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Crypto vs blockchain: what's the difference?

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A blockchain is the technology: a shared record kept by many computers. Crypto is one use of that technology: digital money and tokens recorded on a blockchain. You can have a blockchain without a well-known coin, such as one used to track shipments. Most public blockchains, though, use a coin to pay fees and reward the people who run them.

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