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# Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a currency similar to any other that you have used or heard of. Quite simply put; it’s a value associated with a digital coin, or token. When you purchase cryptocurrency \[crypto], you have purchased the ownership of a token that exists on the ‘blockchain’. This will be associated with your digital wallet until you sell your token, purchase an item using your token, trade for another token or move to a different digital wallet.