[Ads-l] Coinage of "Cryptocurrency"

Sat Feb 2 00:11:52 UTC 2019

I would also be interested in information about the earliest use of the word "cryptocurrency."

Fred Shapiro

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Subject: Coinage of "Blockchain"

Can anyone help me to determine the earliest use of the term "blockchain" in its cryptocurrency meaning?

Fred Shapiro

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