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cryptocurrency

digital currency not reliant on a central authority
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cryptocurrency

Summary

cryptocurrency is a cryptologic term[1]. cryptocurrency has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • cryptocurrency's instance of is recorded as cryptologic term[3].
  • cryptocurrency's based on is recorded as blockchain[4].
  • cryptocurrency's based on is recorded as cryptography[5].
  • cryptocurrency's based on is recorded as peer-to-peer[6].
  • cryptocurrency's based on is recorded as consensus algorithm[7].
  • cryptocurrency's based on is recorded as distributed ledger[8].
  • cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency[9].
  • cryptocurrency is a type of payment system[10].
  • cryptocurrency is a type of crypto asset[11].
  • cryptocurrency's Commons category is recorded as Cryptocurrency[12].
  • cryptocurrency comprises cryptocurrency scam[13].
  • 2009 marks the founding of cryptocurrency[14].
  • cryptocurrency's significant event is recorded as Internet fraud[15].
  • cryptocurrency's significant event is recorded as criminal procedure[16].
  • cryptocurrency's significant event is recorded as money laundering[17].
  • cryptocurrency's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cryptocurrencies[18].
  • cryptocurrency's described by source is recorded as Financial Conduct Authority[19].
  • cryptocurrency's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cryptocurrencies[20].
  • cryptocurrency's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox cryptocurrency[21].
  • cryptocurrency's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/cryptocurrency[22].
  • cryptocurrency's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5810[23].
  • cryptocurrency's different from is recorded as virtual currency[24].
  • cryptocurrency's market capitalization is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+241270000000'}[25].
  • cryptocurrency's market capitalization is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+850350059131'}[26].
  • cryptocurrency's uses is recorded as blockchain[27].

Body

Designation and Status

cryptocurrency's instance of is recorded as cryptologic term[3].

History and Context

2009 marks the founding of cryptocurrency[14].

Why It Matters

cryptocurrency has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] cryptocurrency is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . portafolio.co. portafolio.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Crypto investment fraud ring dismantled in Spain after defrauding 5 000 victims worldwide. Retrieved . europol.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . United States v. Bankman-Fried. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . blokedia.io. blokedia.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → money/cryptocurrency
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: money/cryptocurrency"
  2. 12d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Cryptocurrencies
    Has list → list of cryptocurrencies
    Entityschema for this class → {'id': 'E82', 'entity-type': 'entity-schema'}
    Instance of → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14544]]: 3413, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259800|batch #259800]]"
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