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Absolute Advantage
A concept in economics that refers to a situation where one party has a direct advantage over another in terms of efficiency in producing/providing a particular good or service.
Active Management
This refers to the type of investing strategy that fund managers use to generate profits by outperforming an index or market.
Ad Hoc
The phrase 'for this purpose' is derived from Latin and is used in modern English to mean 'specifically for this purpose'.
Address
The location of a wallet on the blockchain is indicated by a string of text. It is often a hashed version of the public key.
Airdrop
Distributing digital assets, either through the ownership of another token or simply through active wallet addresses on a certain blockchain, to the public
Algorithm
An unambiguous sequence of instructions used to solve a problem.
All or None Order (AON)
An order that must be filled either in whole or not at all once it's placed. In this way, partial fulfillment of orders is prevented from occurring.
All-Time High (ATH)
Cryptocurrency's highest price in a quoted currency, such as a BTC, ETH, or BNB
Allocation
An allotment of tokens, equity, or share of ownership, which may be earned, purchased, or set aside for a particular investor, team, group, or organization.
Alpha
First glimpse into the product released by a team, consisting of a primitive, basic version of a product.
Altcoin
A cryptocurrency similar to Bitcoin. This term is used to describe cryptocurrencies that are not Bitcoin.
Angel Investor
Investors who have access to large amounts of money and who look for opportunities to fund entrepreneurs or start-up companies.
Anti Money Laundering (AML)
A set of legal and regulatory procedures designed to minimize and reduce the flow of funds generated through illegal activities.
Application Programming Interface (API)
The set of functions and procedures that enables users to interact and communicate with the data of an application or service, for example, an exchange, in order to execute its features using programmatic methods.
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
An integrated circuit made to provide maximum performance for a specific use instead of being general-purpose.
Arbitrage
Assets are purchased and sold on different markets to take advantage of differences in price on the same asset.
ASIC-resistant
Cryptocurrencies that are ASIC-resistant utilize their protocol and mining algorithm so that ASIC machines are either impossible or provide no meaningful advantage when compared to traditional GPU mining.
Ask Price
A seller's willingness to accept the lowest price on a sell order when trading assets on an exchange.
Asset Management
A method or system that facilitates the management of assets by individuals or companies. It could be on behalf of their clients or on their own.
Asynchronous
Systems that do not operate at the same speed or time, or that are independent of the main program flow.
Atomic Swap
Using smart contracts, one cryptocurrency can be exchanged for another without the need for centralized intermediaries, such as exchanges.
Attack surface
Attackers can attempt to gain unauthorized access to a software environment through these points.
Auction
Bidding on assets or services is often carried out during a live auction. Auctions are often led by auctioneers.
Bags
A portfolio of coins and tokens that one holds. Often referred to as a bag of assets that have a poor performance record but investors insist on holding.
Benchmark
Standard measurement tools that can be used to get a better understanding of an asset's performance or the performance of a particular investment portfolio.
BEP-2
The issuance and management of tokens is regulated by the concept of a technical standard.
BEP-20
BEP-20 is a token standard on Binance Smart Chain that extends ERC-20, the most common Ethereum token standard. You can think of it as a blueprint for tokens that defines how they can be spent, who can spend them, and other rules for their usage. Due to its similarity to Binance Chain’s BEP-2 and Ethereum’s ERC-20, it’s compatible with both.
BEP-721
A technical standard that defines a set of rules for the issuance of NFTs in the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem.
BEP-95
BEP-95 is a Binance Evolution Proposal that introduces a real-time burning mechanism to Binance Smart Chain.
Beta (Coefficient)
This tool is used to measure the volatility of a particular asset when compared with the volatility of a specific portfolio or index of the market.
Beta (Release)
A version of a program that was developed in an early state for users to test and for a team to receive feedback. It comes after Alpha stage.
Bid Price
It refers to the value buyers offer for an asset in the financial markets, such as a commodity, security, or cryptocurrency.
Bid-Ask Spread
In the order book for an asset, the price difference between the lowest asking price and the highest bid price is what we call the bid spread
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency created by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonymous developer. The first cryptocurrency and was originally described as a 'Peer-to-Peer e-cash'.
Bitcoin Core
A role in the development of software that makes it possible for users to interact with the Bitcoin network. Developed by Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitcoin Dominance
Market capitalization of Bitcoin as a proportion of the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin Pizza
An exchange of Bitcoin for a physical good is the first known transaction. For two pizzas, Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC.
