cryptomonnaie

/kʁip.tɔ.mɔ.nɛ/

noun★Intermediate💡 cryptocurrency

technical

A type of digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography for security and operates independently of a central bank.

Le Bitcoin est la cryptomonnaie la plus connue.

Bitcoin is the most well-known cryptocurrency.

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Cryptomonnaie is a blend of 'crypto' (from cryptography) and 'monnaie' (money).

Collocations

to mine cryptocurrency

a cryptocurrency wallet

In French, 'cryptomonnaie' is the most common term, though 'crypto-monnaie' is also used.

In French, 'cryptomonnaie' is lowercase unless it starts a sentence.

From 'crypto-' (from cryptography) + 'monnaie' (money). Coined in the early 2010s with the rise of Bitcoin.

The term is widely used in financial and technological contexts. In French, it is sometimes written as 'crypto-monnaie' with a hyphen.

crypto

relating to cryptography

prefix

monnaie

money

root

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais