cryp·to
ˈkrip-(ˌ)tō 
plural cryptos
1
: cryptocurrency
A specialty finance firm … is the first to offer brokers the option to get their commissions paid up front, in crypto, underscoring how digital coins are becoming a more mainstream part of financial transactions.—
Jennifer Schonberger
—often used before another nounJennifer Schonbergercrypto assets
the crypto market
3
: a person who adheres or belongs secretly to a party, sect, or other group
And jaws dropped, he said, when he explained the theory that Christopher Columbus was a "crypto" or hidden Jew.—Kim Vo
Kim Vo
variants
or before a vowel crypt-
1
: hidden : covered
cryptogenic
2
: hidden by dissembling : unavowed
crypto-fascist
3
: cryptographic
cryptanalysis
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Ninety percent of the crypto market volume is in these perpetual contracts that were trading offshore, and Americans were accessing these products, and there was absolutely no regulation.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
But in November 2022, the company collapsed in a matter of days as a CoinDesk report found Alameda Research, a crypto company with close ties to FTX, had a significant number of FTX tokens on its balance sheet, while Forbes reported FTX and Alameda had been losing billions between 2021 and 2022.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The perpetual future contract is currently trading around $162 on the Hyperliquid trading platform, a market dominated by highly active, leverage-seeking crypto traders.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 10 June 2026
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Though his crypto policies earned him some pushback, the former chairman skated through his tenure without much criticism.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Ninety percent of the crypto market volume is in these perpetual contracts that were trading offshore, and Americans were accessing these products, and there was absolutely no regulation.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
But in November 2022, the company collapsed in a matter of days as a CoinDesk report found Alameda Research, a crypto company with close ties to FTX, had a significant number of FTX tokens on its balance sheet, while Forbes reported FTX and Alameda had been losing billions between 2021 and 2022.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The perpetual future contract is currently trading around $162 on the Hyperliquid trading platform, a market dominated by highly active, leverage-seeking crypto traders.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 10 June 2026
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“Crypto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crypto. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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crypto
noun
cryp·to
ˈkrip-(ˌ)tō
: cryptosporidium sense 2
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: cryptosporidiosis
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