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Cryptocurrency Software Classification

In 1983, American cryptographer David Chaum envisioned a type of cryptographic electronic currency called eCash. Later, in 1995, they implemented it through DigiCash, an early form of cryptographic electronic payment.

DigiCash requires the user to assign a specific encrypted key to the software before withdrawing the note from the bank and sending it to the recipient. This allowed the digital currency to be untraceable by any third party. Cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto is a digital currency designed to work through computer networks that do not rely on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to maintain or maintain it.

Individual coin ownership records are stored in a digital ledger, which is a computerized database using strong cryptography to secure transaction records, control the creation of additional coins, and verify transfers of coin ownership.

Despite the term has come to describe many alternative blockchain tokens, cryptocurrencies are not considered currencies in the traditional sense, and different legal treatments apply to them in different jurisdictions.

The first cryptocurrency was Bitcoin, which was first released as open-source software in 2009. As of June 2023, there were more than 25,000 other cryptocurrencies in the market, more than 40 of which had a market capitalization of more than $1 billion.