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Re:What are some examples of inefficient markets? by 0x31a on Friday February 07, 2020 @07:43PM (#22272788)
The parent post is referring to cryptocurrencies, not cryptography in general.
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Re:What are some examples of inefficient markets? by jolmg on Friday February 07, 2020 @08:10PM (#22272937)
It's interesting how the word-root crypto (meaning "hidden" or "secret") is used as a prefix to mean "cryptographic", but when used alone it's supposed to somehow mean currencies, as if there were some part of the word-root "crypto" that is related to currencies.

If "cryptocurrency" is too long, can't one say "currency"? It seems more correct.

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