Black Swan Event
The occurrence of an event that is often completely unexpected and deviations from the expected outcome result in far-reaching implications.
Block
A computer file containing transactional information. Once these are arranged in a linear sequence, a blockchain will be formed.
Block Explorer
A Blockchain webpage that gives users the ability to browse information about transactions, blocks, balances, and the history of transactions
Block header
A part of a block containing metadata and a summary of what was transacted in the block.
Block Height
The number of blocks between the first block in a chain and the current block in the chain (genesis block or block 0).
Block Reward
The sum of coins awarded each time a block of cryptocurrency is successfully mined and validated by the blockchain protocol for each miner.
Blockchain
It is a decentralized, digital ledger that records cryptocurrency transactions in chronological order.
Bloom Filter
A data structure with the purpose of informing the user as to whether a certain item is a part of a set
Bollinger Bands
An indicator of market volatility used for technical analysis. The indicator consists of two sidelong bands and a simple moving average.
Bounty
Rewards are often presented by organizations or individuals as an incentive for certain work or behaviors (such as referrals or training).
Break-Even Point (BEP)
In the case of an operation, the total costs equal the current value or revenue of the operation.
Breakeven Multiple
In other words, an asset has to increase by a multiple of its current price in order to reach its previous all-time high.
Breakout
The move in an asset's price outside of a defined range or pattern, often in conjunction with a break out of a support or resistance area.
BUIDL
A term originating from HODL, a term that refers to the idea of focusing your attention on building your product instead of your head.
A positive trend in market prices.The technology is widely used not only in the crypto world, but also across a variety of traditional markets.
Buy Wall
An order that is composed of multiple large orders at the same price in an order book of a particular market.
C
Candidate Block
Mining nodes (miners) create a temporary block to add to the blockchain in order to receive the block rewards.
Candlestick
Price action is reflected in a graph that shows the open, close, high, and low points within a certain time period.
Capitulation
A time of strong selling activity, when investors quickly sell their positions and liquidate their holdings.
Censorship-resistance
Cryptocurrency networks possess the property of preventing any entity from altering transactions that are on them.
Central Bank
An institution that is primarily intended to act as the state's monetary authority managing the currency of the state, interest rates, and money supply.
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
An integral part of the computer that is responsible for interpreting and executing the instructions from computer programs.
Centralized
It occurs when the planning and decision-making mechanisms are centralized within a system at a certain point.
Cipher
Messages are encrypted and decrypted by using this method.According to their key models, these can be divided into symmetrical and asymmetric
Circulating Supply
An approximate estimate of the number of cryptocurrencies or tokens currently in circulation and available to the general public.
Cloud
An Internet-based shared pool of resources is a collection of resources that is made available to multiple users via the Internet.
Coin
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency, or digital form of cash, that is independent of any other platform and serves as a medium of exchange.
Collateral
The act of pledging something of value as collateral for a loan to ensure that the borrower will repay the loan.
Colocation
The concept of a dedicated space in a data center that is shared by the stock exchanges and other entities such as high-frequency traders.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
An agency based in the United States that regulates the derivatives markets, which include the option markets, swap markets, and futures markets.
Confirmation Time
Transactions are submitted to the network and are recorded into a block at the time they have been confirmed.
Confluence
Combining several investment methods, technical indicators, or trading signals in order to insure a more reliable investment strategy.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Consumer Price Indexes (CPIs) provide insight into the effects of inflation over the course of time.
Credentials
Information about the individual. This includes usernames, passwords, email addresses, qualifications, and more.
Cryptocurrency
It is a digital currency secured by cryptography to be used in the context of peer-to-peer (P2P) economic systems as a medium of exchange.
Cryptography
Information can be encrypted and decrypted using mathematical theories and computations.
Custody
Describes the process of holding assets on behalf of a client.Ownership of one's assets and funds can also be referred to as holding assets on behalf of a client.
D
Daemon
The execution of a process in the background, awaiting a specific event or condition in order to be executed.
Dead Cat Bounce
The recovery of the price of an asset that is in steady decline that is followed shortly by a continuation of the downward trend.
Decentralized Application (DApp)
An application that runs within a P2P network of computers rather than on a central server. The software can now run over the internet without having to be controlled by a single entity.
