In: Economics
How does the aggregate demand and supply of cryptocurrency
affect the Economy?
The cryptocurrency or digital currency permits
individual-to-individual transactions independent of the banking
system. It is not a physical coin that a person can keep in wallet
or purse. Instead it is a digital code on computer, which means a
virtual currency that a person can store in a virtual wallet in
cyberspace and may access with the smart phone app or computer. It
is often considered to be a fiat money; which means that value is
not backed by gold or any other commodity. The bitcoin's value is
not pegged or tied to the value of any other currency instead it is
determined by selling and buying in the open market, thus the
bitCoin price is an outcome of interaction between aggregate demand
and supply. The BitCoin's supply is determined with the amount of
units in circulation and therefore scarcity on the market. The
BitCoin's demand is determined mainly by transaction demand as a
medium of exchange. It is not issued or controlled by any
government or bank rather it is an open network which can be
managed by its users