{"id":17182,"date":"2021-08-29T12:33:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T20:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=17182"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T19:45:19","slug":"business-english-news-48-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/29\/business-english-news-48-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 48 &#8211; Cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17182-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN-48-Cryptocurrency.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN-48-Cryptocurrency.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN-48-Cryptocurrency.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN48POD\/index.html\" title=\"Business English News 48 - Cryptocurrency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-48-LESSON-Cryptocurrency-COVER.jpg\" alt=\"Business English News 48 - Cryptocurrency\" width=\"1600\" height=\"690\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-48-LESSON-Cryptocurrency-COVER.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-48-LESSON-Cryptocurrency-COVER-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-48-LESSON-Cryptocurrency-COVER-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-48-LESSON-Cryptocurrency-COVER-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-48-LESSON-Cryptocurrency-COVER-1536x662.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Business English<\/a> News lesson we look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/vocabulary\/\" title=\"Business English Vocabulary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">business English vocabulary<\/a> related to cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard stories of young investors lured by the promise of quick gains in the world of \u201ccrypto,\u201d or cryptocurrency. And while it\u2019s Bitcoin that gets the lion\u2019s share of attention, there are over 10,000 digital currencies in use today. There\u2019s the big names, like Ethereum, Binance, and Ripple. And then there\u2019s currencies like Dogecoin and Loser Coin, which started as jokes. If you\u2019re confused by the hype, you\u2019re not alone. So just what is cryptocurrency? According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/c\/cryptocurrency.asp\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Investopedia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>A cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that is secured by cryptography, which makes it nearly impossible to counterfeit or double-spend. A defining feature of cryptocurrencies is that they are generally not issued by any central authority, rendering them theoretically immune to government interference or manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN48SN-Cryptocurrency.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF Transcript<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN48QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quizzes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN48POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN-48-Cryptocurrency.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Business English News lesson we look at English vocabulary and 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