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cryptocurrency [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.

OBS

The "bitcoin" is an example of cryptocurrency.

Key term(s)
  • crypto-currency

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Monnaie virtuelle décentralisée, fondée sur les principes de cryptographie, que l'on peut émettre soi-même et utiliser sur un réseau informatique pour régler des transactions directement avec d'autres utilisateurs.

OBS

Le «bitcoin» est un exemple de cryptomonnaie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Moneda virtual gestionada por una red de computadoras descentralizadas que cuenta con un sistema de encriptación para asegurar las transacciones entre usuarios.

OBS

criptomoneda: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el sustantivo inglés "cryptocurrency" puede traducirse al español por "criptomoneda" [...]

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