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I remember a time when "crypto" just meant cryptography. Heck, the cryptography module in e.g. NodeJS is called "crypto", the Web Crypto API has nothing to do w

by panzi 3y ago

I remember a time when "crypto" just meant cryptography. Heck, the cryptography module in e.g. NodeJS is called "crypto", the Web Crypto API has nothing to do with cryptocurrencies or NFTs, etc.

zb3 3y ago
I remember that too and I wish it could stay that way. But today when someone not familiar with technology mentions "crypto", it unfortunately means "cryptocurrencies". And those are only useful for fraud.
- panzi 3y ago
  Yeah :(