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In recent years, the term cryptocurrency has been rapidly gaining public attention. You may be more familiar with terms like Bitcoin, Litcoin and Ether. These are all cryptocurrencies.

In fact, there are many! Just take a quick look

Bitcoin
Script
Wave
Dogecoin
Litecoin
Peercoin
Ether

A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that is created and managed through the use of advanced encryption techniques known as cryptography. The cryptocurrency made the leap from being an academic concept to a (virtual) reality with the creation of Bitcoin in 2009. While Bitcoin attracted an increasing number of followers in the following years, it captured the attention of investors and the media in April. 2013 when it reached a record of $ 266 per bitcoin after increasing 10 times in the two previous months. Bitcoin trading had a market value of more than $ 2 billion at its peak, but a 50% drop soon after generated a debate about the future of cryptocurrencies in general and Bitcoin in particular. So, will these alternative currencies eventually supplant conventional currencies and become as ubiquitous as dollars and euros someday?