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A cryptocurrency is a digital currency whose operation is regulated and controlled by software or a program that runs on thousands of computers or nodes that form a decentralized network. These nodes function in such a way that they verify every transaction made by users of this currency. To achieve this, the software uses a series of advanced mathematical functions known as cryptography. It is through the use of cryptography that things like the ownership of the coins, their use (sending and receiving payments), as well as their creation and accounting are kept under strict and secure control.
The idea of cryptocurrencies is for users to move these digital currencies within this network of nodes, using cryptography. Thus, every movement is recorded in a distributed ledger that is stored within each node, in an immutable and secure manner.

The current number of cryptocurrencies on the market is immense. Since the arrival of this technology to the world with Bitcoin, several cryptocurrencies have appeared aiming to improve what Bitcoin achieved. As a result there are currently more than 8,200 different cryptocurrencies recorded. Some of these cryptocurrencies have a significant presence in the world (e.g., Bitcoin or Ethereum), while others have passed as experiments or simply have not caught the attention of people.

A cryptocurrency wallet is a software or a physical electronic device that you can use to securely receive, send, or store cryptocurrencies. Just as you have a wallet or billfold for physical money, or you have a bank account to store money, you can do the same with cryptocurrencies. A cryptocurrency wallet allows you to manage your cryptocurrencies by giving you the opportunity to send payments to other people (using their cryptocurrency address or account), receive cryptocurrency payments (by generating your addresses to receive them), or simply store them if that is what you wish.

The creation of cryptocurrencies responds to the need to evolve the way we see and use money. All this while avoiding and correcting the vices that the money we know today has fallen into. In fact, the great impulse for the creation of Bitcoin (the first cryptocurrency) was the Great Recession of 2008, when it was shown to the world that the centralized model of money was against our well-being, our freedom, and economic security. To fight against that centralized model, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies were born, creating a currency that is not controlled by any government or any other person, that can circulate globally because it has no borders, that is secure, counterfeit-proof, resistant to censorship, and whose value is not diluted by uncontrolled issuance.

Fiat money or fiduciary money is simply the money you have been handling up to now. It is a type of money that is issued by a bank and that the government supports with the legalization of such issuance. All those bills and coins issued are just a representation, a promise. This promise says: "This is worth so much money within the bank and the country that supports its issuance." However, the reality is that this money is not backed by anything, it is just a promise of value. A promise that has been broken many times, and that continues to be broken every time more fiat money is issued without control.