Digital currency payment transfer in order to facilitate easy payment and give the payee more confidence in not letting go of their electronic wallet during the transaction. A cryptocurrency is a type of digital asset that relies on cryptography for chaining together digital signatures of asset transfers, peer-to-peer networking and decentralization. In some cases a proof-of-work or proof-of-stake scheme is used to create and manage the currency. Cryptocurrencies allow electronic money systems to be decentralized. The first and most popular system is bitcoin, a peer-to-peer electronic monetary system based on cryptography. A virtual currency has been defined in 2012 by the European
Ven (currency) Initially, it was transferred using a Facebook application. By late 2008, it could be transferred using email addresses. Later it was positioned as an international digital currency. In December 2009 Hub Culture began using Ven as a micropayment system for the distribution of content produced by members in the network, allowing users to charge access to individual articles or videos posted inside the network system. In 2009, "The Wall Street Journal" described the currency as being pegged to the US dollar, and used by Hub Culture's users to trade goods, services, and knowledge. One user described having been paid in