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>Currency is a broad term, like service. Like many broad terms, it is often misused and that leads to the broader meaning. Currency can be used for different things.

No? A currency is a medium of exchange for goods and services.

The secondary meaning that you're attempting to allocate to "currency" is already amply described by the word "asset".

The two are not the same, and assets are not meaningfully regarded as proto-currencies in the way you suggest.



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