Cryptocurrency

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Cryptocurrency is a type of digital asset, which is a medium of exchange in different types of transactions using cryptography. This medium of exchange also helps in controlling the creation of additional currency units. Though there has been a lot of talks and press releases about cryptocurrency, not many people and businesses are aware of this concept. It is important that more and more people become aware of the impact of cryptocurrency and its uses.

Cryptocurrency is a highly encrypted decentralized digital exchange, which uses cryptography and serves as a medium of exchange, the transactions of which are recorded in a digital ledger called blockchain. This process of tracking a cryptocurrency’s transactions in a blockchain is known as mining. Bitcoin is a completely self-contained form of digital currency, which does not need any bank to store or make transactions.

According to Deutsche Bank the current money system is fragile. Deutsche Bank sees that by 2030 digital currencies will rise to over 200 million users. In the “Imagine 2030” report, Deutsche Bank suggests that digital currency could eventually replace cash one day, as demand for anonymity and a more decentralized means of payment grows. Crypto can be both good and evil, like everything else in life. Many people fail to understand the real value of cryptocurrency, because they’re only focused on speculative trading, driven by price and volatility.

Crypto offers a unique solution that renders fiat currency obsolete. Cryptocurrency empowers people to be their own bank and payment method. The primary challenges are regulatory and technical. The deciding factor on whether crypto will replace cash is user-adoption. But, once fully booted and integrated in our lives, cryptocurrency will make the world will look completely different, in ways we can only begin to understand.