It's important to understand that the term "crypto" has moved from cryptography to non-mutable ledgers to payment systems built on top of such ledgers. Ledgers

It's important to understand that the term "crypto" has moved from cryptography to non-mutable ledgers to payment systems built on top of such ledgers. Ledgers got the "blockchain" name, and cryptography got back to "cryptography". Blockchains might be useful for verification of things, but today's "crypto" is not that technology. It's the name of the "GPU Accelerated Pump and Dump Engine" for today.