95 Crypto Theses for 2018

Re:95 Crypto Theses for 2018 by detstrat on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @05:35PM (#16056495)

Referring to cryptocurrencies as "crypto" is wrong. Crypto means cryptography.

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Re:95 Crypto Theses for 2018 by tashoecraft on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @05:48PM (#16056598)

And the internet doesn't "go down" merely your connection to the internet isn't working.

It's already a popular term and it's not going to stop no matter how much it doesn't make sense. If enough people believe something, it becomes the standard.

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Re:95 Crypto Theses for 2018 by hackbinary on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @06:22PM (#16056861)

Like 'cloud' coming to mean anything connected to the Internet.

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