Educational Byte: The Difference Between Cryptocurrencies, Tokens, and Securities

Written by obyte | Published 2023/05/08
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TLDRA cryptocurrency is a digital value unit generally built on its own independent distributed ledger. Other types of digital assets, such as crypto tokens, don’t have their own ledger. Tokens use the network and protocol of another cryptocurrency to create their units of value. Security tokens are subject to stricter regulations than other crypto coins.via the TL;DR App
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Written by obyte | A ledger without middlemen
Published by HackerNoon on 2023/05/08
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