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Unregulated means of exchange within a user group
Virtual currency, or virtual money, is a digital currency that is typically unregulated, issued and usually controlled by its developers, and used and
Virtual_currency
Currency stored on electronic systems
internet. Types of digital currencies include cryptocurrency, virtual currency and central bank digital currency. Digital currency may be recorded on a distributed
Digital_currency
Emergent economy existing in a virtual world
virtual economies for "real" economic benefit. Despite primarily dealing with in-game currencies, this term also encompasses the selling of virtual currency
Virtual_economy
Digital asset using a distributed ledger
firms. Many banks do not offer virtual currency services themselves and can refuse to do business with virtual currency companies. In 2014, Gareth Murphy
Cryptocurrency
Federal financial regulations
United States virtual currency law is financial regulation as applied to transactions in virtual currency in the U.S. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Virtual currency law in the United States
Virtual_currency_law_in_the_United_States
Business license for virtual currency
A BitLicense is the common term used for a business license for virtual currency activities, issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services
BitLicense
Standardization of money
A currency is a standardized form of money used as a medium of exchange. Under this definition, the US dollar, the euro, the yen, sterling, and the renminbi
Currency
Cryptocurrency theft
On 29 October 2026, 6.3 billion US dollars worth of digital currency was stolen from Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, allegedly by the North Korea-linked
2026_Binance_hack
of value." According to the CFTC, virtual currencies qualify as commodities under the CEA. "When a virtual currency is used in a derivatives contract
CFTC_Whistleblower_Program
Proposed regional currency
the US dollar as a medium of exchange. The SUCRE was first used as a virtual currency in 2010 in two transactions between Ecuador and Venezuela. International
SUCRE
American politician
Minnesota House members as an author of a bill that would prohibit "virtual currency kiosks". According to the Minnesota House Research summary, it prohibits
Bernie_Perryman
coin to acquire a random toy capsule. In gacha games, players pay virtual currency (bought with real money or acquired in-game) to acquire random game
List_of_gacha_games
purposes, virtual currency is treated as property, not currency. In 2016, the European Parliament began discussions to bring virtual currency exchanges
History_of_bitcoin
Physical currency and other immediately accessible liquid assets
form of currency, such as banknotes and coins. In book-keeping and financial accounting, cash is current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents
Cash
Virtual currency mixer on the Ethereum blockchain
service (link) ProQuest 2703590605 "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Notorious Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash". United States Department of the Treasury. 8 August
Tornado_Cash
Trading exchange for crypto- and digital currencies
exchange, or a digital currency exchange (DCE), is a business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies or digital currencies for other assets, such
Cryptocurrency_exchange
Retrieved 15 January 2022. "The exchange of traditional currencies for units of the 'bitcoin' virtual currency is exempt from VAT" (PDF). Court of Justice of the
Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory
Legality_of_cryptocurrency_by_country_or_territory
All-female J-pop band active from 2018 to 2021
Kasotsuka Shojo (Virtual Currency Girls) ([仮想通貨少女]) was an all-girl J-pop band active for three years from 2018. The band became famous worldwide and a
Virtual_Currency_Girls
Kiosks facilitating the purchase of Bitcoin
anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations for virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. In June of that year, the Governor General approved
Cryptocurrency_ATM
Peer-to-peer payments technology company
Announces Approval of First BitLicense Application from a Virtual Currency From a Virtual Currency Firm". ny.gov (press release). Archived from the original
Circle_Internet_Group
One exchangeable between paricipants in a limited area
Local currency is a currency that can be spent in a particular geographical locality at participating organisations. A regional currency is a form of local
Local_currency
Bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department
guidance regarding virtual currencies, according to which, exchangers and administrators, but not users of convertible virtual currency are considered money
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network
2008 video game
higher fame level is attributed to greater match rewards. There were two currencies in Football Superstars; 'Dollars' and 'Credits'. Players earned 'Dollars'
Football_Superstars
Multiplayer game creation platform
its virtual currency known as Robux, and game developers on the platform are able to create items that cost Robux. The platform hosts a large virtual economy
