Example of A Fully Digital Complementary Currency
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital complementary currency. Bitcoin has no central issuer; instead, the peer-to-peer network regulates Bitcoins' balances, transactions and issuance according to consensus in network software. In 2012, BitPay reports of having over 1000 merchants accepting Bitcoin under its payment processing service.
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