Cryptocurrency refers to digital or virtual currencies that use cryptography for security and operate on decentralized networks known as blockchains. The most well-known and widely adopted cryptocurrency is Bitcoin, which was created in 2009 by an anonymous person or group of people using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Since then, thousands of cryptocurrencies, often referred to as altcoins, have been developed. Cryptocurrencies are built on blockchain technology, which is a distributed ledg...