Sentences with phrase «used as currency»

It's also been used as currency, and as protection against evil.

Others have argued that Bitcoin is best used as a currency, with increasing liquidity as its best use.

It can also be used as a currency.

It is not as the money we are used to at the moment, in fact, it is not meant to be used as currency.

To give you an idea, Bitcoin is already being used as currency in certain remote parts of the world, like far - flung villages in Afghanistan and Somalia, where commercial banks are few and far between.

However, XEM coins aren't meant to be used as currency, but a transactional platform for businesses and developers.

«Something [BTC] was designed to be used as a currency, and it's being used as an investment vehicle -LSB-...] As a currency, Bitcoin is no more useful at $ 20,000 or $ 100.»

In a more technical way, Ether is used as a currency on the Ethereum network to reward miners who solve complex mathematical issues and developers who keep the network afloat.

«Something [BTC] was designed to be used as a currency, and it's being used as an investment vehicle -LSB-...] as a currency, Bitcoin is no more useful at $ 20,000 or $ 100,» he said.

Most of this digital assets tokens are not created to be used as currency.

Besides being used as a currency to make purchases online, bitcoin is also used as an investment asset class, a storage of wealth and as a low - cost payment system.

Few, if any, cryptocurrencies are used as currency, i.e., for payment of goods and services received.

Bitcoin is a virtual good, it does not have legal status and can not and should not be used as currency in circulation in the market.»

But I think the people in this room are excited about digital currencies, not «store of value» currencies that don't work very well at storing value if they're not being used as a currency.

The same week an analyst told CNBC gold «has never been used as a currency,» a UK - based startup is attempting to make it do just that.

Persad says she hopes the experience will help her understand how scientific information is used as currency during the discussions.

This entrepreneurial effort perfectly illustrated his belief that art could be used as currency to make the world a better place.

In this new series, the artist is focused specifically on the economy of porcelain in the Congo, which was used as currency in the trading of slaves during the Colonial era.

These include apples, which are collected and used as ammunition to throw at enemies; gems, to be used as currency to purchase stuff from shopkeepers, like extra lives or «wishes» (continues); Genie tokens, to allow you to play a slot bonus round; and Abu tokens, to unlock another special stage starring Abu the monkey, where you need to dodge falling pots.

The Bolts are used as currency in Dr. Light's laboratory, where Mega Man can purchase new upgrades to his Mega Buster, among other fun new power - ups.

Those points are then used as currency to boost things like your HP and strength, but also to teach both Active and Passive battle skills!

While simply losing coins doesn't sound like a big deal, it should be remember that in Super Mario Odyssey coins are actually used as a currency to buy new hats and outfits, meaning they are a lot more valuable than they ever have been in previous games.

Banana Coins are a common new item, and are used as currency for the Kong characters who appear on the world map: Cranky Kong gives tips on the levels» secrets, while his wife Wrinkly Kong saves your progress and gives advice on the game's basics.

Both Angelica's Temple of Gloom and Pirate Treasure Hunt share some common elements, with cookies being used as currency (think Mario Party's coins) to purchase upgrades, and are gained by either landing on a cookie space or if the CPU - controlled Grandpa Lou passes by a player.

Although they can be used as currency in the hubs between levels to buy new characters; another neat gameplay addition.)

Players need to be conscious of everything from hostages which can be used as currency to revive killed teammates to security cameras which can be disabled in order to reduce the amount of intel available to SWAT and hostage extraction squads.

You score is then used as currency to purchase ammo and upgrade your weapons.

Coins are actually used as currency here, not just as 1 / 100th of a 1up mushroom (which don't exist anymore; you just lose 10 coins when you die).

In Club Nintendo, Nintendo's defunct rewards program, coins were used as currency to purchase downloadable games, content, and Nintendo - themed merchandise.

While Thermal Energy is usually tied to regenerating health in Lost Planet, it is instead used as currency in LP3.

In Metro 2033 the idea was that military - grade ammunition was so rare and valued that it was used as currency, allowing you to purchase new gear whenever you found a handy merchant willing to part with his goods.

Their feathers were used as currency by the pre-Hispanic Mayans.

Cacao beans were used as a currency in pre-Columbian times, and chocolate was the country's major export until the tobacco and coffee booms in the 1700s and 1800s.

The miles can then be used as currency to pay for any travel purchase made your card.

For instance, coins and» charge plates» were used as currency during these early transactions.

The value is set by the economy etc., not the medium used as a currency.

The cloth was worn at ceremonial events, was used as currency, and may have been offered for part of a dowry.

VP can be used as currency to customize everything about each vocaloid's appearance.

Raw cacao, on the other hand, is so beneficial that it once was used as currency in Mexico!

Back in the days of the Incan empire, hundreds of years ago, maca root was so renowned for its libido and fertility - enhancing properties that it was used as a currency.

Black pepper has been cherished since ancient times — it has even been used as currency in trade.

These ancient people prized them so highly that it was often used as currency.

History also reports that it was used as currency and a bartering tribute to the gods until roughly 900 BCE.

But if salt was considered essential in the past, to the point that it was used as currency, then why does it have such a bad reputation in these contemporary times?

And get this: in old times they were even used as a currency!

A few centuries ago in South America, cacao beans were so valuable that they were actually used as currency.

This book isn't just about chocolate's Mesoamerican origins, that it was actually used as a currency (four cocoa beans for a rabbit dinner, 10 for a lady of the evening, etc.), or how modern processing has fundamentally altered its form, taste, color, antioxidant content, and uses.

In some places, expedition members also found pieces of shark cartilage, which may once have been used as currency.

Silver was also commonly used both as currency in itself and as a backing for paper money in many countries including the U.S. Ever hear of a «silver dollar»?

It has been such a prized possession that for some time, pieces of it were used as currency.