BTC logo
BTC
$111,625.55
0.17%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,055.15
1.06%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.04%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,181.62
0.07%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4633
1.61%
SOL logo
SOL
$197.27
2.94%
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USDC
$0.9999
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3232
1.76%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.2006
0.53%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6819
1.21%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$39.38
0.82%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.51
0.91%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0002
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3317
0.05%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.29
1.01%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7228
2.57%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.24
0.47%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.24
0.04%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6334
0.07%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1839
1.13%
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BTC
$111,625.55
0.17%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,055.15
1.06%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.04%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,181.62
0.07%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4633
1.61%
SOL logo
SOL
$197.27
2.94%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3232
1.76%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.2006
0.53%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6819
1.21%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$39.38
0.82%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.51
0.91%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0002
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3317
0.05%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.29
1.01%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7228
2.57%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.24
0.47%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.24
0.04%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6334
0.07%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1839
1.13%
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Is Bitcoin a Digital Currency or a Virtual One?

How can we best describe bitcoin - is it a digital currency, or a virtual one, or both?

By Danny Bradbury
Updated Sep 11, 2021, 10:33 a.m. Published Mar 19, 2014, 6:02 a.m.
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