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Intergovernmental organization of Latin American and Caribbean states
of Central America to join ALBA, and invited Argentina to use the virtual currency SUCRE for trade transactions. In the 11th Summit of ALBA in February
ALBA
Decentralized digital cryptocurrency
accepted bitcoins for certain services. Buying real-world goods with any virtual currency had been illegal in China since at least 2009. Research produced by
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency
development process. In 2014, the Danish virtual currency exchange CCEDK began allowing the trading of NXT for fiat currency. At the time, according to Reuters
Nxt
Early decentralized business based on the Ethereum blockchain
unregistered offers and sales of DAO Tokens in exchange for 'Ether,' a virtual currency." The SEC concluded that DAO tokens sold on the Ethereum blockchain
The_DAO
Central Bank issued an analysis of virtual currency schemes, acknowledging the potential advantages of virtual currencies. In 2017 The European Securities
Cryptocurrencies_in_Europe
Service that attempts to obscure cryptocurrency money trails
proposed a rule that would label international mixing of convertible virtual currency a class of transactions of primary money laundering concern. This was
Cryptocurrency_tumbler
Marketing strategy designed to encourage customers to continue to shop at a business
programme. Loyalty programs have been described as a form of centralized virtual currency, one with unidirectional cash flow, since reward points can be exchanged
Loyalty_program
Cryptocurrency
(December 20, 2013). "What is Dogecoin? The Meme that Became the Hot New Virtual Currency". International Business Times. Archived from the original on September
Dogecoin
Betting of virtual goods via professional matches or other games of chance
known as skin betting) is the use of virtual goods, often cosmetic in-game items such as "skins", as virtual currency to bet on the outcome of professional
Skin_gambling
Open-source blockchain computing platform
Retrieved 25 May 2024. Popper, Nathaniel (27 March 2016). "Ethereum, a Virtual Currency, Enables Transactions That Rival Bitcoin's". The New York Times. Archived
Ethereum
Failure mode of digital cash schemes
new amount of copied currency that did not previously exist. It can also devalue the currency and diminish user trust in the currency. There are many fundamental
Double-spending
Browser-based life simulation game
managing virtual currency. The game runs in a web browser and does not require a conventional download. Players control characters in a shared virtual setting
Lagos_Life
Defunct 2021 video game
the PlayStation Store along with the ability to purchase the game's virtual currency. The game's online servers were also shut down. However, owners of
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Non-physical goods
in-game currency) is used to purchase virtual goods within a variety of online communities, which include social networking websites, virtual worlds and
Virtual_goods
Private digital accounting unit
"Currency: Dollars Aren't Enough; Here Comes The Ven". Forbes. Pearson, Jordan (October 18, 2016). "Clinton Campaign Considered Accepting Virtual Currency
Ven_(currency)
Video game business model
to show off to others using some type of virtual currency. Habbo Hotel uses three different kinds of currency: Credits (or coins), Duckets (which are earned
Microtransaction
Chinese video-based social network
Chinese video-based social network, a subsidiary of JOYY. It features a virtual currency which users earn through activities such as karaoke or creating tutorial
YY.com
Virtual marketplace in the darknet
mailman or a courier, or maybe by drone in the future, and can pay with virtual currency and in full anonymity, without the police being able to identify either
Darknet_market
Clandestine fraud operations in Cambodia
in virtual currency or over-the-counter foreign exchange. FinCEN has described similar typologies in which victims purchase and transfer virtual currency
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rin. Currencies used by non-state entities, like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, scrips used by private entities, and other private, virtual, and
List of circulating currencies
List_of_circulating_currencies
Cryptocurrency platform
2024. "Ripple Labs Banks $3.5M for Open-Source Payments System and Virtual Currency". The Wall Street Journal Pro. Dow Jones & Company. November 12, 2013
XRP_Ledger
New Zealand video game company
gaming website) discontinued its virtual currency (Mochi Coins) and replaced it with Ninja Kiwi's virtual currency. Ninja Kiwi was acquired by Modern
Ninja_Kiwi
Form of physical currency made of paper, cotton or polymer
note based on a virtual currency account (usually a coin no longer physically existing), was used more often. All physical currencies were physically
Paper_money
Distributed data store for digital transactions
with other players using in-game currency. Some games also allow for trading of virtual items using real-world currency, but this may be illegal in some
