Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big crypto

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: big cryp-to
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Large, influential cryptocurrency companies collectively.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of big crypto

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But 2022 was the year that we found out the extent to which Big Crypto is a real thing: a cartel of interconnected players from exchanges, stablecoin companies and crypto networks who work together via group chats — one Signal chat was reportedly called “exchange co-ordination” and included executives from FTX, Binance and Tether."
"Yet the lobbyists’ narrative is bogus. “Big crypto” blames the serial blow-ups of crypto firms on the failure by the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission to provide the sector with “regulatory clarity.” […] The truth is that the agencies couldn’t be clearer about where Big Crypto is breaking the rules."

Etymology

Modeled after earlier instances of the pattern such as big tech (Big Tech), big pharma (Big Pharma), big business (Big Business), and others.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does big crypto mean?: Large, influential cryptocurrency companies collectively.
Where does big crypto come from?: Modeled after earlier instances of the pattern such as big tech (Big Tech), big pharma (Big Pharma), big business (Big Business), and others.

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