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4.17%
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0.01%
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TRX
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1.34%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1990
1.88%
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ADA
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$38.13
5.30%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.38
2.03%
USDE logo
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$1.0000
0.06%
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BCH
$526.74
1.40%
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XLM
$0.3279
2.27%
SUI logo
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5.89%
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AVAX
$22.11
2.19%
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What’s in a Name? From Bitcoin to Blockchain to Distributed Ledgers

Nelson Rosario ponders why we have developed so many terms for what is effectively the same technology – bitcoin.

By Nelson M Rosario
Updated Mar 6, 2023, 3:30 p.m. Published Feb 11, 2017, 3:42 p.m.
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