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Offtopic: I detest that "crypto" is now a shorthand for cryptocurrency instead of crypotography.
by AceJohnny2 4y ago
Offtopic: I detest that "crypto" is now a shorthand for cryptocurrency instead of crypotography.
- userbinator 4y agoIt could be worse; I've heard "Bitcoins" used in the same way.
- dingaling 4y agoAt least that identifies the relevant namespace. Imagine if people said 'mints' to refer to fiat currency. Then we'd have to work out if someone was taking about sweets ( candy ) or currency. In that context calling them all 'dollars' would help eliminate ambiguity.
- Kiro 4y agoWhy would it be a shorthand for cryptography instead of cryptococcosis? There are many words starting with crypto, but cryptocurrency is the most popular one.
- adastra22 4y agoCrypto is short for cryptozoology, obviously. But to actually answer your question, it is because the crypto in cryptocurrency itself is short for cryptography. But a lot of stuff in the “crypto” space (NFTs, ERC20 tokens, etc.) don’t even have any cryptography associated with them anymore.
- seattle_spring 4y agoCrypto has and will always refer to cryptobiotic soil[1] in my world. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust
- bombolo 4y agoBecause the crypto in cryptcoins stands for cryptography.
- mypastself 4y ago
- avereveard 4y ago> “Every single article about cryptocurrencies that gets posted here has the exact same comments…” meta
- replygirl 4y ago