Decentralized Autonomous Cooperative (DAC)
The organization is under the control of its shareholders instead of a central authority.
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
It is a set of hard-coded rules to identify the actions that a decentralized organization will undertake.
Decentralized Exchange (DEX)
This exchange allows its users to start trading without requiring them to make a deposit and does not hold any funds for them. Instead, the users move the funds directly from their own wallets to place trades.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
This ecosystem is a set of applications that is based on the development of decentralized financial applications using blockchain technology.
Decryption
Transcribing unreadable data (ciphertext) into readable data (plaintext) by reversing an encryption process.
Deep Web
It is a section of the web which is somewhat obscure, in other words, not indexed by traditional search engines like Google and Yahoo.
Delisting
An asset may be removed from an exchange either as a result of a request from the project team or as a result of a decision taken by the exchange.
Design Flaw Attack
This is a malicious attack, where the attacker creates a smart contract, decentralized market, or other software, knowing that certain flaws will be discovered during the design process, in order to trick individuals engaging in the permissionless environment.
Difficulty
The difficulty of mining a block of cryptocurrency indicates the difficulty involved in mining it.
Difficulty Bomb
As part of Ethereum's transition from Proof-of-Stake to Ethereum Classic, the 'difficulty bomb' term is used to describe the increase in mining difficulty.
Divergence
In the cases of an asset's market price and a technical indicator (e.g. RSI, Volume, MACD), the two are heading in the opposite directions.
Diversification
In order to minimize the overall risk to an investor, funds are allocated across different types of assets and countries.
Do Your Own Research (DYOR)
An important piece of advice.A coin or token should always be researched independently rather than following the recommendations of others.
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA)
A set amount of money that is invested over a definite period of time regardless of the asset's price.
Double Spending
An amount of coins is spent more than once when an amount is given.This occurs most commonly as a result of a race attack or a 51% attack.
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Eclipse Attack
When the majority of peers on a network are malicious and monopolize the network so that specific nodes are not able to receive information from other nodes that are honest.
Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)
the financial markets are viewed as a reflection of all information available to the market at any given time regarding asset prices.
Encryption
Conversion of information or data into a secure code so that it can be prevented from being accessed by unauthorised users.
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA)
It is the first global standards organization in the industry to provide a standard-based, open architecture and specification for Enterprise Ethereum to accelerate its adoption.
ERC-20
The concept of using the Ethereum blockchain to issue and use tokens was first proposed in November 2015 by Fabian Vogelsteller.
ERC-721
A non-fungible token based on Ethereum.Due to this, each token is unique and, as a consequence, it cannot be interchanged with any other token.
Exchange
Users can buy and sell cryptocurrencies through a cryptocurrency marketplace.
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Fakeout
The process by which a trader enters a position on a price movement that is likely to reverse quickly or do not occur.
Falling Knife
The term refers to the act of purchasing an asset when its value is rapidly decreasing in order to anticipate its price returning to normal.
Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO)
It is an intense feeling of fear and anxiety that you might lose out on a great opportunity that could potentially be profitable.
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD)
The spread of fear and insecurity among customers, traders, and investors as part of a marketing strategy.
Fiat
Money that has been declared legal tender by the government.
Fill Or Kill Order (FOK)
The execution of a buy or sell order must take place immediately in its entirety, otherwise the order will be cancelled.
Finality
This is the assurance that completion of (cryptocurrency) transactions will not be altered, reversed or canceled after they have been completed.
First-Mover Advantage (FMA)
A company or organization that is the first to bring a product or service into an unexplored market or sector will have the competitive advantage.
Fiscal Policy
A country's tax rate is adjusted by the authorities, thereby making an impact on how public funds should be collected and used.
Flappening
In terms of market capitalization, Litecoin (LTC) surpassed Bitcoin Cash (BCH) at this moment
Flippening
The moment in which Ethereum (ETH) surpasses Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of market capitalization
Forced Liquidation
If a trader's leveraged position is forced to be closed due to the margin requirement not being met, this is known as a forced liquidation of the position.
Forex (FX)
The Forex market stands for Foreign Exchange Markets.This is a market where the trading of fiat currency takes place on a global scale.
Formal Verification
In order to ensure the properties of cryptographic algorithms and the mechanisms of blockchains, mathematically rigorous proofs are utilized
Full Node
A blockchain is a network of computers that implements the entire set of rules of the underlying blockchain network, as well as the entire validation procedure for transactions and blocks on a blockchain.
Fundamental Analysis (FA)
An asset's intrinsic value is determined by evaluating its underlying characteristics and traits, and the effort is made in order to arrive at such a value.
Fungibility
A type of asset in which the individual components are indistinguishable, from a value and functionality perspective, from each other.
Futures Contract
A forward contract is a type of legal agreement that involves the purchase or sale of an asset in the future at a specified price and date. It is a standardized type of contract.
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Gas
There is a mechanism that helps to calculate the fees and costs of smart contract operations and transactions on the Ethereum blockchain.
Gas Limit
When it comes to sending a transaction or executing a smart contract, this is the maximum price a cryptocurrency user is willing to pay as a transaction fee.
General Public License
Licence which allows users to copy and modify the software, but which also requires that the work be distributed under the same license.
Genesis Block
Block 0 or Block 1 is the first block ever recorded in its respective blockchain network.
GitHub
Sites, servers, folders, or repositories that teams can use to share, collaborate, and save code for open source or proprietary code.
Golden Cross
An indication that a shorter-term moving average has crossed above a longer-term moving average in a bearish chart pattern.
Gossip Protocol
An asynchronous, peer-to-peer communication technique that allows computer nodes of a distributed system to communicate with each other.
Gwei
There is a small denomination of Ether.Often used in measuring gas prices.1,000,000,000 wei equals 1giga wei (Gwei)
H
Hacker
Individuals with in-depth knowledge of computers and networks, such as programmers and cybersecurity experts.
Haha Money Printer Go Brrrrr
A meme, called Haha Money Printer Go Brrrrrr, was made in response to the Federal Reserve's plan to print money in 2020.
Halving
When the block reward of a crypto asset, such as bitcoin, decreases to one-half of what it was previously; this allows for a decaying rate of issuance to be used in order to arrive at an eventual finite supply of the asset.
Hard Cap
Projects will be able to raise as much money as possible during their Initial Coin Offering (ICO) or alternative fundraising events.
Hash
An output generated by a hash function after a piece of data has been mapped.The term hash value, hash code, or digest may also be used.
Hash Rate
A computer or mining device's ability to calculate new hashes at a rapid pace. Measured in hash per second.
Hashed TimeLock Contract (HTLC)
In the case of smart contracts, this feature refers to one of the key features that allows the smart contracts to create payment channels that can be modified.
High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
A form of algorithmic trading whereby a large number of orders are executed throughout the course of a fraction of a second.
HODL
A typo of 'Hold' originating from bitcointalk, which was upgraded to become an acronym for Hold on for Dear Life, the idea of maintaining ownership of coins and refusing to dispose.
Honeypot
Computer security is a method for detecting or preventing access to information systems by unauthorized parties.
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Iceberg Order
A conditional order in which a large quantity of assets is purchased or sold in smaller predetermined amounts in order to conceal the total quantity ordered.
Immutability
Lack of ability to change or be changed. An essential feature of Bitcoin and blockchain technology.
Index
Basically, a financial instrument that tracks the price of a specific asset or a basket of assets that you choose
Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
A method of raising funds through the sale of cryptocurrency by new projects to investors.
Initial Exchange Offering (IEO)
A fundraising method that reduces risks for token buyers by providing a trusted intermediary between the project team and the user.
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Refers to the moment when a private company starts selling its shares for the first time to the general public.
Integrated Circuit (IC)
A small chip, typically made of silicon, which contains electronic components, such as transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc.
Interoperability
There is a concept in which blockchains can be compatible with each other and build upon the features and uses of each other's blockchains.
InterPlanetary File System (IPFS)
A project that develops a protocol for storing and accessing distributed content.
IOU
A commonly used acronym that means "I owe you" and usually refers to an informal acknowledgement of a debt one party owes to another.
Isolated Margin
The margin balance assigned to a particular position.The risk of the investment can be managed by limiting how much money is allocated to each position.
Issuance
This is a process in which a new cryptocurrency is generated in a variety of different ways depending on the parameters set by the creator.
J
Jager
It is the smallest denomination of the BNB.
K
Keccak
The cryptographic function was developed by Guido Bertoni, Joan Daemen, Michael Peeters, and Gilles Van Assche.
