virtual currency
Online monetary units
Virtual currency is a digital medium of exchange that exists only electronically, with no physical coins or bills.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are virtual currencies, as are tokens used in video games or online platforms: The game lets you earn virtual currency to buy upgrades.
Unlike traditional money, virtual currencies typically operate outside central bank control.
Peer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- altcoinAlternative digital currency
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
Litecoin · Dogecoin · Ripple · wallet · mining · staking · halving · whitepaper
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- transferMove between locations
- walletSmall case for currency
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
merchant · checkout · peer-to-peer · remittance · settlement · fee · confirmation · address
Mutual giving and receiving
- valueImportance or price
- inflationSustained price level increase
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
supply · demand · speculation · volatility · trading · conversion · peg · reserve
Bitcoin
Peer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- altcoinAlternative digital currency
token · Litecoin · Dogecoin · Ripple · wallet · mining · staking · halving · whitepaper · proof-of-work
payment
Fulfilling a financial obligation
exchange · merchant · checkout · peer-to-peer · remittance · settlement · fee · confirmation · address · send
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- valueImportance or price
- inflationSustained price level increase
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
liquidity · supply · demand · speculation · volatility · trading · conversion · peg · reserve · circulation
V-Bucks
In-game purchase currency
coins · points · skins · loot · power-ups · in-game · microtransactions · gacha · premium · cosmetics
PayPal
Online money transfer platform
- cryptoBitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, cryptocurrency, tokens
- digital economye-commerce, digital payments, online shopping, digital marketplace, digital markets
- digital assetscryptocurrency, websites, Bitcoin, apps, mobile app
- digital productsapp, apps, ebook, ebooks, software
- gaming commercemicrotransaction, in-app purchase, loot box, battle pass, DLC
- 2K GamesNBA 2K, Top Spin, VC, Pro-Am, pack opening
virtual currencycash
Ready spending funds
coins · hard currency · paper money · banknotes · bills
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