Erik Cason’s book cryptosovereignty  does a really good job explaining how the word crypto was hijacked by the shitcoin scammers.  

Bitcoin is based upon cryptography which was invented to protect and secure information during times of war. Bitcoin is crypto and I thank Cason for changing my mental framework on this word 

BlokchainB

Yeah. People who were into cryptography would know that. But normies who got into shitcoinery recetently probably have no idea what cryptography even means, and assume crypto=altcoins

You don't know what you are talking about. Cryptography has always been shortened to "crypto". There are a looooot of things that are crypto that have nothing to do with digital currencies. Things even your mom (probably) uses every day.

zuspotirko

I would say that bitcoin _uses_ crypto.

> most stackers hates it

you do you :) like i do me

> and then just a few minutes later i saw that post mentioning "Crypto 101" in the context of cryptography.

as if I paid that guy to post this article at that time, lol

> Actually, it was @ekzyis who taught me that. We were having a discussion about that word yesterday.

[here's the thread if anyone wonders](https://stacker.news/items/340478)

Zepasta

 that first link "Crypto 101" is actually about "cryptography" 😅

Funny thing is that Bitcoin used to be referred to as Crypto based on the cryptography it was build on but altcoins own the term nowadays and most stackers hates it

bitcoin

This might just means cryptography as @Onions bravely illustrates below here. 
> @ekzyis that first link "Crypto 101" is actually about "cryptography" 😅 

Funny thing is that Bitcoin used to be referred to as Crypto based on the cryptography it was build on but altcoins own the term nowadays and most stackers hates it
