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Digital CurrencyDigital Currency

What is digital currency?

A virtual currency is a digital representation of value only available in electronic form. It is stored and transacted through designated software, mobile, or computer applications. Transactions involving virtual currencies occur through secure, dedicated networks or over the Internet. They are issued by private parties or groups of developers and are mostly unregulated.

Virtual currencies are a subset of digital currencies and include other types of digital currencies such as cryptocurrencies and tokens issued by private organizations. The advantages of virtual currencies include faster transaction speeds and ease of use. The disadvantages of virtual currencies are that they can be hacked and do not provide much legal recourse to investors because they are not regulated. (Investopedia)

 

 

Streaming and Podcasts

Podcasts

Bitcoin (NPR/Planet Money)

Streaming

Can Cryptocurrency Go Mainstream? (CBS Sunday Morning)

Crypto: A Beginners Guide (The Economist)

Cryptocurrency: The Wild West (NBC/Meet the Press)

 


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