Definition of "cryptocurrency"
cryptocurrency
noun
countable and uncountable, plural cryptocurrencies
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system.
Quotations
As secure Internet payment systems develop, of course, betting will become easier. And if some form of digital cash—crypto-currency that can be exchanged like cash via the Internet—really does take hold, betting will be even easier still.
1995 July 26, Daniel Akst, “Info Highway May Convert Your PC Into a Gambling Mecca”, in Los Angeles Times
The US chip-maker Nvidia has said cryptocurrencies do not “bring anything useful for society” despite the company’s powerful processors selling in huge quantities to the sector.
2023 March 26, Alex Hern, quoting Michael Kagan, “Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia”, in The Guardian
As alleged in the Indictment filed on January 9, 2023, EISENBERG engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $110 million worth of cryptocurrency from the cryptocurrency exchange Mango Markets and its customers and achieved this objective by artificially manipulating the price of certain perpetual futures contracts.
2023 February 2, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, “Alleged Perpetrator Of $100 Million Crypto Market Manipulation Scheme To Make Initial Appearance In The Southern District Of New York”, in justice.gov, sourced from justice.gov
According to Recorded Future’s research, the regime considers cryptocurrency theft a significant revenue source, primarily funding military and weapons programs.
2023 November 30, Alessandro Mascellino, “North Korean Hackers Amass $3bn in Cryptocurrency Heists”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)