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Altcoin News

The term “altcoin” refers to any cryptocurrency that has launched since Bitcoin (BTC). In the early days of Bitcoin, developers forked the open-source code to create new currencies. Over time, these Bitcoin alternatives began to diverge further from their progenitor with different supply schedules and privacy features. These include Litecoin (LTC) and Zcash (ZEC), among others.

Along with altcoins came a plethora of Bitcoin–altcoin trading pairs that produced a surge in market activity, with traders leveraging the volatility of these crypto assets for high-risk rewards.

The rise of altcoins and their respective blockchain networks marks an era of experimentation and maturation within the crypto industry, as a wider range of use cases of the technology have become possible.

Top News

Is Dogecoin set to follow Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) 400% breakout?

'Much ow' ahead? Dogecoin chart fractal puts Shiba Inu's 390% QTD rally in danger

Shiba Inu rebounds 40% despite major selling by SHIB whales

One currency to rule them all: Facebook’s Diem has global ambitions

Shiba Inu is now a top-20 cryptocurrency with SHIB price soaring 300% in 9 days

The Alonzo upgrade did little in protecting Cardano from falling in tandem with the rest of the cryptocurrency market, though bullish technical factors remain.

Sell the news? ADA price drops 10% following Cardano’s long-awaited smart contracts rollout

2021-09-13T12:45:12+01:00

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Cardano has completed its Alonzo hard fork to introduce Plutus-powered smart contract scripts.

Cardano launches smart contracts after successful hard fork

2021-09-13T05:16:13+01:00

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Market Analysis

ONE price gained more than 100% after announcing plans to launch a $300 million ecosystem development fund.

$300M incentive program backs 100% rally in Harmony (ONE) price

Jordan Finneseth

2021-09-13T00:00:00+01:00

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While Bitcoin price is fighting to hold above the 200-day SMA, ALGO, ATOM, XTZ, and EGLD continue to march higher.

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ALGO, ATOM, XTZ, EGLD

Rakesh Upadhyay

2021-09-12T21:35:31+01:00

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Signs of strength slip into Bitcoin markets but altcoins are proving more interesting as the weekend draws to a close.

BTC price battles for $46K as Polkadot (DOT) ends weekend with 10% surge

2021-09-12T15:13:20+01:00

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The bullish setup emerges as traders raise their upside bets on smart contract protocols that rival Ethereum.

Bull flag breakout pushes Avalanche toward $80 as AVAX price hits another record high

2021-09-12T13:24:01+01:00

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LUNA price rallied to a new high above $45 following the launch of the “Project Dawn” funding initiative and the upcoming Columbus-5 mainnet upgrade.

Project Dawn initiative and upcoming mainnet upgrade back LUNA’s new ATH

Jordan Finneseth

2021-09-11T22:02:37+01:00

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Market Analysis

Ethereum competitors and layer-one projects are capitalizing on the network’s untenable gas fees by launching mining and developer incentives that are also boos...

Altcoin Roundup: High Ethereum fees kick-start a liquidity migration to layer-1 platforms

Jordan Finneseth

2021-09-10T23:05:00+01:00

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