cryptobro
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[edit]cryptobro (plural cryptobros)
- (slang, sometimes derogatory) An enthusiastic cryptocurrency supporter, usually male, especially a dogmatic, condescending one.
- 2018 October 22, Nick Paumgarten, The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust[1], issue:
- He likes to cite Lambos—as in Lamborghini, the cryptobro trophy ride of choice—as shorthand for the excessive trappings of wealth, which do not interest him.
- 2019, John Hargrave, Blockchain for Everyone: How I Learned the Secrets of the New Millionaire Class (And You Can, Too), page 297:
- "When it comes to blockchain, never invest more than you can afford to lose. One hundred percent. High-risk gambling, day trading, speculating—that's the way of the crypto bros."
- 2021, Michael Mechanic, Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live—and How Their Wealth Harms Us All[2], unnumbered page:
- Crypto bros defend the imbalance by noting that women are more risk-averse than men.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:cryptobro.
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[edit]enthusiastic cryptocurrency supporter
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