Blockchain
2025 U.S. legislation on stablecoin regulation
that are backed by assets considered to be reliable such as a national currency or a commodity. Stablecoins are typically used to transfer funds between
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Generative AI platform
comment on other users' models and images. The website also features a virtual currency called Buzz that can be used to generate images on Civitai's servers
Civitai
Currency used in games
encompasses virtual currencies in the complex in-game economies of MMORPGs, but again unlike older physical play money, in-game virtual currencies are exchangeable
Play_money
System that regulates the formation of blocks on a blockchain
decentralized network, in which miners compete to append blocks and mine new currency, each miner experiencing a success probability proportional to the computational
Proof_of_work
Proposed tax on internet gamers
with virtual currency, virtual items traded for other virtual items, real items traded for virtual items, and real currency traded for virtual items
Virtual_tax
Chinese video streaming application
maintains an additional office in Shenzhen, China. ReelShort uses a virtual currency system where users can purchase coins to unlock additional episodes
ReelShort
Bitcoin exchange based in the UK
General office produced a 42-page "Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative Report", after requesting fourteen virtual currency exchanges to participate in a survey
Bitstamp
American businessman
venture that partnered with brand and game developers to bring users virtual currency offers. The startup worked directly with brands instead of using any
Gurbaksh_Chahal
Digital payment method by Amazon
New Virtual Currency for Kindle Fire". Amazon.com. February 4, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013. Metz, Rachel (February 5, 2013). "Could Amazon's Virtual Currency
Amazon_Coins
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency
Technica. "Treasury Takes Coordinated Actions Against Illicit Russian Virtual Currency Exchanges and Cybercrime Facilitator" (Press release). U.S. Department
Monero
Digital form of fiat money
properties with virtual currency and cryptocurrency, such as programmability. In contrast to cryptocurrency, a central bank digital currency would be centrally
Central_bank_digital_currency
not hold, transact, or in any way use virtual currencies and that customers of those banks that are virtual currency exchanges ensure that they have anti–money
Cryptocurrency_in_Nigeria
National financial intelligence agency of Canada
following information: Cross-border currency or monetary instruments reports Voluntary Information Virtual currency reporting obligations were phased in
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Financial_Transactions_and_Reports_Analysis_Centre_of_Canada
Data synchronised across multiple sites
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2022 cryptocurrency exchange collapse
SIM swap scam operation that allegedly stole “over $400 million in virtual currency” from an unspecified company between November 11–12, 2022. Sources
Bankruptcy_of_FTX
Bitcoin platform in Finland
In March 2019, following the approval of new Finnish legislation on virtual currency service providers, LocalBitcoins began introducing enhanced anti-money
LocalBitcoins
Type of computer application
doi:10.1016/j.respol.2026.105505. "People have spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain". TechCrunch. 3 December 2017. Vigna, Paul
Decentralized_application
International cryptocurrency exchange
“cease, with immediate effect, offering or providing any and all” virtual currency services in the country. The regulator said Binance had been offering
Binance
Dashes Hopes in the World of Virtual Currency". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-09-16. "Digital currency Ethereum is cratering because
Cryptocurrency_and_crime
to work as a currency. It is commonly referred to with terms like: digital currency, digital cash, virtual currency, electronic currency, digital gold
Economics_of_bitcoin
American technology company
That same month, OpenCoin acquired SimpleHoney to help it popularize virtual currencies and make them easier for average users. On September 26, 2013, OpenCoin
Ripple_Labs
Type of investment fraud
you need to know, 13 January 2025. "FinCEN Issues Alert on Prevalent Virtual Currency Investment Scam Commonly Known as 'Pig Butchering'". www.fincen.gov
Pig_butchering_scam
Ability of money to be transformed into other stores of value
guarantee of convertibility to a tangible asset. Convertible security Virtual currency "Currency Convertibility". Investopedia. Retrieved 8 June 2010. Grabianowski
Convertibility
Large-scale, interactive computer-simulated environment
the first virtual world specifically for children was launched with a base in game-based learning and one of the earliest virtual currency-based economies
Virtual_world
American computer scientist
and cryptographer known for his research in smart contracts and digital currency. Szabo graduated from the University of Washington in 1989 with a bachelor's
Nick_Szabo
Multiplayer video game with a large number of players
