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by q-big 1674 days ago
> The worst part is that there is already another word for cryptocurrency. Blockchain.

There do exist cryptocurrencies that are not based on a blockchain. For example, Iota is based on a tangle, which the creators of Iota claim is better suited for their intended IoT applications than a blockchain.

Or more centralized cryptocurrencies, for example eCash, which was invented 1983 by David Chaum:

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecash

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"Centralized cryptocurrency" already has its own word. Banking.

Banking would be better if it worked like eCash, but it would still not be a problem to not have a single word that encompasses both this and Bitcoin, since they are actually two different things.