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Noun: cryptocurrency  'krip-tow,kú-run(t)-see
  1. A distributed, decentralized digital currency based on cryptographic principles
    "The first cryptocurrency to be created was Bitcoin in 2009";
    - crypto [informal]

Derived forms: cryptocurrencies

Type of: cryptoasset, currency

Encyclopedia: Cryptocurrency