Altcoin
noun[C]
finance & economicsspecialized(alsoaltcoin)uk/ˈɒlt.kɔɪn/us/ˈɑːlt.kɔɪn/anycryptocurrency(= adigitalcurrencythat isproducedby apublicnetworkratherthan by agovernmentand usesspecialcodestokeepitsecure)that is notbitcoin(= the first cryptocurrency to beestablished):
代币，山寨币，指除比特币以外的所有加密货币There are thousands of Altcoins inexistencetoday.现今有数以千计的各种代币存在于世。
Each altcoinoperatesaccordingtoitsownrules.每种代币都按自己的规则运作。
- Altcoinsbuildon thesuccessof Bitcoin byslightlychangingtherulestoappealto differentusers.
- Altcoins usetechnologycalled blockchain thatallowssecurepeer-to-peertransactions.
- Stephanie Yang of TheWallStreetJournaldefinedaltcoins as "alternativedigitalcurrencies".
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- ariary
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- rouble
- Schilling
- shekel
- shilling
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