Know Your Customer (KYC)
Identifying and verifying a customer is a standard procedure in the finance industry which allows companies to comply with KYC AML laws and identify their customers
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Latency
The interval between submitting a transaction to a network and receiving the first confirmation that the transaction has been accepted.
Law of Demand
The law of demand describes the willingness of consumers to buy a specified amount of goods for a specific price at any given time.
Layer 2
The addition of a secondary framework or protocol to an existing blockchain system for the purpose of enhancing scalability.
Ledger
Generally, monetary and financial transactions are recorded and tracked either in a physical book or in a digital computer program.
Library
The collection of stable resources consists of executable files, documentation, message templates, and written code that can be used to implement the order.
Lightning Network
As a second layer over the blockchain, the blockchain enables a greater speed in transactions between participating nodes. One such solution has been proposed.
Linux
It was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and is a very popular open-source operating system.It is widely used on many different types of devices around the world.
Liquidity
A method of selling or buying any given asset without causing significant changes in the market price for that asset.
Listing
A new asset may be added to an exchange either based on a request from the project team or due to a decision made by the exchange.
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Mainnet
An open-source, blockchain protocol that is fully developed and in use across the globe, is going to be used to broadcast, verify, and record transactions.
Mainnet Swap
The move of a coin from an on-chain token on a third party platform such as Ethereum or another platform to a native on-chain token on their mainnet.
Maker
When you place an order and it does not trade immediately, then you become a "maker", which means that your order is left in the order book for someone to fulfill/match with later on.
Malware
A program or code created for the purpose of infiltrating and causing harm to computer systems and networks.
Margin Trading
The trading of borrowed funds - it is important to note that this is an extremely high risk strategy and that only experienced investors should use it.
Market Capitalization
A coin's total trading value is determined by multiplying the current price by the supply of the coin.
Market Momentum
In technical analysis, this refers to the ability of a certain market to maintain a constant price increase or decrease in a relatively short period of time.
Market Order
In order to take advantage of the best possible price and quantity available on the order book, a taker chooses the best available offer or ask for a cryptocurrency.
Masternode
Staking rewards are often accessed by nodes on a network, which require a minimum amount of a given coin to be staked to gain access.
Maximum Supply
It is a reference to the maximum number of coins or tokens that will ever be released for a particular cryptocurrency.
Mempool
Nodes maintain a list of unconfirmed transactions they have seen (but have not yet been included into a block).
Merged Mining
Mining two or more cryptocurrencies at once without sacrificing overall performance will allow you to maximize the number of cryptocurrencies you mine
Merkle Tree
It is a method of arranging and structuring large amounts of data for easier processing.
Metadata
This data contains information about other data, such as details of a specific transaction.
Mining
The process by which transactions on blockchains can be verified, in which transactions are added as entries to the blockchain ledger in order to verify the authenticity of each transaction.
Mining Farm
A large collection of miners that is often located in a warehouse or large data center with the objective of mining cryptocurrencies
Monetary Policy
Refers to the policies that the authorities create and adopt to limit the price level of a country's currency and interest rate.
Moon
It refers to a cryptocurrency or other investment that is experiencing an upward market trend.
Multisignature
It is a sort of wallet where transactions are broadcasted to the network only after another party has authorized the transaction.
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Node
A member of a blockchain network who communicates with other members of the network to ensure the security and the integrity of the system.
Non-fungible Token (NFT)
Tokens that represent a unique digital or actual asset and are not interchangeable.
Nonce
The use of arbitrary strings or numbers, generated for verification purposes, to prevent previous transactions from being replayed.
O
Off-chain
A transaction that occurs outside a given blockchain network and is later reported or bundled together before submission to the main chain.
Offshore account
Accounts which are registered in a jurisdiction other than the one in which the account holder resides.
One Cancels the Other Order (OCO)
A pair of orders which are created simultaneously, but only one of them is capable of being executed.
Open-Source Software (OSS)
In general, software released under a license that gives anyone free access to use, distribute, and update the software is referred to as free software.
Oracle
Smart contracts are based on a data source from a third party in order to determine their outcomes
Order Book
This is a record of outstanding buy and sell orders on a particular asset on an exchange or market place.
Orphan Block
A block whose parent block is unknown, which was possible in older versions of Bitcoin Core when ancestry information was not required.
