Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is an encrypted Decentralized digital currency which is used for several purposes. Cryptocurrency is built on Decentralized Ledger Technology (DLT) or Blockchain from which it earns it’s Uniqueness and trust. Cryptocurrency has gained popularity due to it’s use cases and Decentralization. That Cryptocurrency is Decentralized Currency means is not controlled by the government or group of person and as a result the market is very volatile. There are different types of Cryptocurrency that exist in the crypto space,
TYPES OF CRYPTOCURRENCYUtility Token: they are more like vouchers or coupons though they are digital, they are issued by issuer to users for them to get access to product in their ecosystem. Such kind of token can lost value completely as they are not investment and not regulated by anyone.
Payment token: they are majorly for buying and selling on digital platform. Such type of crypto can not be invested on as they are not security or backed by an asset. Most Crypto falls under payment token.
Security token: They are securitized token whose value is attached to an external asset that can be traded under Financial regulations. They function as tokenization of properties, bonds, stocks, real-estates, property, and other real-world currencies. They are further Divided into asset token and equity token
Non Fungible Token (NFT): they are digital certificate of ownership of a digital asset which may be music, arts, videos, etc. NFTs are unique and can not be exchanged with another type of NFT of the same type.
Stable COIN: as the name suggest, they are stable in value. Such token are backed by asset that are stable in value such as Fiat, gold , silver and others . They are always pegged in ratio and kept in place by algorithmic mechanism that ensures the digital stable coins equals asset in reserve.
Privacy token: they are privacy token to keep people’s privacy.
Asset backed token: they are backed by real life asset, trades under Financial regulations.
Exchange token: They are token mainly used in Cryptocurrency exchanges though they can still function outside their ecosystem. Most times they are used to pay gas fee.
Decentralized Finance Token: Decentralized finance or Defi is a financial application or Decentralized application that runs on Blockchain with a programmed instructions that enables peer to peer transaction on a global scale without an intermediary. Defi uses smart contract which enable anyone to create their Dapp with a set of instructions that is executed when it is met. With Defi, users can invest, earn income, trade on Decentralized exchange, borrow, lend , earn interest, save, invest in stocks, invest in security, buy and sell asset, own asset and many more. Dapp has further increase the use of Blockchain by many traditional industry such as game industry, art industry, financial institutions and many more.
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