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Cryptocurrency is just one type of digital currency … a special type. At the end of the day cryptocurrency may be thought of as a form of digital currency.

So, what’s digital currency, then? Well, digital currency is a very broad term that covers a variety of different things. But in a general sense, it’s money that exists in a digital form rather than tangible form (think coins and banknotes). You can transfer digital currency over an electronic network of some kind, whether the Internet or a private banking network.

In fact, even credit card transactions may be thought of as digital currency transactions. After all, when you use your credit or debit card at a store (online or off), the money is being transferred electronically; the network doesn’t package up dollar bills or pound notes and mail them to the merchant.