Cryptocurrency
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Cryptocurrency
Digital money secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain.
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Cryptocurrency is a form of digital money whose ownership and transfer are enforced by cryptography rather than by a bank. Bitcoin was the first, launched in 2009; today there are thousands of cryptocurrencies serving payments, smart-contract platforms, governance and stablecoin use cases.
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