Altcoin News
Altcoin News
Altcoin news: Altcoins are essentialy all other cryptocurrencies, except Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency, so all others are alternative tokens or altcoins. More than 95% of altcoins are tokens and not coins, but that’s a different discussion. Ethereum is also an altcoin, but it’s too special and it deserves a category of its own. With nearly 2000 cryptocurrencies, altcoin projects are very different and very similar from each other. With the introduction of Ethereum and its features, developers started to easily issue their own projects, starting the Initial Coin Offering boom of 2017.
Every altcoin project has set out to improve on the original Satoshi Nakamoto cryptocurrency concept. A lot of altcoins are superior to Bitcoin in many ways, each trying to improve certain cryptocurrency flaws. Altcoins are the developers’ way of innovating, creating new applications and possibilities in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, and pushing the limits further and further. Although there are many scams out there, altcoins have a vital role in the main plan – Mass Adoption!
by Ian Karamanov
Oct 25, 2019
Twitter Will Never Have Anything to do with Libra – Jack Dorsey
It seems that the CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey, is avoiding Facebook’s stablecoin project like the pleague. According to him, there is absolutely no way for
by Ian Karamanov
Oct 23, 2019
Blockchain Association Has a New Member – Ripple
Ripple has now become the newest member of the Blockchain Association. Additionally, three new experts are joining the Ripple global regulatory team
by Ian Karamanov
Oct 4, 2019
Altcoin Facts: How Many are There and What is the End Goal
Altcoins are slowly becoming more and more popular. That being said, there are many altcoin facts which the everyday person doesn’t really know and even
by Ian Karamanov
Aug 30, 2019
Bitcoin Facts: Altcoins, Opinions and the Way Towards Progress
Bitcoin has now existed for a little more than a decade. There are countless bitcoin facts, but most of them seem to be common knowledge.
by Ian Karamanov
Aug 23, 2019
Yuan-backed Stablecoin Soon to be Issued by Tether
Tether is reporedly working on a yuan-backed stablecoin. This project will reportedly be launched in the very near future under the CHT ticker.
by Ian Karamanov
May 20, 2019
XEM Has Made its Way Into the Top 20 with a 55% Surge
NEM has found itself among the top 20 cryptocurrencies. Even though bitcoin’s bull run slowed down, NEM scored significant gains in just under 6 days