How to Use cryptocurrency in a Sentence

cryptocurrency

noun
  • Ask you to buy gold, gift cards or cryptocurrency and send it to them.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • More than half of those funds were in cryptocurrency.
    Anna Schecter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Will stock, cryptocurrency or house prices fall?
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
  • There are many factors that can cause cryptocurrency prices to rise and fall.
    Will Jones, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Bets on cryptocurrency have been less fruitful thus far this year.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In the last few years, cryptocurrency’s place in culture has changed a lot.
    Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The cryptocurrency had been a gift.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Google does not have a cryptocurrency.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • So far this year, the cryptocurrency is off more than 30%.
    Blair Bao, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The cryptocurrency is now down 17% in a month.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The stock took a hit amid a major sell-off in the cryptocurrency market.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
  • If the caller asks you to pay in gift cards or cryptocurrency, its likely a scam.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For too long, victims of cryptocurrency fraud have been blamed for their losses.
    William Jones, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The world’s largest cryptocurrency has tanked to its lowest price since April.
    Ben Weiss, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The leading cryptocurrency is down 6% over the past week.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, the world’s leading cryptocurrency felt the brunt of that outlook.
    Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Despite it all, the price of the largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has surged.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2023
  • The feds advised to never wire money or pay with a gift card or cryptocurrency.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • So just to give a little background on what that even means, meme coins are a type of cryptocurrency that are based off of a joke.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This rebound brings a resurgent hope for the future of the cryptocurrency space.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The world’s leading cryptocurrency has lost more than half its value since peaking last fall.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • It should not be confused with the tokenomics term in cryptocurrency or blockchain.
    Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The cryptocurrency was down about 5%.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • Watch out for anyone who asks for gift cards, cryptocurrency, wire transfers or payment apps.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • The cryptocurrency market is known for being volatile and subject to change.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Users should also pay by credit card, and if asked to pay by wire transfer, cryptocurrency or gift cards, do not do so.
    Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Michelle Renee, left, has pitched cryptocurrency as a way to unlock wealth.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Legal issues just keep on mounting in the world of cryptocurrency.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
  • How many of them were saving the cryptocurrency versus spending it?
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The first most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, launched more than a decade ago.
    Amancai Biraben, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023

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