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Cryptocurrency - Ethereum

Updated: Oct 18, 2021



I invested in **Ethereum. Maybe I’ll get lucky and it will eventually take off like bitcoin. A cryptocurrency is a new form of digital asset based on a network that is distributed across a large number of computers. This decentralized structure allows them to exist outside the control of governments and central authorities.

  • The word “cryptocurrency” is derived from the encryption techniques which are used to secure the network.

  • Blockchains, which are organizational methods for ensuring the integrity of transactional data, is an essential component of many cryptocurrencies.

  • Many experts believe that blockchain and related technology will disrupt many industries, including finance and law.

  • Cryptocurrencies face criticism for a number of reasons, including their use for illegal activities, exchange rate volatility, and vulnerabilities of the infrastructure underlying them. However, they also have been praised for their portability, divisibility, inflation resistance, and transparency

  • Some of the cryptography used in cryptocurrency today was originally developed for military applications. At one point, the government wanted to put controls on cryptography similar to the legal restrictions on weapons, but the

  • right for civilians to use cryptography was secured on grounds of freedom of speech.

**ETHEREUM

One of the main philosophies behind cryptocurrencies is the decentralization of currency. Ethereum takes that a step further – rather than decentralizing money, Ethereum's goal is to decentralize the internet by replacing servers with a worldwide system of nodes, creating "one computer for the entire world." Ethereum is a software platform based off blockchain technology in which users can exchange a cryptocurrency called ether. Ether has become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world, with a market cap approaching $139 billion that puts it second only to Bitcoin in market share. But the real draw is the platform itself, which has become wildly popular as a host for other cryptocurrencies – in other words, not only do investors profit from one of the best and most popular cryptocurrencies on the market, but also from the wider uses of Ethereum itself.








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