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A '''cryptocurrency''' is the name given to digital means of payment that are based on [[Cryptography|cryptographic]] tools such as blockchains and [[Digital Signature|digital signatures]]. As a payment system, they should be independent, distributed and secure. | A '''cryptocurrency''' is the name given to digital means of payment that are based on [[Cryptography|cryptographic]] [[Tool|tools]] such as blockchains and [[Digital Signature|digital signatures]]. As a payment system, they should be independent, distributed and [[Security|secure]]. They are not actually currencies. In 2009, [[Bitcoin]] was the first cryptocurrency to appear. In 2021, over 8,000 cryptocurrencies were in use.<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url= https://coin.market/cryptos | |||
|title=List of all traded cryptocurrencies | |||
|accessdate=January 2021 | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 14 January 2021
A cryptocurrency is the name given to digital means of payment that are based on cryptographic tools such as blockchains and digital signatures. As a payment system, they should be independent, distributed and secure. They are not actually currencies. In 2009, Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency to appear. In 2021, over 8,000 cryptocurrencies were in use.[1]
References
- ↑ List of all traded cryptocurrencies. Retrieved on January 2021.