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A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

Penalties such as trade bans, asset freezes or travel bans imposed by one or more countries on another country, group or person.

Sanctions are used to pressure governments without military action, with costs for both sides.

The total money a company earns from selling goods or services before any costs are subtracted.

Revenue growth shows demand for a company's products; profit shows whether it earns money from them.