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by detstrat 3093 days ago
Referring to cryptocurrencies as "crypto" is wrong. Crypto means cryptography.
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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.

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