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'''Cryptocurrency''' is the name given to digital means of payment that are based on [[Cryptography|cryptographic]] tools such as blockchains and [[Digital Signature|digital signatures]]. As a payment system, they should be independent, distributed and secure.
A '''cryptocurrency''' is the name given to digital means of payment that are based on [[Cryptography|cryptographic]] tools such as blockchains and [[Digital Signature|digital signatures]]. As a payment system, they should be independent, distributed and secure.

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A cryptocurrency is the name given to digital means of payment that are based on cryptographic tools such as blockchains and digital signatures. As a payment system, they should be independent, distributed and secure.