cryptocurrency
currency that exists only in electronic form, operates on a decentralized system of exchange, and uses advanced cryptography for security, or any individual currency of this type: Some expect cryptocurrency to become the dominant means of financing trade between markets.This particular cryptocurrency has a huge following among retail traders.: Compare digital currency, virtual currency. See also altcoin, bitcoin (def. 1).
being or relating to virtual currency that uses advanced cryptography for security: They are one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges on the internet.She got caught running a cryptocurrency scam.
Origin of cryptocurrency
1- Also Slang, crypto .
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How to use cryptocurrency in a sentence
Since then, there have been growing concerns that the Nigerian government had intentions to regulate cryptocurrency in the country.
Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin ‘internet’s currency’ | Manish Singh | February 12, 2021 | TechCrunchIn addition to prevailing economic uncertainty, many institutional investors are dipping their toes into the cryptocurrency, and even PayPal began offering customers the ability to buy Bitcoin late last year.
Bitcoin’s Blowing Up, and That’s Good News for Human Rights. Here’s Why | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | February 10, 2021 | Singularity HubAll deals involving cryptocurrency are now “prohibited” with “severe regulatory sanctions” awaiting erring outfits.
The latest move by Nigeria’s Central Bank aims to burst the country’s cryptocurrency bubble | Tolu Olasoji | February 9, 2021 | QuartzHis tweets also are being credited in the past week with driving up the price of Dogecoin, a low-valued, meme-based cryptocurrency that started as a joke between two engineers.
Tesla invests $1.5 billion in bitcoin, will start accepting it as payment | Taylor Telford | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s not even worth comparing that paltry performance to stocks or cryptocurrency.
That option: Bitcoin— a decentralized, mathematically-mined cryptocurrency created in 2009.
If you dare to go on, be warned: you will never say “cryptocurrency” the same.
Speed Read of ‘King of Bitcoin’—the Erotic Bitcoin eBook | Anna Brand | October 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCompared to Liberty, Bitcoin is an even more decentralized type of digital currency known as a cryptocurrency.
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