Altcoins are cryptocurrencys. As bitcoin was the first cryptocurrencies that grow big and raised a lot of funding and acceptance. All other cryptocurrency are know as altcoins, short for alternative coins to bitcoin. i.e. Ethereum, litecoin, quarkcoin, ppcoin. There are many cryptocurrencies with different capital funding and market values, which can be spent and traded between individuals and markets.
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