Examples of “cryptocurrency” in a Sentence

noun Digital money that uses cryptography for security and is usually not controlled by any central bank or authority.

• Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency.
• According to Recorded Future’s research, the regime considers cryptocurrency theft a significant revenue source, primarily funding military and weapons programs. — Alessandro Mascellino, North Korean Hackers Amass $3bn in Cryptocurrency Heists (2023)
• The US chip-maker Nvidia has said cryptocurrencies do not “bring anything useful for society” despite the company’s powerful processors selling in huge quantities to the sector. — Alex Hern, Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia (2023)