Cryptocurrency: Cryptocurrency, #1
By Tim Mathis
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A cryptocurrency (also known as crypto currency) is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange using cryptography to secure the transactions, to control the creation of additional units, and to verify the transfer of assets. Cryptocurrencies are classified as a subset of digital currencies and are also classified as a subset of alternative currencies and virtual currencies.
Bitcoin, created in 2009, was the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Since then, numerous cryptocurrencies have been created. These are frequently called altcoins, as a blend of bitcoin alternative. Bitcoin and its derivatives use decentralized control as opposed to centralized electronic money/centralized banking systems. The decentralized control is related to the use of bitcoin's blockchain transaction database in the role of a distributed ledger
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Cryptocurrency - Tim Mathis
Chapter 1: What Is Cryptocurrency?
Every society since mankind began trading things of value had some type of currency. Notice, I used the word currency, not money. The reason for this is because money is merely one form of currency; it is used to transfer VALUE from one party to the next. Now that we are in the digital age, cryptocurrency is simply currency in digital form.
In the past, individuals used all sorts of things to transfer value from one person to the next. At one point, they were using livestock (cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc.). Later, when carrying around a few cows every time you needed to go shopping turned out to be cumbersome, they began trading shells (conch, puka, etc.) or beads, after that it was bone, metal, and now, paper (actually paper money is not really paper at all, it’s a secret blend of bamboo and cotton fibers, woven together with silk threads).
But I’m sure you’ve noticed over the past few years, that the need to carry around physical money is not as important or necessary as it once was. People now do much of their buying and selling either online or with credit or debit cards.
Eventually, physical money may completely fade from use. What’s now taking its place is cryptocurrency, the next step up in a digital form of currency that is traded and managed entirely online.
The term cryptocurrency is a combination of two Greek terms, with the key being crypto,
meaning to be kept hidden.
In English, we adopt this as a source word very regularly. Initially, a crypt is a site where you can isolate dead bodies, also, cryptic means to have a secret or hidden persona, cryptography, on the other hand, means the art of cracking codes to get their hidden intent or the manner of determining them.
This is the solid concept behind cryptocurrency; the design of (encrypt) writing code or (decrypt) decoding.
It is the application of a compound code to encrypt a data alteration to exchange value. This is always done by forming complicated mathematical theorems and sole protocols created to secure the codes and make them practically impossible to duplicate, break, or counterfeit. These customs not only shield the transaction between the two parties involved, but they also hide the names of all those connected.
The beauty of cryptocurrency is that it is not under the control of any governmental agency, so there is no centralized institution or political entity responsible for determining its value. The value, therefore, is determined primarily by its users and is based on supply and demand. This causes the price to fluctuate more like that of stocks and bonds.
It is used just like you would use a physical currency; you can make purchases, save it, trade it, or even invest it in the same manner. The difference is that you would never hold them in your hands; they only exist as lines of code maintained in a database, and just like with physical currency, you cannot change its value. If you have $20 bill in your hand, there is no way you can change that to $100 or any other value. It is what it is. However, you can always add to it, subtract from it, or save it anytime you like.
History of Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency, like all other innovations, was created to solve a particular problem. In the beginning, it was never meant to become the preferred currency of trade, but was to be used as a side product to complement an already existing digital currency system.
However, with the introduction of cryptocurrency, people could use digital currency without going through a centralized server without any specialized regulation, or a single authority overseeing everything for the first time. The system was based entirely on P2P (person to person) networks used as an assurance against double spending.
While it may not have been the original intent of this new monetary instrument, another issue that cryptocurrency resolved was creating a system that eliminated the need for a third-party to be involved in transactions. This automatically provided a more secure system for making online payments. It also eliminated the cost of having to pay exorbitant fees for every transaction made. The new digital currency was designed to be completely independent of any central regulation or third-party involvement.
Actually, the original intent for cryptocurrency was as a wealth enrichment tool. As there is a cap on the amount of cryptocurrency