> I sense a trend to call cryptocurrencies just "crypto", hence the word "crypto" is at risk of losing its (original) meaning. I'm afraid this is going to become another hacker/cracker type of situation...

I am sorry to tell you it's pretty much financial jargon now, much as it pains me too.

It's way more likely that it will stay a context sensitive jargon. It's different from the hacker/cracker situation in that both meanings can not apply to the same subject.

But it will certainly lead to plenty of confusion

interesting to see these developments as they unfold, I wonder who's ultimately at fault, somewhat sloppy imprecise journalism or the the propagation of an honest mistake. Kind of like the tin can on a string game.

My impression is that "crypto" slang comes from cryptocurrency enthusiasts themselves.