cryptocurrency

== English == === Alternative forms === crypto currency, crypto-currency === Etymology === From crypto- (“cryptographic”) + currency. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪp.toʊˌkɝ.ən.si/ === Noun === cryptocurrency (countable and uncountable, plural cryptocurrencies) A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority. Synonym: (informal) crypto Hypernyms: digital currency, cybercurrency < currency Hyponyms: bitcoin, dogecoin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === cryptocurrency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia