‘Nonce Finance’ was mocked on Twitter after mistakenly using slang word in title’Nonce’ is acronym for ‘number only used once’ in the world of cryptocurrencyBut in British slang the word ‘nonce’ is used to mean sex offender or paedophile 

A start-up crypto firm has been thrust into the centre of a Twitter storm, because of its unfortunate name.

Bosses behind ‘Nonce Finance’ were left red-faced when they realised the meaning of the word in British slang.

While in the world of cryptocurrency, ‘nonce’ stands for ‘number only used once’, in British slang it means sex offender or paedophile