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crypterati

crypterati noun: people who deal in cryptocurrencies, collectively.

Noun

crypterati pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) People who deal in cryptocurrencies, collectively.
    • The bad faith, and (generally correct) assumption of bad faith, among bitcoin conversationalists on Reddit is really something even for Reddit. Even many of the cryptorati are, shall we say, not always exactly redolent of good faith.2017 December 3, Jon Evans, “Metascarcity and Bitcoin’s future”, in Tech Crunch
    • At that moment, the crypterati were watching in horror as high-profile ICO Tezos embarked on a public internecine war.2018 February 23, Gian Volpicelli, “To get rich in crypto you just need an idea, and a coin”, in Wired

Forms of crypterati

alternative formcryptorati

Origin of crypterati

Blend of cryptocurrency + literati.

Questions about crypterati

What does crypterati mean?
Crypterati means people who deal in cryptocurrencies, collectively.
What part of speech is crypterati?
Crypterati is a noun.

Words near crypterati in the dictionary

  1. cryptates
  2. cryptdin
  3. cryptdins
  4. crypted
  5. cryptenamine
  6. crypterati
  7. crypteroniaceous
  8. cryptesthesia
  9. cryptesthetic
  10. cryptex
  11. cryptexes

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