Definition
Short for cryptocurrency; digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography to secure transactions and control the creation of new units.
Etymology
Shortened from 'cryptocurrency,' which combines 'crypto-' (from cryptography) and 'currency'; 'cryptos' is modern slang that emerged with Bitcoin and blockchain technology in the 2010s.
Kelly Says
Ironically, 'cryptos' are hidden by math, not by secrecy—while the name suggests privacy, blockchain transactions are actually permanently public, just protected by unbreakable mathematical codes!
Translations
ARالعربية
عملات رقمية
amalat raqamiyya
DEDeutsch
Cryptos
kri-ptos
ELΕλληνικά
κρυπτο
kri-pto
ESEspañol
criptos
kri-ptos
FAفارسی
رمز ارز
ramz-e arz
FRFrançais
cryptos
kri-ptos
HEעברית
מטבעות קריפטו
matbe'ot kript-o
HIहिन्दी
क्रिप्टो
kri-pto
IDBahasa Indonesia
cripto
kri-pto
ITItaliano
cripto
kri-pto
KKKK
криптовалюта
kript-o-valyuta
MSBahasa Melayu
cripto
kri-pto
NLNederlands
cryptos
kri-ptos
PTPortuguês
criptos
kri-ptos
RUРусский
криптовалюта
kript-o-valyuta
SWKiswahili
cripto
kri-pto
TEతెలుగు
క్రిప్టో
kri-pto
THไทย
สกุลเงินดิจิทัล
sook len dit-tal
UKУкраїнська
криптовалюта
kript-o-valyuta
VITiếng Việt
tiền điện tử
tien dien tu