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  2. Explainer: What common cryptocurrency terms mean - AOL

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    Cryptocurrency can be an exciting opportunity for investors, and trading digital currency is increasingly mainstream. But cryptocurrency can feel complex and overwhelming if you’re not familiar ...

  3. Cryptocurrency: What it is and how it works - AOL

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    Cryptocurrency is a kind of digital currency that is intended to act as a medium of exchange. Cryptocurrency has become popular in the last decade, in particular, with Bitcoin becoming the most ...

  4. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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    A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or colloquially, crypto, is a digital currency designed to work through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it.

  5. Private currency - Wikipedia

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    A cryptocurrency wallet can be used to store the public and private keys which can be used to receive or spend the cryptocurrency. The cryptographic systems used allow for decentralisation; a decentralised cryptocurrency is fiat money but one without a central banking system. In terms of total market value, Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency ...

  6. Economics of bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    Bitcoin was designed by its inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, to work as a currency. [3] [4] It is commonly referred to with terms like: digital currency, [5]: 1 digital cash, [6] virtual currency, [7] electronic currency, [8] digital gold, [9] or cryptocurrency. [1] [a] The question whether bitcoin is a currency or not is disputed. [1]

  7. Cryptocurrency Glossary: Defining the Terms of the Hot Topic

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    Cryptocurrency was the single hottest investment story of the 2010s. Through most of the 2000s, it didn't exist. Now, it's hard to get through a single week without a new digital currency making

  8. Digital currency - Wikipedia

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    Digital currency (digital money, electronic money or electronic currency) is any currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on digital computer systems, especially over the internet. Types of digital currencies include cryptocurrency, virtual currency and central bank digital currency.

  9. Investing in crypto: Pros and cons - AOL

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    Rug pulls: This scam is when the founders of a cryptocurrency disappear one day and take all their tokens (attached to your money) with them. Pump and dumps: In this instance, creators of the coin ...