Altcoins are cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin (BTCUSD). They share characteristics with Bitcoin but are also different in other ways. For example, some altcoins use a different consensus mechanism to produce blocks or validate transactions.
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The main purpose of a cryptocurrency coin is to function as digital cash. Cryptocurrency coins have their own native blockchain, for example, Bitcoin (BTC), Monero (XMR) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) .
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A cryptocurrency or digital cash that is independent of any other blockchain or platform . The key feature of a coin is that of a currency, and the term may also be used to describe a cryptocurrency asset that is not a token.
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