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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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1983: eCashDavid Chaum's brainchild, eCash, was like the secret handshake of online money. It put the "crypto" in cryptocurrency, making digital money a private affair.
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1995: DigiCashChaum's next big thing, DigiCash, flirted with banks but ended up a wallflower. The tech was there, but the world just wasn't ready for cyberbucks.
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1998: Crypto is CoinedThe term "cryptocurrency" is born, and Wei Dai becomes a crypto celeb. His decentralised ideas are now the bread and butter of modern cryptocurrencies.
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2008: Economic Crisis StrikesThe financial world takes a tumble, and people start eyeing up decentralised alternatives. Satoshi Nakamoto gets inspired and Bitcoin's genesis block is born.
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