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Altcoins & Tokens · 24 articles
Why Do New Token Listings Move Prices? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

Why Do New Token Listings Move Prices?

Exchange listings often lift a token's price on the news, then most of the gain fades. See what drives the listing effect, what studies found and what to watch.

What Is a Rug Pull? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

What Is a Rug Pull?

A rug pull is when a token's creators drain its liquidity or dump their holdings and vanish. The main types, a real example and the signs to check first.

What Are Privacy Coins? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

What Are Privacy Coins?

Privacy coins hide senders, receivers or amounts on-chain. How Monero and Zcash work, why exchanges delist them and what EU rules change in 2027.

What Is an NFT? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

What Is an NFT?

An NFT is a unique blockchain token recording who owns a specific item. How NFTs work, what the 2021 boom and crash showed, and what buyers really own.

What Are Meme Coins? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

What Are Meme Coins?

Meme coins are tokens driven by jokes, culture and attention rather than a product. How they are created, why prices spike and crash, and the risks to know.

Litecoin vs Bitcoin — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 5 min

Litecoin vs Bitcoin

Litecoin copied Bitcoin's design with faster blocks, a larger 84 million supply and a different mining algorithm. Compare the two and see where each one fits.

What Happened to the 2017 ICO Boom? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 7 min

What Happened to the 2017 ICO Boom?

In 2017 token sales raised about $11.9 billion; most projects failed or were scams and regulators stepped in. How the ICO boom worked and what it changed.

What Is an Exchange Token? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

What Is an Exchange Token?

Exchange tokens are issued by crypto exchanges for fee discounts, perks and gas. How they work, what supports their value and what FTT's collapse showed.

Common Mistakes When Buying Altcoins — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

Common Mistakes When Buying Altcoins

The altcoin mistakes that cost buyers most, from chasing listings and ignoring unlocks to thin liquidity and false diversification, and what to do instead.

What Is an Altcoin? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 9 min

What Is an Altcoin?

An altcoin is any cryptocurrency other than bitcoin. Learn the main types of altcoins, how they differ from bitcoin, why they swing more and how to judge one.

What Are AI Crypto Tokens? — OTCN Research cover
Altcoins & Tokens 07 Oct · 6 min

What Are AI Crypto Tokens?

AI crypto tokens fund decentralized computing, machine-learning networks, AI agents and data markets. Learn the main types, how they make money and the risks.