P
Paper Wallet
There is something known as a cryptographic paper which is actually a piece of paper on which a cryptocurrency address and its corresponding private key is printed.
Passive Management
An investment strategy in which the investor does not need to actively participate in the market, but rather tracks an existing economic index.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
The act of connecting two or more computers and sharing their workload or resources without relying on a central server.
Pegged Currency
The price of a currency that is intended to remain unchanged over time.As an example, 1 USDT is pegged to 1 USD.
Phishing
Malicious attacks in which a bad actor will attempt to gain access to an account by obtaining the password of a user in order to gain access without their permission.
Plasma
The off-chain scaling solution for Ethereum may be able to increase the number of transactions per second dramatically.
Polkadot Crowdloan
The Polkadot Crowdloan refers to a process where Polkadot (DOT) tokens are staked in order to support specific projects to be included in the Polkadot Slot Auction.Participants in the projects may receive rewards in return.
Ponzi Scheme
Essentially, it is a scam in which funds from new investors are used to repay previous investors.Such investments should be avoided.
Price Action
A financial asset's price movements over the course of timeBy plotting this indicator on a chart, traders can use it in order to determine whether a trade setup is in place..
Prisoner's Dilemma
An example of the reasons why two people may not cooperate, even if it appears to be in both of their best interests.
Private Key
An individual's private key is a lengthy number that is used to sign transactions and create receiving addresses in the cryptocurrency world.
Private Sale
A series of early stage investments for strategic investors with substantial amounts of investible funds will be offered.
Progressive Web application (PWA)
A web application is an application that is designed and created using modern web technologies and which follows basic web standards.
Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP)
A protocol that creates a digital badge or collectible to commemorate and record attendance to a particular event.
Proof of Stake (PoS)
This consensus mechanism rewards block validators based on the amount of coins they have staked.
Pseudorandom
The property of a definite function that is capable of generating a random outcome which passes statistical tests.
Q
Quantum Computing
Quantum computing utilizes particles that can exist in superposition.There are particles that represent qubits instead of bits, and they may have a value of 1, 0 or both simultaneously.
R
Race attack
It occurs when two transactions are created simultaneously with the same funds, with the intention of spending the funds twice.
Ransomware
The term ransomware refers to a type of malware that takes over your computer and threatens to destroy or reveal files if you do not pay the ransom.
Rekt
A slang term that is used to identify someone or something that has been destroyed or has experienced catastrophic failure and is also a synonym for liquidation
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
a technical indicator used to determine overbought and oversold conditions by measuring market momentum.
Resistance
A term used in Technical Analysis (TA).An increasing price finds resistance.Usually in comparison with previous highs.
Return on Investment (ROI)
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Roadmap
The concept of business planning consists of making a list of both short and long-term goals of a business, with a flexible estimated time frame.
Routing Attack
A cyberattack on the Internet Service Provider level with the intent of affecting the uptime of a web-enabled system, such as a blockchain.
Rug pull
A 'rug pull' in the crypto industry occurs when a developer abandons a project abruptly and sells or removes all the liquidity for the project.
S
Satoshi
A bitcoin is defined by the Bitcoin protocol as the smallest unit of value within a bitcoin.It is equal to one hundred millionth of a bitcoin, or 0.00000001 BTC.
Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin is a pseudonym that refers to the bitcoin protocol and whitepaper which were written by the creator or creators.
Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU)
Secure Asset Fund for Users is an emergency insurance fund created by Binance in 2018.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A government agency that has the responsibility of regulating the securities markets.
Security Audit
It is a systematic method by which to determine the level of security against attacks or technical failures of a system, smart contract, or blockchain.
Seed Phrase
You can access your cryptocurrency wallet utilizing a seed phrase or menmonic seed.
Segregated Witness (SegWit)
Bitcoin transactions are separated from their signatures through this process. a block can accommodate more transactions.
Selfish Mining
A strategy in which a miner strategically holds and releases blocks to gain a competitive advantage over other miners.
Sell Wall
A limit sell order which is very large or a collection of sell orders for the same asset at the same price level on an order book.
Sentiment
In the financial market, the general attitude of the community towards the cryptocurrency market or among investors toward a certain market.
Sharpe Ratio
Ratio developed in 1966 by investors and economists that is used to measure the potential return on investment (ROI).
