If I wanted to create my own altcoin, what is the easiest/fastest/cheapest way to do it?
By "create" here I mean a coin I could give to my friends, offer to trade for other altcoins, and store in a wallet.
There are easier ways you could create one and as faster as you're determined on being prepared for it, but going by being the cheapest means is what i don't think i can have a say over because most have to be capital intensive, then from there you can move towards seeking for financial Investors who will partner with you towards the success of the coin till it got to the stage of being listed on an exchange.