Crypto

Crypto commonly refers to:

• Cryptography, the practice and study of hiding information
• Cryptocurrency, a type of digital currency based on cryptography

Crypto or krypto may also refer to:

Cryptography

• Cryptanalysis, the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information
• CRYPTO, an annual cryptography conference
• Crypto++, a cryptography software library
• Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age, a cryptography book by Steven Levy
• Crypto AG, defunct Swiss cryptography company

Finance

• Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency exchange

Biology and medicine

• Cryptococcus (fungus), a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals
  • Cryptococcosis (also called cryptococcal disease), a disease caused by Cryptococcus
• Cryptosporidium, a protozoan that can cause-intestinal illness with diarrhea in humans
  • Cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic intestinal disease in mammals caused by Cryptosporidium

Fiction

• Crypto (film), a 2019 American crime drama thriller film
• Krypto, a dog in the popular comic, cartoon, and movie series
  • Krypto the Superdog, an animated series featuring Krypto

Games

• Cryptosporidium (Destroy All Humans!), a protagonist in the Destroy All Humans! video game series
• Krypto (game), a mathematical strategy card game
• Crypto, a character in the video game Apex Legends

Literature

• Crypto (book)

See also

• Crypto Bros, a slang term (sometimes derogatory) for an overly enthusiastic male crypto supporter
• Crypto Wars, governmental attempts to limit access to strong cryptography
• List of cryptocurrencies
• Cripto, a protein-coding gene in Homo sapiens, appearing in embryo development and in cancer
• All pages with titles beginning with Crypto
• All pages with titles beginning with Krypto