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cryptocurrency

/ˈkrɪptəʊkʌrənsi/noun

उच्चारण क्रिप्टोकरन्सी

क्रिप्टोकरेंसी, आभासी मुद्रा

Core word

nouncryptocurrencies
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    a digital form of money that is not issued by a central bank and uses a system of secret codes to make transactions secure

    क्रिप्टोकरेंसी, आभासी मुद्रा

    • The value of cryptocurrencies rises and falls sharply.
    • Many investors lost money trading in cryptocurrency.
    • Bitcoin is the best-known cryptocurrency.
    + 2 more examples
    • The government is thinking about rules for cryptocurrency trading.
    • A cryptocurrency can be sent from one phone to another without a bank.

    Synonyms digital currency virtual currency

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

cryptocurrency (countable and uncountable)

Countable for a particular coin, uncountable for the general idea of digital money.

किसी विशेष सिक्के के लिए countable और डिजिटल मुद्रा के सामान्य विचार के लिए uncountable।

  • Bitcoin is the best-known cryptocurrency.
  • Cryptocurrency is not legal tender in India.

cryptocurrency + noun

Used as a modifier: cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, mining, fraud.

Modifier के रूप में: cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, mining, fraud।

  • Cryptocurrency mining uses a lot of electricity.

in/with cryptocurrency

Use in for investing and with for paying.

निवेश के लिए 'in' और भुगतान के लिए 'with' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • He invested in cryptocurrency.
  • You cannot pay for everything with cryptocurrency.

plural: cryptocurrencies

The y changes to ies.

Plural में y बदलकर ies हो जाता है।

  • Thousands of cryptocurrencies exist today.
+Collocations 5

verb + cryptocurrency

buyminetradeinvest inregulateban

  • The country decided to regulate cryptocurrency.

adjective + cryptocurrency

digitalpopularvolatileunregulateddecentralised

  • Cryptocurrency is decentralised, so no bank controls it.

cryptocurrency + noun

exchangewalletmarketfraudminingplatform

  • A cryptocurrency exchange stores users' coins.

cryptocurrency + risk

price swingshackingscamsloss of keys

  • Loss of keys can mean total loss of cryptocurrency.

cryptocurrency + verbs

risesfallscrashessurges

  • Cryptocurrency crashed after the announcement.
“More examples 6
  • Bitcoin and Ethereum are two famous cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin और Ethereum दो प्रसिद्ध cryptocurrencies हैं।

  • The RBI has warned people about the risks of cryptocurrency.

RBI ने लोगों को cryptocurrency के जोखिमों के बारे में चेताया है।

  • Radhika wrote an essay on whether cryptocurrency should be legal.

राधिका ने इस पर निबंध लिखा कि क्या cryptocurrency वैध होनी चाहिए।

  • A cryptocurrency is stored in a digital wallet.

Cryptocurrency एक डिजिटल wallet में रखी जाती है।

  • Blockchain technology records every cryptocurrency transaction.

Blockchain तकनीक हर cryptocurrency लेन-देन को दर्ज करती है।

  • Cryptocurrency prices can change by ten per cent in a day.

Cryptocurrency की कीमतें एक दिन में दस प्रतिशत तक बदल सकती हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Cryptocurrency are not issued by banks.

✓ Cryptocurrency is not issued by banks.

As a general uncountable noun it takes a singular verb.

सामान्य uncountable noun के रूप में इसके साथ singular verb आती है।

✗ He has invested on cryptocurrency.

✓ He has invested in cryptocurrency.

Invest takes in for the thing money is put into.

जिस चीज़ में पैसा लगाया जाए उसके लिए 'invest in' आता है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

digital currency virtual currency

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Bitcoin, launched in 2009, was the first cryptocurrency.

2009 में शुरू हुआ Bitcoin पहली cryptocurrency था।