Altcoins

Altcoin is one of the most dynamic and controversial sectors in the crypto world. If you already know enough about mainstream coins such as BTC and ETH, you might as well step out of your comfort zone and take an exciting trip to the cutting edge of the crypto industry.

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What Is Uniswap?
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What Is Uniswap?

Uniswap is a decentralized crypto trading protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain that allows anyone to swap ERC-20 tokens directly from their wallet or to create liquidity pools of the tokens.
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WHAT IS COSMOS (ATOM)?
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WHAT IS COSMOS (ATOM)?

Cosmos Network (ATOM), also known as the "Internet of Blockchains," is a decentralized Layer-1 protocol focused on interoperability and customizability. With their solutions, projects can be easily developed and operate on multiple blockchains.
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What is Polkadot?
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What is Polkadot?

Polkadot is currently a remarkable project in the blockchain field. With the gradual advancement of the Ethereum upgrade, Polkadot's performance and architectural advantages have suffered a lot, but it remains one of the most powerful competitors in terms of public chain infrastructure. If Bitcoin represents blockchain 1.0 which has opened up the crypto world, and Ethereum represents blockchain 2.0 which has promoted technology applications. In that case, when it comes to blockchain 3.0, it is surely represented by the popular cross-chain project - Polkadot (DOT). Polkadot neither loads smart contracts nor runs blockchain programs, but tries to establish an intermediate chain (Relay Chain) that can connect to other public chains and allows them to achieve reliable Interchain Message Passing (ICMP). The "Father of Polkadot'' Gavin Wood intended to use Polkadot to realize the interconnection between different public chains, thereby making it the Internet of blockchains. ## Polkadot’s team The major organizati
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What is BNB?
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What is BNB?

Binance Coin (BNB) is an exchange token issued by Binance, and is also the utility token of the Binance Smart Chain. As Binance develops into the top three crypto exchanges in the world in terms of trading volume, along with the endless ecological applications on its smart chain, BNB has become the third largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin and Ethereum. This article will have a detailed introduction of BNB’s history and the huge Binance ecosystem behind it.
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What Is Memecoin?
Beginner

What Is Memecoin?

Being the source of wealth, as well as the source of chaos, memecoins may be the most dynamic and controversial of all cryptocurrencies.
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What Are Altcoins?
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What Are Altcoins?

An altcoin is also known as a Bitcoin Alternative or Alternative Cryptocoin, which refers to all cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin. Most of the cryptocurrencies in the early stage were created through forking (copying Bitcoin codes).
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What is ApeCoin?
Beginner

What is ApeCoin?

ApeCoin is an ERC-20 governance and utility token issued by the ApeCoin DAO, which plays a key role in building the APE ecosystem and cultural economy.
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What is ETC?
Beginner

What is ETC?

ETC is short for Ethereum Classic. When the market as a whole went down, ETC rose against the trend many times. Many people called ETC the "doomsday chariot".
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What is Avalanche Coin (AVAX)?
Intermediate

What is Avalanche Coin (AVAX)?

AVAX is the native token of the Avalanche ecosystem. As one of the most explosive public chains in 2021, the expansion of its ecosystem also drove the price of AVAX to soar. In less than a year, AVAX has witnessed more than a hundredfold increase. In the context of the public chains coming into birth one after another in 2021, why does AVAX stand out among so many public chain tokens? After reading this article, you will have an in-depth understanding of AVAX and the Avalanche ecosystem behind it.
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