When and why did the word ‘altcoin’ lose its relevance?
“Altcoin” has referred to all cryptocurrencies other than BTC since the advent of ETH. Today, however, many no longer qualify as altcoins.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
“Altcoin” has referred to all cryptocurrencies other than BTC since the advent of ETH. Today, however, many no longer qualify as altcoins.
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