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cryptocollectible

UK/ˌkrɪptəʊkəˈlɛktəbəl/US/ˌkrɹptoʊkəˈlɛktəbəl/

cryptocollectible noun: a digital collectible item traded using cryptocurrency, so that the blockchain contains proof that one really owns that item.

Noun

cryptocollectible (plural cryptocollectibles)

  1. A digital collectible item traded using cryptocurrency, so that the blockchain contains proof that one really owns that item.
    • But at their core, all cryptocollectible projects are rooted deeply in internet culture. The name and spirit of CryptoPunks comes from cypherpunks, a name first given to an early '90s group cum mailing list that focused on ideas like the intersection of cryptography, privacy technology, philosophy...2018 January 7, Jessica Klein, “The world of cryptocollectibles like CryptoKitties looks like the internet's early days”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 16 May 2023
    • NBA Top Shot, a partnership between the N.B.A. and the blockchain company Dapper Labs that turns basketball highlight videos into unique cryptocollectibles, has $230 million in sales since 2019.2021 March 24, Kevin Roose, “Buy This NFT Column on the Blockchain!”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2023

Forms of cryptocollectible

pluralcryptocollectibles

Origin of cryptocollectible

From crypto- + collectible.

Questions about cryptocollectible

What does cryptocollectible mean?
Cryptocollectible means a digital collectible item traded using cryptocurrency, so that the blockchain contains proof that one really owns that item.
What part of speech is cryptocollectible?
Cryptocollectible is a noun.
How do you pronounce cryptocollectible?
Cryptocollectible is pronounced /ˌkrɹptoʊkəˈlɛktəbəl/ (US).
What is the plural of cryptocollectible?
The plural of cryptocollectible is cryptocollectibles.

Words near cryptocollectible in the dictionary

  1. cryptococcoses
  2. cryptococcosis
  3. cryptococcus
  4. cryptocoin
  5. cryptocoins
  6. cryptocollectible
  7. cryptocollectibles
  8. cryptocommodities
  9. cryptocommodity
  10. cryptocommunism
  11. cryptocommunist

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