crypto

[ krip-toh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural cryptos.

a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
cryptocurrency ( def ).
cryptography ( def ).

adjective

secret or hidden; not publicly admitted:
a crypto Nazi.

crypto-

a combining form meaning “hidden,” “secret,” used in the formation of compound words:
cryptograph.

crypto-

combining_form

secret, hidden, or concealed
cryptography
crypto-fascist

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crypto¹

First recorded in 1945–50; probably independent use of crypto-; -o

Origin of crypto²

Combining form representing Greek ��ó�� hidden. See crypt

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crypto¹

New Latin, from Greek kruptos hidden, from kruptein to hide

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And because no right-wing grift is complete without it, there's now a crypto memecoin exploiting the incident.

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While Lutnick has agreed to divest his business interests and step down from Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group and Newmark Group, he has not said whether he will recuse himself from Trump’s crypto task force that will guide a regulatory framework for digital assets.

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It is a key custodian for Tether, a crypto platform with the most widely used stablecoin in the world that has faced persistent scrutiny over its reserve transparency and alleged use in illicit finance.

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According to crypto trading platform Coinbase, $Trump jumped by more than 70% after the announcement.

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The digital currency is one of several crypto-related ventures launched by businesses linked to Trump, who has called himself the "crypto president".

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