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What is Altcoin and How Altcoin differ from Bitcoin?

Today thousands of cryptocurrencies are emerging in the market. Though Bitcoin remains to be the king of the crypto industry, this altcoin has seen a great impact in recent years. In the past years, one could easily count the number of cryptocurrencies. But today, the market has seen a great uprise resulting in the emergence of new Altcoin. What is Altcoin? In general, there are three types of Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Altcoin Token A Bitcoin is a type of Cryptocurrency which is in existence right from 2008. This is considered the first cryptocurrency which has seen massive growth in recent years. By owning a Bitcoin, you can send someone as a gift, or buy a service or product easily. One can also purchase an Altcoin/ Token easily with a Bitcoin. Altcoins are cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin. They share characteristics with Bitcoin but are also different from them in other ways. For example, some altcoins use a different consensus mechanism to produce blocks or validat...