Crypto commonly refers to:
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Cryptocurrency
A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it. It i ...
, a type of digital currency secured by cryptography and decentralization
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Cryptography, the practice and study of hiding information
Crypto or Krypto may also refer to:
Cryptography
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Cryptanalysis
Cryptanalysis (from the Greek ''kryptós'', "hidden", and ''analýein'', "to analyze") refers to the process of analyzing information systems in order to understand hidden aspects of the systems. Cryptanalysis is used to breach cryptographic sec ...
, the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information
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CRYPTO (conference)
Crypto commonly refers to:
* Cryptocurrency, a type of digital currency secured by cryptography and decentralization
* Cryptography, the practice and study of hiding information
Crypto or Krypto may also refer to:
Cryptography
* Cryptanalysis ...
, an annual cryptographical and cryptoanalytic conference
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Crypto++, a free, open source library of cryptographic algorithms and schemes
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Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age'', a book about cryptography by Steven Levy
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Crypto AG, a Swiss manufacturer of encrypted communications products
Finance
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crypto.com
Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency exchange company based in Singapore. As of May 2022, the company reportedly had 50 million customers and 4,000 employees. The exchange issues a token, Cronos.
History
The company was initially founded in Hong Kon ...
, a cryptocurrency online News platform.
Biology and medicine
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''Cryptococcus'' (fungus), a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals
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Cryptococcosis (also called cryptococcal disease), a disease caused by ''Cryptococcus''
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Cryptosporidium
''Cryptosporidium'', sometimes informally called crypto, is a genus of apicomplexan parasitic alveolates that can cause a respiratory and gastrointestinal illness (cryptosporidiosis) that primarily involves watery diarrhea (intestinal cryptosp ...
'', a protozoan that can cause-intestinal illness with diarrhea in humans
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Cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic intestinal disease in mammals caused by ''Cryptosporidium''
Fiction
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Krypto, a dog in the popular comic, cartoon, and movie series
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Krypto the Superdog'', an animated series featuring Krypto
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Krypton, a fictional planet in the ''Superman'' comics
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Kryptonite, a fictional mineral in the ''Superman'' series
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''Crypto'' (film), a 2019 American crime drama thriller film
Games
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Cryptosporidium (''Destroy All Humans!''), a protagonist in the ''Destroy All Humans!'' video game series
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Krypto (game)
Krypto is a card game designed by Daniel Yovich in 1963 and published by Parker Brothers and MPH Games Co. It is a mathematical game that promotes proficiency with basic arithmetic operations. More detailed analysis of the game can raise more com ...
, a mathematical strategy card game
* Crypto, a character in the video game ''
Apex Legends''
See also
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Crypto naming controversy, the controversy about the proper meaning of the term ''crypto''
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List of cryptocurrencies
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