Quote from: sann111 on December 17, 2017, 03:54:35 AM

How did these new coins come about, there are so many. Are they owned by company? There are some with weird names. Are they all real or fake?

All of them are real but it does not guarantee that they have a real project working behind or if they will really make their best efforts to get listed. Here are some of points which you can surely keep in your mind while choosing a best altcoin.
There are several definitions/criteria by which you can detect whether a new cryptocurrency is a scam or not.

BLOCKCHAIN
The digital currency was created on the BITCOIN or ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN, then it has some level of legitimacy.
LIQUIDITY
It is easy to liquidate the commodity asset of your digital currency asset and turn this into other digital currencies or back to cash.
FUNCTION
The company has a business model/plan within which the digital currency or token will solve a real problem for a large channel to market.
PEOPLE
The people behind the company and the company itself have an ethical background and have not been involved in Ponzi Schemes, Penny Auctions and are operating with transparency and conservatism.
ICO - Initial Coin Offering
Specifying terms and conditions of the downside is a legal requirement not adhered to by most ICOs. ICOs divert this by saying they are technology advisors. However, unlike IPO rules under SEC, ICOs only need a white paper about a potentiality and a funky website to solicit millions of dollars in digital currency investment.

But even after such things show positive indicators one cannot guarantee that the coin is real for sure.

Quote from: Heartseed on December 17, 2017, 04:29:36 AM

Bitcoin are real,100% legit but it is an intangible thing. Sincecit is a internet or a net thing that show number with a real help in the internet community. Bitcoins are used in buying things in the internet.

I think he is quite sure about bitcoin he is talking about other coins prevalent in the market which use their own blockchain or either work on the tradition ethereum or bitcoin blockchain.