1.0WazirX Guidehttps://wazirx.com/guideharshitahttps://wazirx.com/guide/author/harshita/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="U7e1W9MFlR"><a href="https://wazirx.com/guide/glossary/cryptocurrency/">Cryptocurrency</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wazirx.com/guide/glossary/cryptocurrency/embed/#?secret=U7e1W9MFlR" width="600" height="338" title="“Cryptocurrency” — WazirX Guide" data-secret="U7e1W9MFlR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://wazirx.com/guide/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that utilizes encryption to protect it from counterfeiting or duplicate spending. Blockchain technology is a distributed ledger imposed by a dispersed network of computers and is the basis of many cryptocurrency decentralized networks. The fact that cryptos are often not issued by any central authority makes them potentially impervious to intervention from or manipulation by governments.