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"computer money" is new money which you use with your computer or phone. you do not keep computer money in your pocket, but it is written in the book of computer money that you own the computer money. you can use it to pay for things just like you use money, but instead of giving the other person paper, the fact that the computer money has changed hands is written in the book of computer money. now everyone knows that the money is not yours anymore and it is theirs, so they can give you the thing you wanted or do work for you. this book of computer money is kept in many places and you can also keep the book of computer money. this means that no bad people can hide the book, change what is in the book, or add something to the book that is not real. if they did that, everyone would find out because they all have the book, too. your computer money is safe in your computer because it has a lock, which only you have the key for. no bad people can take your computer money because they do not have the key to open your lock. if you want to send computer money to another person you take off your lock and put their lock on it. if you have no computer money, there are places where you can give the other person paper money for computer money. you can also make computer money by doing very hard problems which take a computer a long time to do. if your computer finds the answer to a problem then you get a little bit of computer money. one day there will be no more computer money left to make, and you will have to buy computer money from other people. computer money is great because no one can stop you from giving it to any person you want, even if they live in a far away place. no one has to know who you give your computer money to or who you get it from. no bad people can take away your computer money, or give you computer money that is not real. HINTS Top Latest Library RANDOM

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