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title: "Meet Altcoins: The wannabe alternative currencies riding bitcoin’s coattails"
date: "2013-12-16T12:18:48-07:00"
modified: "2013-12-16T12:18:48-07:00"
author: kims
url: "https://dominoresearch.com/meet-altcoins-the-wannabe-alternative-currencies-riding-bitcoins-coattails"
categories: The Domino Effect
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description: By Michael Carney On December 11, 2013Just when you thought you were getting the hang of this bitcoin thing, the market has created a few dozen alternatives. The good news is that while you were likely late to the bitcoin phenomenon, both with your…
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# Meet Altcoins: The wannabe alternative currencies riding bitcoin’s coattails

[![9091808](//img.1.rp-api.com/thumb/9091808)](http://s.tt/1T67q)[**Meet Altcoins: The wannabe alternative currencies riding bitcoin’s coattails**](http://s.tt/1T67q) (via [Pando Daily](http://s.tt/1T67q))

By Michael Carney On December 11, 2013Just when you thought you were getting the hang of this bitcoin thing, the market has created a few dozen alternatives. The good news is that while you were likely late to the bitcoin phenomenon, both with your…

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