SHORT HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF DIGITAL CURRENCY: FROM CRYPTOGRAPHIC MONEY TO THE EMERGENCE OF BITCOIN AND THE CURRENT CRYPTO ECOSYSTEM

The early story of digital coinage commenced in 2009 with the creation of Bitcoin, an innovative platform built by the pseudonymous figure known as Satoshi Nakamoto. First, Bitcoin functioned as a peer-to-peer method of exchange, bypassing standard banking systems. Later, the popularity of Bitcoi