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"Crypto" is a common shorthand for "cryptography". The thing you're referring to is a short-lived fad that'll soon pass.
by sigfubar 8y ago
"Crypto" is a common shorthand for "cryptography". The thing you're referring to is a short-lived fad that'll soon pass.
- dfischer 8y agoWords change overtime if there's enough momentum. I'm not advocating it should but... it's already possible "crypto" has more adoption with the masses than a niche community using it for cryptography.
- frfl 8y agoYou are misunderstanding what crypto(graphy) is if you think it's used by a niche community. There is a long history of cryptography and it's far from a niche. Yes, marketing has done a good job marketing to the masses. Unbeknownst to them though, their lives depend on crypto - and not the ones they're all too familiar with these days. Phones, Wifi, online Banking, even logging into the trade their coins using various online services, all depend on decades of cryptographic advances.
- dfischer 8y agoWhat I meant to say is that cryptography will always be a niche compared to the general public if they adopt crypto as their name.