Cryptocurrency

Since this is the first step of my learning this world, we got to start on the basic of the basic, right from the top. What is cryptocurrency? As I gathered from different sources on the net, it is defined as a digital or virtual currency that can be used as payment for goods and services and is secured by cryptography, hence the name I guess. As it is secured this way, it is nearly impossible to counterfeit it. In other terms I think of it as you will a real paper bill or coins, but instead of having them on your pocket or wallet, you store them in a digital form.You could also think of them as the “coins” you gather while playing a video game. Inside the game, you could use those coins to buy materials or equipment for your character. It is just like that, only in a bigger scale. The coins are your cryptocurrency, the game is basically the world and your console is the internet