Crypto Is Dead? Or Is That Just ‘Fud’?

FUD is an abbreviation for “fear, uncertainty and doubt” — the whirlwind of anti-crypto news, data and online chatter that evangelists deride as propaganda spread by enemies of the new financial order.

The term predates crypto: For decades, corporate experts have used it to refer to disinformation spread by a business to hurt a competitor.

In recent years, though, it’s become a staple of the crypto lexicon. Among blockchain believers, ignoring FUD is a badge of honor, a sign of ironclad commitment to the crypto cause.