Altcoin is short for "alternative coin" and is an alternative cryptocurrency to Bitcoin. Altcoins improve on the flaws and limitations of Bitcoin, operating on different technology and use cases.

Historically, altseason — when altcoins outperform Bitcoin — has been a key phase in every major bull run, but this time, things are different. Bitcoin (BTC) has reached new all-time highs ...

Bitcoin (BTC) surged, bringing mainstream attention and liquidity, and then the floodgates opened to altcoins. Speculative capital rushed into lower-cap assets, inflating their values in what ...