types of altcoins that can be made as investments for the long term, namely:

1.Ethereum: Slightly different from some other digital currencies, 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 bought and sold like any other digital currency.

2. Litecoin
3.Ripple
4.Dash

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