Investor’s Daily poll results (24 September 2026)

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When was the first cryptocurrency-like digital money proposed?

A - 1982 270 votes (31.2%)
B - 1997 224 votes (25.9%)
C - 2008 230 votes (26.6%)
D - 2013 142 votes (16.4%)

Total votes: 866

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.

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