{"id":189,"slug":"cryptocurrency","name":"Cryptocurrency","short_description":"A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that uses cryptography.","url":"https://github.com/topics/cryptocurrency","github_count":21211,"created_by":"Satoshi Nakamoto","logo_url":null,"released":"January 3, 2009","wikipedia_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency","related_topics":[],"aliases":["cryptocurrency-symbols","cryptocurrency-exchanges","cryptocurrency-list"],"github_url":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003eA cryptocurrency is a digital currency that only has value dependent on those who back it. For security, cryptocurrencies rely on blockchaining: a database organized in such a way that records are kept secure through peer-to-peer networks. Each record is kept within a block, and each block holds a timestamp and link to the block before it. The first cryptocurrency was Bitcoin, implemented in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto.\u003c/p\u003e\n","created_at":"2024-07-29T13:35:49.229Z","updated_at":"2026-06-16T00:06:50.807Z","topic_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/topics/cryptocurrency","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/topics/cryptocurrency","projects_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects?keyword=cryptocurrency","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/lists?topic=cryptocurrency"}