Prices are quoted in traditional currencies such as the US dollar, BitQS and you never take ownership of the cryptocurrency itself. Mining computers compile valid transactions into a new block and attempt to generate the cryptographic link to the previous block by finding a solution to a complex algorithm.
If you don’t understand all three at a basic level, you can’t really understand the concept of it. Here, I see a new genesis of professionals emerging called ‘FinTech’ Professionals.