• bhmnscmm@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    You literally just defined the attributes of a currency. The only difference is that crypto isn’t backed by a government.

    Edited. See below. Apparently some crypto is government backed. There is no functional difference between traditional currency and (at least some) crypto.

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      10 months ago

      The big difference is that crypto is “decentralized”. Traditional currency is, to some extent, controlled by a central bank. The CB seeks to ensure price stability.

      Digital cash schemes are much older than bitcoin/crypto. It’s not “crypto” just because it’s digital money.