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Virtual currency

Virtual currency, or virtual money, is a digital currency that is typically unregulated, issued and usually controlled by its developers, and used and accepted electronically among the members of a specific virtual community as part of a virtual economy. In 2014, the European Banking Authority defined virtual currency as "a digital representation of…

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Virtual currency

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples45
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Virtual currency

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related to history · 23
Virtual currency → Although, Attorney General, Banking, Ben Bernanke, Committee, Department, Exchange Commission, FBI, Financial Services, Flooz, Future, General Accounting Office, Homeland Security, In, Money, November, Office, The, The FinCEN, The Internet
related to Virtual currencies with currency flow into one direction · 9
Virtual currency → Amazon Coin, Coupons, Examples, Facebook Credits, Here, Microsoft Points, Nintendo Points, The, This
related to Definitions · 7
Virtual currency → ECB, European Central Bank, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN, In, United States, US Treasury
related to External links · 3
Virtual currency → FBI, Investigative Challenges, Opportunities
related to Convertible virtual currencies · 2
Virtual currency → State, Transacting

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World of Warcraftinstance ofcurrencies in massively multiplayer online role-playing games0.80text
Virtual currencyrelated to Convertible virtual currenciesTransacting0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to Convertible virtual currenciesState0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to DefinitionsIn0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to DefinitionsEuropean Central Bank0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to DefinitionsECB0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to DefinitionsFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to DefinitionsFinCEN0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to DefinitionsUS Treasury0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to DefinitionsUnited States0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to External linksInvestigative Challenges0.60section
Virtual currencyrelated to External linksOpportunities0.60section

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