[Google+]

I think what makes bitcoin and altcoin different is the supply, demand and function for payment, for bitcoin right now it can already be used to make many transactions and many have received payments using bitcoin, while this altcoin I feel is more to one alternative payment which can be used and transactions faster, but the demand is still less than bitcoin because not many people use altcoin.

[Wawa2013]

Both are the same, namely virtual currency. But between Bitcoin and altcoin it is clear that the first born was Bitcoin which is the parent of Altcoin, or it can be said that Altcoin was born after the existence of Bitcoin. Now between Bitcoin and Altcoin the two side by side fill each other. The other equation is that both can be traded and invested, so that from both of them we can get a profit. But here the role of Bitcoin is very important in cryptocurrency, like the word Bitcoin is USD then Altcoin is the fiat currency of various countries, so bitcoin cannot be replaced by any Altcoin. The second difference is Bitcoin as the main value, which is when you want to buy altcoin, then you must have Bitcoin to convert to altcoin. That's just a part of what I underline, the rest you can read various articles about Bitcoin to better understand.
 

[Peanyut991]

In short, Bitcoin was the first digital coin created. Whereas altcoins were created after bitcoin.

Even so, Bitcoin is not superior to altcoins. Some altcoins are superior to bitcoin, like Ethereum with its advantages of having smart contract technology.

[huu78]

Almost the same, only Bitcoin was born first and became a pioneer of other coins. An altcoin appears to be an alternative other than Bitcoin for trading or other projects.
Or you can read it here https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-altcoins-and-bitcoins

[NewRanger]

Almost the same, only Bitcoin was born first and became a pioneer of other coins. An altcoin appears to be an alternative other than Bitcoin for trading or other projects.
Or you can read it here https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-altcoins-and-bitcoins

besides of that ,bitcoin be the pionerr of blockchain technology.its not only about coins,from bitcoin born many version of blockchain with its own feature.altcoin or  bitcoin on first usage was as a ledger and moved here its be investment portofolio.everyday we see new blockchain technology born and even it could used in our daily life.maybe if there are new coin that better than bitcoin ,someday it could replaced as major cryptocurrency.

[bhabygrim]

Bitcoin is the main crypto or the King of all crypto while alt-coin stands for alternative coin ,
Alt-coin is all of the other crypto around the market besides BTC .
And there are all sorts of alt-coin for me alt-coin is a crypto that have it's own purpose it stands as a token for their project.

[Palider]

Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency to emerge, hence other currencies such as Litecoin followed.

After the rise of Bitcoin the altcoins emerged, there were different uses and most of them were Shitcoins. It is used as a trap for newcomers who want to enter trading.

[erickastella]

the difference between bitcoin and altcoin in my opinion is
The first bitcoin cryptocurrency was created in 2009 while altcoin came after bitcoin in 2011.
Actually between bitcoin and altcoin in the same sense, the difference is that as a digital currency (digital currency). which need to be noted here is the currency (currency), so as a digital currency (cyberspace) bitcoin has a value (value) that allows it to be used as a payment instrument money (but for legitimate indeed not many countries recognize it because of the decentralized system and blockchain technology maybe the difference if bitcoin is the first digital currency and altcoin is used as an alternative coin in addition to bitcoin as a digital currency (digital currency).

[Utoy101]

Like the answer many other members already gave, there's only one difference between the two which is BITCOIN IS BITCOIN and ALTCOINS ARE EITHER COINS OR TOKEN WHICH IS NOT BITCOIN.

Getting yourself acquainted with the beginners and help section of the forum will helps a lot and if you want a quick answer about blockchain and bitcoin,  you are just a search away from the forum and google

[Visbay]

Altcoin or what is called an alternative coin is a Cryptocurrency coin other than Bitcoin, or these coins exist after the advent of Bitcoin, and Altcoin has the same function as Bitcoin, which is for digital currency payment instruments. And this is referred to as Alternative coins because many of these altcoins have lower prices and transaction fees which are also cheaper than Bitcoin, so many people choose Altcoin for their transaction fee.

Altcoin has the same function as Bitcoin for payment instrument but there is more than that, altcoin has another function which is creating a new system that we can use to support Bitcoin or creating a system that help Bitcoin for future. For example, creating a new system that we can use without using mining hardware to run the chain, creating a new system that can help us validate the network with the space of storage and many more.

So, in short, you want to say that altcoins are Better than bitcoin and bitcoin needs a strong support from altcoins but I don’t think so as much as I know bitcoin has its own benefits and it’s own demand, infect bitcoin is first crypto coin that’s why it considers asking of other altcoins so it grows independently we should not underestimate it.

[Darooghe]

Altcoin got their name because of the success of Bitcoin. Basically they mean alternative to Bitcoin. the majority of Altcoins are forks of Bitcoin and introduces changes to the original Bitcoin protocol such as decreased block generation time, increased maximum number of coins and different hashing algorithm. Altcoins like to pretend that they are somehow intrinsically better than bitcoin but None of them really have any commercial application. I think there is one important difference that is, the founders of most Altcoins are know and is a known team but the founder of Bitcoin is anonymous.

[wozzek23]

I am a Newbie member, and my knowledge about this is still very low
What is the difference between Bitcoin and altcoin in more detail
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The only difference that I see here is that bitcoin is the main cryptocurrency that was established first, while other altcoins are just to serve as an alternative to bitcoin just like bitcoin is meant to be an alternative to fiat. Altcoins would have actually performed better, because with all sincerity, no matter how great and how much the project of bitcoin is, bitcoin cannot really do it alone, so it needs support of some of these other projects.

My issue with those altcoins is that they are getting too much, the problem that bitcoin cannot handle is not that much for all these altcoins to have started offering solutions that they really cannot give, so if you are to consider any project, just consider bitcoin and top 10 altcoins, they are the one I trust to really follow bitcoin anywhere in future.

[Russell963]

These new cryptocurrencies called Altcoins use the same decentralized concept as Bitcoin but take things a step further with unique features.

[no1kid446]

I recommend that you go to wikipedia, or google, youtube to learn more about Bitcoin and Altcoin, which will help you reduce what part of the risk is in the market. Thank you. 

[Insomnia family]

First, welcome friend.
there is no harm if you ask about the meaning of bitcoin and altcoin in detail? I will only explain a little about the basic differences. That bitcoin and altcoin are different from each other, bitcoin is a profitable investment and always dominates the crypto market, while altcoin is easy to reach by anyone because the price is relatively cheap. there are many altcoins that have great potential for investment. but you need to research first before investing in altcoin.