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 i cought the quotes, and i agree "crypto" has taken on a negative colliquial association with altcoins, but when you said "in fact, the terms cryptocurrency and blockchain" (with red lines slashed through them) aren't even in the whitepaper. it heavily insinuates that bitcoin is not a "cryptocurrency." especially for onboarding friends and family who are typically normies. in my experience the term altcoin serves the same purpose of differentiating btc from shitcoins and does not confuse people the way using the short form of cryptocurrency does. anyway i enjoy your vids. thanks for listening to my 2 sats