*crypto*currency is called *crypto*currency because it's about *cryptography*, not because it's "hidden" (the original meaning of the prefix "crypto"). Calling cryptocurrency "crypto" is like calling an airplane "air".
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Replying to @guisebule
Cryptography or cryptology are basically synonyms these days. In English "cryptography" is the more common term and encompasses not just ciphers, but the entire expanded field (e.g. cryptographic hashes, key exchange schemes, secret sharing, message authentication codes, etc.).
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Replying to @marcan42
And cryptanalysis is the security analysis (and attempts to break) all of the above. Hence in modern usage the short form "crypto" (in a technical context) can only reasonably refer to cryptography, and everything else descends from that.
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Replying to @guisebule @Secjuice
Thanks, but I've got better things to do with my time.
11:03 AM - 27 Aug 2018
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