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Rupee free fall continues against dollar as pressure on currency persists

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  Rupee free fall continues against dollar as pressure on currency persists KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee's free fall continued against the US dollar Friday as the local unit remained under pressure in the interbank market due to wide-ranging factors. Following its week-long depreciation trend, the rupee closed at 220.6 against the dollar after losing 1.25 or 0.57%, up from yesterday's close of 219.41. Cumulatively, the local unit lost 6.01 against the greenback during the week ended August 26 as it depreciated in all five trading sessions.  Analysts and experts have said that the rupee will continue to slide till the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disburses Pakistan's $1.17 billion tranche in its executive board meeting on August 29

What is cryptocurrency?

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  what is crypto currency What is cryptocurrency? The definition for cryptocurrency has evolved over the last couple years as it began to find its way into everyday use. In order to be able to understand how cryptocurrency works, you must first understand some basic concepts regarding money, commerce, identity, and other key aspects of our society. Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, or any one of them would all fall under the definition of cryptocurrencies. When we talk about bitcoin and digital currencies, they are often used interchangeably but actually very different entities. Bitcoin is a type of electronic cash that allows transactions to be made without a bank account or paper document, in addition, it uses no central authority, so people do not have to worry about the process happening at their bank. While being electronic means the coins can be sent instantly between two addresses at any time, this isn’t true for most physical cash. Another difference in bitcoin is that it doesn’t co