A cryptocurrency is any decentralized, secure, digital currency whose production is controlled by cryptography techniques. Cryptocurrencies are not circulated by any central bank and are not subject to bank rules. Cryptocurrency prices are supply and demand based, unlike new currencies introduced through monetary expansion (QE). Bitcoin, created in 2009, is the first cryptocurrency. There are currently more than 800 alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin, called…