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2. Blockchain - Wikipedia

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   The implementation of the blockchain within bitcoin made it the first digital currency to solve the double-spending problem without the need for a trusted authority or central server. The bitcoin design has inspired other applications [ 3 ] [ 2 ] and blockchains that are readable by the public and are widely used by cryptocurrencies .

3. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or 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.

4. List of cryptocurrencies - Wikipedia

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   Currency Symbol Founder(s) Hash algorithm Programming language of implementation Cryptocurrency blockchain (PoS, PoW, or other) Notes 2014 Coinye: KOI, COYE Scrypt: PoW: Used American hip hop artist Kanye West as its mascot, abandoned after he filed a trademark lawsuit. OneCoin: Ruja Ignatova and Stephen Greenwood A Ponzi scheme promoted as a ...

5. Explainer: What common cryptocurrency terms mean - AOL

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   For example, Bitcoin is the coin for the Bitcoin blockchain, and Ether is the coin for the Ethereum blockchain. Cold storage A method of storing cryptocurrencies offline to increase security.

6. How did cryptocurrency rise in popularity? The history, most ...

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   This blockchain, which publicly tracks bitcoin’s supply, provides an incorruptible record of transactions of the digital currency that no single individual or institution can ever control or alter.

7. Blockchain: What is it and what does it have to do with crypto?

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   Blockchain is a type of database composed of a growing list of records, individually known as blocks, that are chained together through computer cryptography. The goal of blockchains is to allow ...

8. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, an unknown entity (person or persons). [5] Use of bitcoin as a currency began in 2009, [6] with the release of its open-source implementation.

9. How to start investing in cryptocurrency: A guide for beginners

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   When a blockchain database powers cryptocurrency, it records and verifies transactions in the currency, verifying the currency’s movements and who owns it. Many crypto blockchain databases are ...