The RAE adds “cryptocurrency” and “Bitcoin” to the Dictionary of the Spanish Language
Cryptocurrencies, and the most popular and representative cryptocurrency of the crypto movement, already have a definition in the Royal Spanish Academy's Dictionary of the Spanish Language. That's right, put simply: the RAE includes "cryptocurrency" and "bitcoin" and their definition in its dictionary for anyone who wants to consult it.
To be clear: the Royal Spanish Academy does not unilaterally decide the meaning or uses of a word, nor does it have any power over language. Its task is to collect enough widespread uses of a word in the Spanish language, collect its use and explain it in the dictionary so that any curious person, whether Spanish or foreign, can consult how it is written, its gender, its origin and what it means. .
Definition of cryptocurrency
cryptocurrency. [Item addition]. (From crypto y currency, and this tracing of English. cryptocurrency). F. Currency
Definition of cryptocurrency in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language of the Royal Spanish Academy
virtual network managed by a decentralized computer network that has a system of
encryption to secure transactions between users.
cryptocurrency. [Adding article etymology]. (From crypto and currency, and this tracing of English.
cryptocurrency).
Definition of Bitcoin
bitcoin. [Item addition]. (Tb. Bitcoin). m. Digital currency.
Definition of Bitcoin in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language of the Royal Spanish Academy
bitcoin. [Adding article etymology]. (From Bitcoin®, brand reg., and this from English. bit 'bit' and coin 'currency')
Thus, the official body that is the RAE, which collects the uses and definitions of terms in the Spanish language, includes the definition of both the word "cryptocurrency" and "bitcoin", although the latter is a registered trademark. This inclusion is known due to a official publication of the Royal Spanish Academy, which collects new words to be added to edition 23.5 of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language. These definitions are already entered on the website of the Royal Spanish Academy.
