cryptocurrency

Also known as crypto currency, crypto, crypto-coins

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Cryptocurrency is digital money that operates without a central bank or government, using computer networks to verify and record transactions instead. It matters because it offers an alternative way to store and transfer value, though its practical uses and risks are still being debated by businesses, regulators, and the public.

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Commons category: Cryptocurrency
market capitalization: 850350059131
inception: 2009-00-00
hashtag: cryptocurrency
Stack Exchange tag: quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/cryptocurrency

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Contents

History
Formal definition
Altcoins
Stablecoins
Memecoins
Physical crypto
Architecture
Blockchain
Nodes
Timestamping
Mining
GPU price rise
Mining accelerator chips
Wallets
Privacy
Economics
Block rewards
Transaction fees
Exchanges
Atomic swaps
ATMs
Initial coin offerings
Price trends
Volatility
Databases
Social and political aspects
Usage
International transfers
Institutional balance-sheet holdings
Regulation
China
Cook Islands
El Salvador
EU
India
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Legality
Advertising bans
U.S. tax status
Legal concerns relating to an unregulated global economy
Loss, theft, and fraud
Money laundering
Darknet markets
Wash trades
As a tool to evade sanctions
Impacts and analysis
Speculation, fraud, and adoption
Non-fungible tokens
Banks
Environmental effects
Technological limitations
Academic studies
Aid agencies
Criticism
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|183x183px|A logo for bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency

A cryptocurrency (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. However, a type of cryptocurrency called a stablecoin may rely upon government action or legislation to require that a stable value be upheld and maintained.