FYI— this is about some forked cryptocurrency platform, not the “crypto” many people would expect.
When I read "crypto" I default to assuming cryptocurrency, not cryptography, unless the domain is implicit. HN is mostly "nerd news" and I'd venture to say 10x+ cryptocurrency than cryptography articles have made it to the front page in recent years, so I think "many people would expect" cryptocurrency.
So it's a crypto platform coded in ruby?
What fresh hell is this
What in fresh hell does “fresh hell” mean?
I think the implication is clear, a "fresh hell" is something new and bad.