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When was the first cryptocurrency-like digital money proposed?
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A - 1982
131 votes (32.7%)
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B - 1997
107 votes (26.7%)
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C - 2008
116 votes (28.9%)
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D - 2013
47 votes (11.7%)
Total votes: 401
Answer: A – 1982
Explanation: Computer scientist David Chaum published a paper in 1982 describing a cryptographic system for digital payments. He later founded DigiCash, whose electronic cash system used cryptography to allow private digital transactions — decades before Bitcoin appeared.