the MMOs created, there is virtual currency where the player can earn and accumulate money. The uses for such virtual currency are numerous and vary from
Massively multiplayer online game
Massively_multiplayer_online_game
Airline loyalty program
bookings. Frequent-flyer programs can be seen as a certain type of virtual currency, one with unidirectional flow of money to purchase points, but no exchange
Frequent-flyer_program
and in July 2007 integrated a new virtual currency called the World Internet Currency (WIC, WICS, W$). The WIC currency, similar to the Linden Dollar, could
World_Stock_Exchange
English actor and singer (born 1963)
project that aims to create an ‘international vegan economy based on a virtual currency, the VeganCoin.” Flynn has narrated several Sleep Stories for the Calm
Jerome_Flynn
Iranian cryptocurrency regulation
global ban on any and all crypto currency advertising in real life or online. Rial Currency will be the digital currency of the Central Bank of Iran, which
Virtual_currency_law_in_Iran
Medium of exchange complementing national currencies
A complementary currency is a currency or medium of exchange that is not necessarily a national currency, but that is thought of as supplementing or complementing
Complementary_currency
American adult animated sitcom
launching the virtual currency $TRUMP, Chaz, lamenting the failure of their "Wokecoin" $WOKE, challenges Norm to see if a virtual currency based on him
The_New_Norm
American video game company
In March 2010 Zynga started selling pre-paid cards in the US for virtual currency. In March 2012, Zynga launched a separate social gaming platform, which
Zynga
significant size. Active and inactive currencies are listed in this article. Cryptojacking List of digital currencies Tornado Cash — Ethereum cryptocurrency
List_of_cryptocurrencies
Software cryptocurrency wallet
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MetaMask
Cryptocurrency linked to the US dollar
the United States dollar, and is distinct from a central bank digital currency (CBDC). USDC operates as an Ethereum ERC-20 token and is also available
USDC_(cryptocurrency)
2026 video game
easier experience for newcomers to the franchise, however warned of virtual currency (VP) acting as an obstacle. Japanese reviewer GameWith [jp] praised
Pokémon_Champions
American blockchain analysis company
analyze the blockchain public ledger, which is primarily used to track virtual currencies. Along with banks and brokers its customers have included the United
Chainalysis
Event in a blockchain
(26 March 2017). "A Bitcoin civil war is threatening to tear the digital currency in 2 — here's what you need to know". Business Insider. Archived from the
Fork_(blockchain)
Virtual currency of the International Union of Railways
The UIC Franc (code: XFU) was a virtual currency unit used by the International Union of Railways (UIC). It was introduced in 1976 after the Gold Franc
UIC_franc
Cybercrime organization
(also known as APT38) was responsible for the theft of $100 million of virtual currency from Harmony's Horizon bridge reported on June 24, 2022. A report published
Lazarus_Group
Multi-chain non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet
exchange (DEX) aggregators, and lets users buy cryptocurrency with fiat currency through third-party on-ramp partners such as MoonPay. Users can also stake
Trust_Wallet
Online platform used to build relations
The use of virtual currency systems inside social networks create new opportunities for global finance. Hub Culture operates a virtual currency Ven used
Social_networking_service
MMORPG services company
Entertainment) is a company that trades virtual currency and accounts for MMORPGs. The company sold virtual goods for real money in more than a dozen
IGE
Blockchain computing platform
and permanent way. Popper, Nathaniel (27 March 2016). "Ethereum, a Virtual Currency, Enables Transactions That Rival Bitcoin's". The New York Times. Archived
Ethereum_Classic
Risk and portfolio management trading firm (2017–2022)
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Alameda_Research
Technology entrepreneur (born 1984)
Allison; Engoren, Daniel; Teager, Kristin S. (2 September 2021). "The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: USA". The Law Reviews. Archived from the original
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Sparkplay Media. He is known for pioneering the sale of virtual assets and virtual currency in online games, dating to the late 1990s. His MUD pseudonym
Matt_Mihaly
Instant messaging software service
Fighter), a multiplayer PC beat 'em up video game. The QQ Coin is a virtual currency used by QQ users to "purchase" QQ related items for their avatar and
Tencent_QQ
software for virtual currency utilized in social networking, online dating, and casual gaming sites. The software encompasses payment systems, virtual goods
Viximo
Municipal election in Ontario, Canada
who donated to local charities and an augmented reality app awarding virtual currency for community service and academic achievement. His campaign consisted
2026_Toronto_mayoral_election
Cryptocurrency launched by Donald Trump
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