"digital gold" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} digital gold (uncountable)
  1. (finance) A form of digital currency based on mass units of gold. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-digital_gold-en-noun-V3jDLjA~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Topics: business, finance
  2. (finance, cryptocurrencies) A cryptocurrency seen as a safe store of value. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cryptocurrency, Finance
    Sense id: en-digital_gold-en-noun-roExjCPC Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance

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