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Altcoin

Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. The term is short for 'alternative coin.' Altcoins range from major projects like Ethereum and Solana to thousands of smaller tokens with various use cases.

Example

Investors sometimes rotate profits from Bitcoin into altcoins during bull markets.

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