I-Cryptocurrency iyindlela yedijithali yemali esebenzisa i-cryptography ukuvikela ukuthengiselana. Ngokungafani nezimali zendabuko, ama-cryptocurrencies awaxhomekile emabhange amaphakathi noma ohulumeni, okwenza abe yi-decentralized. Isibonelo esaziwa kakhulu yi-Bitcoin, kodwa kunezinye i-cryptocurrencies eziningi.
Ama-Cryptocurrencies asekelwe kubuchwepheshe be-blockchain, okuyiketango lamabhulokhi wedatha avikelwe ekuguqulweni ngezindlela ze-cryptographic. Lapho kwenzeka ukuthengiselana, kuqoshwa ku-block eyengeziwe emabhuloki angaphambilini, ukudala lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "iketango." Lesi sakhiwo siqinisekisa ukubonakala nokuvikeleka, ukuvimbela ukukhwabanisa.
I-cryptocurrency ngayinye isebenza ngenethiwekhi esatshalaliswayo yabasebenzisi ababizwa ngokuthi abavukuzi, abaqinisekisa futhi baqinisekise ukuthengiselana. Basebenzisa amandla okubala ukuxazulula izinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi, abavuzwa ngazo ngezinhlamvu zemali ezintsha. Le ndlela yenza uhlelo luqine futhi luvikelwe ekuphazamisekeni kwangaphandle.
Ngakho, ama-cryptocurrencies enza ukudluliselwa kwemali okusheshayo nokuvikelekile, ukunikeza abasebenzisi ukulawula okuningi nokungaziwa uma kuqhathaniswa nezinhlelo zezezimali zendabuko.