What are altcoins? Altcoins are generally defined as all cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin (BTC). However, some people consider altcoins to be all cryptocurrencies except Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH), as most cryptocurrencies branch off from one of these two. Some altcoins use different consensus mechanisms to verify transactions and create new blocks. Others try to distinguish … Continue reading What are altcoins? Pros and cons of altcoins explained