digital currency

Definitions

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   Any currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged…

   Any currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems, especially over the internet, and does not have a classical physical form of fiat currency that can be held in the hand. It may be either a cryptocurrency (involving blockchain and coin mining) or not.

   • Near-synonyms: cybermoney, cybercash, e-cash, digital money, e-money, electronic money
   • State-backed digital currencies, issued by central banks, are under development in various countries.
   • The goal is let a person create a digital alter-ego that can travel to many virtual worlds, keeping the same name, look and even digital currency.

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