Altcoin "is a combination of two words:" alt "and" coin "; alt is a short for alternative and coin signifies currency.
So Altcoin is an alternative coin beyond bitcoin. If you've ever heard names like Ethereum, Dash, Ripple, Monero, Litecoin, and so on, they are Altcoin.
Well, 2018 is a new piece for digital coin hunters. For some people - maybe including you - may be saturated playing in Bitcoin.
In fact there are several altenratif investment coins outside Bitcoin that I predict its value will skyrocket in 2018.
Ethereum
Ethereum is the third largest coin in the world after Bitcoin and Ripple. Initially Ethereum is able to sit in second position until the end of December yesterday. Unfortunately Ripple managed to head the position Ethereum.
Slightly different from some other digital currency, Ethereum is actually a software platform. This means that a programmer can create a new application with Ethereum.
Cryptocurrecy that runs on the Ethereum platform is called Ether (ETH). This Ether can be traded like any other digital currency.
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