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altcoins

altcoins is the plural of altcoin.

Meaning of altcoin

Noun

altcoin (plural altcoins)

  1. A cryptocurrency other than bitcoin.
    • Sure, like all the other altcoins, Dogecoin offers some variability, like a theoretical max of 100 billion versus 21 million, and a different proof-of-work algorithm, but we’re reaching Furby levels of ridiculousness here.2013, sdjf, “Dogecoin ~ internet meme dog coin.”, in uk.politics.misc (Usenet)

Questions about altcoins

What is altcoins the plural of?
Altcoins is the plural of altcoin.

Words near altcoins in the dictionary

  1. altbier
  2. altbiers
  3. altcast
  4. altcasts
  5. altcoin
  6. altcoins
  7. Altdorf
  8. ALTE
  9. Altea
  10. alted
  11. Altemose

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