# What is Crypto

By [Kd](https://paragraph.com/@cryptotale) · 2022-06-12

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A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, crypto, or coin is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it.

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*Originally published on [Kd](https://paragraph.com/@cryptotale/what-is-crypto)*