Cryptocurrency

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A broad term for any digital currency that uses cryptography to secure transactions. Bitcoin is the original and most widely held cryptocurrency. Unlike most others, Bitcoin is fully decentralised, has a fixed supply and has never been hacked. The two categories have very different properties and should not be conflated.

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Value For Value

The New Economy

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