digital currency –n. money that is recorded and held electronically on computers, bitcoin is one example
on the verge –idiom at the point when something is likely to happen
exposure –n. (financial) the amount of risk involved in holding a financial position in some investment
fund –n. (financial) an amount of money and investments from many different people and groups that is managed by financial experts
alternative –adj. not usual or traditional, outside of the normal
manipulation –n. to influence or control something in a clever or unfair way