Humne pichle article mein Bitcoin ke dilchasp safar ke baare mein jana. Lekin Bitcoin to sirf ek misaal hai. Asal cheez hai **Cryptocurrency**. Yeh ek aisi technology hai jo paison ki duniya mein ek inqilab la rahi hai. Is article mein hum aasan zabaan mein samjhenge ke cryptocurrency kya hoti hai, iski kitni qismein hain, aur yeh kaise banti hai.

Cryptocurrency Aakhir Hai Kya?

Aam alfaaz mein, cryptocurrency ek digital ya virtual paisa hai jo cryptography (ek qism ki digital security) ka istemal karta hai. Aam paison (jaise rupay ya dollar) ke bar-aks, isay koi markazi bank ya hukumat control nahi karti. Yeh ek **decentralized** system par chalta hai jise **Blockchain** kehte hain.

Blockchain ko aap ek digital "khata" ya "ledger" samajh sakte hain jo poori duniya ke hazaron computers par phela hua hai. Har transaction is khate mein record hoti hai aur usay badalna ya hack karna na-mumkin ke barabar hai.

Crypto Ki Do Bari Qismein: Coins vs. Tokens

Log aksar har crypto ko "coin" kehte hain, lekin in mein ek ahem farq hai:

  1. Coins (Sikkay): Ek Coin (jaise Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana) ki apni alag, independent blockchain hoti hai. Inka buniyadi maqsad digital paison ki tarah kaam karna hota hai—value store karna aur bhejna.
  2. Tokens: Ek Token (jaise hamara QTX, ya Uniswap) kisi doosri, pehle se mojood blockchain ke oopar banta hai. Maslan, QTX Binance Smart Chain (ek blockchain) ke oopar bana hua ek BEP-20 token hai. Tokens ka maqsad sirf paisa nahi hota; yeh kisi khaas utility (jaise voting rights, membership access, ya rewards) ke liye istemal hote hain.

Video Guide: Coins vs. Tokens

Crypto Banti Kaise Hai? Mining vs. Minting

Naye crypto units do aam tareeqon se bante hain:

  • Mining (Kaankuni): Yeh process "Proof-of-Work" coins (jaise Bitcoin) ke liye istemal hota hai. Is mein powerful computers mushkil mathematical problems hal karke transactions ko verify karte hain. Inam ke taur par, unhein naye coins milte hain. Is mein bahut zyada bijli istemal hoti hai.
  • Minting/Staking: Yeh process "Proof-of-Stake" coins (jaise Ethereum) aur aam taur par sabhi tokens ke liye istemal hota hai. Is mein naye units ya to shuru mein hi "mint" (create) kar liye jaate hain (jaise humne QTX ke 100 million tokens mint kiye), ya log apne paas mojood coins ko "stake" (lock) karke network ko secure karte hain aur inam ke taur par naye units haasil karte hain.

Aakhri Alfaaz

Cryptocurrency sirf ek naye qism ka paisa nahi, balkay yeh ek poori nayi digital economy ki buniyad hai. Coins aur Tokens ka farq samajhna aapke liye ek sarmayakar (investor) ke taur par bahut zaroori hai. Ab jab aap crypto ki buniyad ko samajh gaye hain, to hum agle article mein NFT ki dilchasp duniya ke baare mein janenge, jo ke tokens ki hi ek khaas qism hai.