Why Cryptocurrencies Are Not Currencies

How some misnomers can tank your money

Shourya Agarwal

4 min readDec 25, 2020

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Sitting in a South Delhi restaurant, my ravenous eyes scoured the menu. They caught on to the Bombay Duck and promptly placed the order. As I sat there salivating to the savors of exotic poultry, the waiter plopped down a pile of putrescent fish on the table. Instantly, my appetite vanished and I locked a disgruntled gaze with my…

Shourya Agarwal

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A bewildered star gazer drifting from distortion to discovery.

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