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Thanks to the meteoric rise of bitcoin over the past year, youve probably heard of cryptocurrency, or digital money that uses blockchain encryption technology for transaction security. By mid-December, the value of one bitcoin reached more than 19,000.<a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/cryptocurrency-cybercrimes-mean-easy-money/" rel="nofollow">CNET</a>