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Definition: colored coins


An earlier approach to creating alternate coins (altcoins) and new functionality on the Bitcoin network. Starting in the 2013 time frame, instructions were added to a Bitcoin Script that opened this possibility. However, within a couple years, Ethereum was launched with extensive programmability as a major part of its design (see smart contract). See Bitcoin, Bitcoin Script and Ethereum.