Blockchain, or chain of blocks, is a digital ledger that stores data. It is the only database that is completely decentralized and does not depend on any organization, anyone can see said book and its movements, it is free access.
A cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange that works 100% digital, uses the cryptographic method and is issued in a decentralized manner.
For something to be considered a cryptocurrency, these 4 characteristics must be met:
It must be a medium of exchange so that it can be transferred directly between people. Some cryptocurrencies can serve as a means of payment and others as tokens exchangeable for other things. Cryptocurrencies are 100% digital. They do not exist in the physical world. All of them are only available online and are represented as numbers on your screen; not in bills or coins. They use cryptography, the art of secret writing. Transactions between cryptocurrency users are recorded anonymously because they use unique alphanumeric codes. That is why the names of the sender or receiver will never appear in a crypto transfer. Its issuance, storage and sending is done in a decentralized way because it does not depend on any central bank. Cryptocurrencies are generated thanks to the cooperation of a network of thousands of computers spread around the world.#criptomonedas. #btc #bitcoin #cripto $BTC $ETH $BNB