What is the difference between fiat currency and cryptocurrency?
Fiat currency is money issued by a central bank, cryptocurrency is digital money governed by blockchain, computer code, the crypto community.
Fiat currency is money issued by a central bank, cryptocurrency is digital money governed by blockchain, computer code, the crypto community.
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