Cryptocurrency

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Title

Cryptocurrency

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National Library of New Zealand

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AnyQuestions

Description

A cryptocurrency is a virtual or digital currency built on cryptography (secure communication techniques). Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency and created by an anonymous computer programmer known as Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. Many Altcoins or "Alternative coins" like Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, Ripple, Dash or Zcash started after Bitcoin's success.

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Article

Date created

18-08-2023

URL

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many-answers/cryptocurrency

Related subjects

cryptocurrency / bitcoin / altcoin / virtual / currency / currencies / digital / money / economic world / nature of technology / technology / blockchain / NFTs / non-fungible tokens / digital currency

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