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The 20 pages that link to Cryptocurrency, each with the reason it gives.

• CryptographyRelated: Digital signatures and hash functions help authenticate transactions and link ledger records.

• United States dollarCompared with: Unlike the dollar, cryptocurrencies generally lack a central sovereign issuer and legal-tender status.

• Black marketRelated: Some illicit markets use cryptocurrencies for payment, though the technology itself is not illegal.

• CybercrimeRelated: Some offenders use cryptocurrencies to receive ransom or move proceeds, while transactions may remain traceable.

• Payment SystemCompared with: Some cryptocurrency networks transfer value without conventional payment-system intermediaries.

• Fiat moneyCompared with: Some cryptocurrencies seek monetary use without government issuance or legal-tender status.

• Legal tenderCompared with: Private cryptocurrencies are not automatically legal tender merely because people use them to pay.

• PayPalCompared with: PayPal is a centralized payments platform, though it also offers access to selected cryptocurrencies.

• Commodity moneyCompared with: It has no physical commodity content, making its sources of value sharply different.

• Central bank digital currencyCompared with: CBDCs share a digital format with cryptocurrencies but have a central-bank issuer.

• Money supplyCompared with: Most cryptocurrencies are not included in conventional national money-supply aggregates.

• Paper moneyCompared with: Digital currencies replace physical notes with electronic records, though their issuers and legal status vary.

• RenminbiCompared with: Unlike decentralized cryptocurrencies, renminbi is sovereign money issued by a central bank.

• Dark webRelated: Darknet markets have used cryptocurrencies for payments, though transactions are not automatically anonymous.

• Satoshi NakamotoNarrower topic: Bitcoin’s creation helped establish the broader category of cryptocurrencies.

• AgorismRelated: Some agorists use cryptocurrencies to conduct exchanges outside conventional financial intermediaries.

• Crypto-anarchyBroader topic: It can support exchange without relying on conventional financial intermediaries.

• Hard currencyCompared with: Some cryptocurrencies aim for price stability, but broad acceptance and convertibility vary substantially.

• History of moneyCompared with: It revives questions about private currency, trust, and state monetary authority.

• John McAfeeRelated: McAfee later became a prominent cryptocurrency promoter, a role distinct from his antivirus work.