Crypto Bro

Definition

A person who invests in cryptocurrency while claiming to understand blockchain technology and definitely not trying to scam anyone. Confidence without competence.

Example Usage

Every crypto bro I meet swears that this particular altcoin will make them a millionaire by next year.

Source: Cryptocurrency and startup culture terminology

Related Terms

Intermediate

pre-money valuation

What investors claim your company is worth before they invest—a number that's actually meaningless but gets thrown around in press releases. Add the investment amount to get post-money, which is what your ownership percentage is actually based on.

🚀 Startup / VC

Intermediate

Deep Tech

Startups built on fundamental scientific breakthroughs rather than clever software—the kind of company that requires physics PhDs and takes 10 years to become profitable, beloved by investors who want long-term moonshots.

🚀 Startup / VC

Advanced

phantom equity

Fake stock that feels like ownership but isn't, giving employees the illusion of having skin in the game without actual legal rights. It's participation trophy capitalism.

🚀 Startup / VC

Advanced

Preference Shares

Special shares that get priority in liquidation, dividends, or control—essentially investor insurance against founder incompetence.

🚀 Startup / VC

Advanced

reserve ratio

The percentage of a VC fund set aside for follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies. The math that determines whether your investor can actually support you in the next round or just awkwardly watch.

🚀 Startup / VC

Advanced

non-participating preferred

Preferred stock that must choose between taking its liquidation preference OR converting to common and sharing the remaining proceeds—can't do both. The slightly-less-greedy version of investor terms.

🚀 Startup / VC

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