$ETH A cryptocurrency “is digital money that works through blockchain technology,” explains Andrés Zamora, market analyst, Capitaria Latam.

It is a type of technology that records and verifies transactions through a decentralized network in which banks and governments are not involved. “It is a digital asset that aims to be free from the regulation of a third party,” explains Renato Campos, head of analysis at GHTrading.

For his part, Emanoelle Santos, market analyst at XTB LATAM, specifies that “cryptocurrencies can be used as a means of payment, investment or to execute smart contracts on various platforms