crypto
noun
cryp·to
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plural cryptos
Definition of crypto
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a person who adheres or belongs secretly to a party, sect, or other group
crypto
adjectiveDefinition of crypto (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: not openly avowed or declared
—often used in combination crypto-fascist
2
: cryptographic
Examples of crypto in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The big picture: Someone is going to create a Libra-like crypto-network in the U.S. or elsewhere. — Dylan Byers, NBC News, "How Libra explains the world; why Tim Cook wants podcasts," 17 July 2019 That means a limited number of crypto firms could be approved as digital-asset brokers in the near future. — Dave Michaels, WSJ, "Cryptocurrency Startups Get Partial Green Light from Washington," 8 July 2019 The agency warned last week that the number of crypto cases in the U.S. has increased an average of 13% per year since 2009, and in 2017. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, "Wanna swim? Here's how to protect yourself from bacteria, parasites," 4 July 2019 The rest of Decentralâs team comes from crypto and technology start-ups or have political backgrounds, according to Fox Business. — Washington Post, "Stephen Moore, after failed bid for Federal Reserve, looks to cryptocurrency," 25 June 2019 Wish Facebookâs new cryptocurrency well or wish it ill, nearly everyone in the crypto and tech industry is watching with bated breath. — Theodore Schleifer, Vox, "Facebook may have too many users for its cryptocurrency to fail â even if you donât trust it," 18 June 2019 Proving something is nigh impossible in the world of crypto and security. — Steven Levy, WIRED, "Cracking the Crypto War," 25 Apr. 2018 Bitcoin has a market value of about $186.4 billion and the other 2,327 crypto-currencies are valued at $88.5 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, "Inverted yield curve not a warning flare for recession, CU Denver professor argues," 24 Aug. 2019 Many in the crypto community believe the worldâs traditional financial system is broken. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "Whatâs behind the buzz about âdecentralized financeâ?," 22 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The crux of the crypto lobbyâs pitch is that the bitcoin network is completely decentralized and open to anyone to join. — Joe Lightbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Cryptocurrency lobby fights to contain backlash from Facebookâs Libra," 28 Aug. 2019 As part of his guilty plea, Gornik agreed to forfeit millions of dollars in digital or crypto currency. — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Clairemont man sentenced to prison for selling drugs on dark web," 20 Aug. 2019 This week, the still-fringe world of crypto custody saw a spike in activity. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "The Serious Money Is Warming to Bitcoin," 16 Aug. 2019 But in the United States, crypto companies must try to comply with a smattering of state and federal regulations. — Clare Duffy And Shannon Liao, CNN, "Facebook's Libra could massively help the cryptocurrency industry â or hurt it badly," 29 July 2019 Sun back-and-forth statements in the past three days have rivetedâand confusedâthe crypto world. — Jane Li, Quartz, "Justin Sun praises Chinaâs socialism in apology amid pressure from authorities," 25 July 2019 The crypto world and the Afrikaner right share the rhetoric that the end is nigh: The financial system is fallible, the social contract unstable. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Inside an All-White Townâs Divisive Experiment With Cryptocurrency," 6 June 2019 However, crypto experts in Zimbabwe say peer-to-peer trade in bitcoin is surging, with mobile money platform, EcoCash, being the dominant payment platform for bitcoin traders from inside the country. — Tawanda Karombo, Quartz Africa, "Zimbabwe banned the US dollar from being used so local bitcoin demand is soaring again," 10 July 2019 Nationally, crypto outbreaks have increased by an average of 13% each year from 2009 to 2017. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Here's every Indiana county where poop-borne parasite Cryptosporidiosis has been reported," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crypto.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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crypto
noun
cryp·to
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Medical Definition of crypto
: cryptosporidium sense 2
also
: cryptosporidiosis