Category: Investopedia, Virtual Currency, Digital Currency, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum

Virtual currency, also known as digital currency, is a type of unregulated currency that is only available in electronic form. It can be centralized, where there is a central point of control over the money supply, or decentralized, controlled through distributed transaction networks.nn### Types of Virtual Currency:n1. Bitcoin: The first decentralized virtual currency, created in…