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crypto

crypto

2 6.7
Digital money that uses codes, like Bitcoin and Ethereum
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɪptoʊ/
  • Slang
translation icon : cripto
  • Several businesses now accept crypto as a form of payment for goods and services.
  • crypto market
  • a crypto exchange
  • a crypto asset

And therefore Bitcoin or crypto is the best bet to take.

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Examples

  • But banks have become very nervous about touching crypto in the last few years.

  • I've been doing a lot in crypto.

  • But with that being said, crypto is not that popular.

  • A bigger question though is whether this crypto ban will work at all.

  • Let me just check some of my crypto investments.

  • How do you guys explain this crypto dip going on right now?

  • After this, I'm going back into crypto, man.

  • This isn't a standard cash account, it's crypto.

  • If Tether breaks the buck, crypto is in massive danger.

  • But first, friends, do the price fluctuations of crypto make you seasick?

Synonyms

cryptocurrency
vscrypto
  • Texting
6 7.4

A type of digital money kept and checked by many computers, not a bank

is an informal slang term for the same digital money

Compounds

crypto-fascism
  • Literature
9.9

A secret political belief that supports extreme, unfair government control and uses digital money

Surface Forms

crypto singular
cryptos plural

Etymology

Crypto is short for cryptocurrency and uses the Greek root kryptos meaning 'hidden'. It refers to digital money that uses secret codes to protect payments, so calling coins 'crypto' reminds you the money is kept safe by hidden code.