Smart Contract
An automated contract that triggers certain actions based on certain predetermined conditions that have been met.The conditional logic works in the same way as 'If...then' logic, such that if condition C is not met, money will not be transferred from A to B.
Snapshot
The ability to covert a block chain ledger, storage device, or computer system at a specific point in time and make a recorded copy of it.
Source Code
Computer code refers to the instructions and statements that determine how the software will function based on the instructions provided.
Stablecoin
Cryptocurrency with a stable value as opposed to significant price fluctuations.
Staking Pool
In the pool, each stakeholder contributes their stake power to increase their chances of successfully validating a new block.
State Channel
Communication channel that allows two clients or nodes of a network to exchange data with one another or between a client and a service.
Store of Value
A commodity, asset or currency that can be saved, retrieved and exchanged at a later time without depreciating in the process.
Supercomputer
The highest level of computing power currently available on a computer or virtual machine.
Supply Chain
The group of businesses and individuals who are involved in the production and distribution of a particular product or in the servicing of a particular customer.
Support
A term used in Technical Analysis (TA).This refers to the event when a falling price finds 'support'.Usually compared to lows.
T
Taker
When a 'taker' decides to place an order, that order will be matched with an existing order on the order book directly after the order was placed.
Tank
The term is derived from traditional financial markets and describes a situation where a particular asset has strong negative financial performance
Ticker
It is the 'symbol' or shortened name of a coin that is used to represent it on a trading platform
Token
On the blockchain, tokens (not to be confused with coins) represent digital units.They can either hold value or they can be redeemed for assets.
Token Lockup
Token lockup is also known as vesting period because it refers to the period of time during which tokens and coins cannot be traded.
Token Sale
Tokens are issued in exchange for another form of cryptocurrency.Is also known as a ICO (Initial Coin Offering).
Total Supply
An indicator of the number of coins or tokens that exist currently, whether they are in circulation or locked up for some reason.
Transaction ID (TXID)
Each transaction on the blockchain is labeled with a unique string of characters known as a transaction ID (TXID).
Transactions Per Second (TPS)
A blockchain network's capacity to process a certain number of transactions each second.
Trustless
A system that allows no single entity to exercise authority over it, and in which consensus is reached between participants who do not have to trust each other, is a mutually beneficial system.
Turing Complete
Machine that, given enough time and memory, along with the necessary instructions, is capable of solving any computational problem, regardless of its complexity.
U
Unit of Account
Money is one of its primary characteristics.It allows us to measure and compare the value of different items.
Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO)
The output of a transaction that must be referenced in a subsequent transaction in order to spend funds.
User Interface (UI)
Interfaces are the places where human and machine interactions take place.This enables the user to interact with a machine.
V
Verification Code
The second device contains a code which verifies the identity of the person logging into the account by sending it to the first.
Virtual Machine
This is a system that simulates the features of the available computer architecture, either via an emulated computer system or a distributed computer system.
Vladimir Club
This term refers to the act of acquiring 1% of 1% (0.01%) of the maximum supply of a cryptocurrency.
Volatility
The rate at which the price of an asset changes over time.The rate of return on an asset over a specified period of time is calculated in terms of standard deviations of its annual return.
Volume
Measure of the number of units of an asset that have changed hands during a given period of time in a particular market.
W
Wallet
Sends and receives cryptocurrencies using this software.Some of the different types of software wallets include hardware wallets, paper wallets, and software wallets.
Weak Hands
A term that describes traders and investors who are unwilling or unable to hold on to their assets or to follow their trading plans.
Weak Subjectivity
This refers to the requirement that some nodes should be able to rely on other nodes in order to determine the current state of a proof of stake chain.
Web 1.0
A web that was mainly read-only pages, interconnected with hyperlinks, when it was the very first iteration of the web.
Wei
Ether (ETH), the currency used on the Ethereum network, is smallest denomination of the currency available.It is often used in connection with gas prices.
Whale
Individuals or organizations that hold a large amount of Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies, allowing them to influence the market.
Whiskers
The lines extending from the colored bar of a candlestick chart that determine a trading pair's low-high range within a particular period.The lines are also called wicks or shadows.
Whitelist
Lists of authorized and trusted individuals, computer programs, or cryptocurrency addresses in connection with a service or event.
Wick
Identifying the point at which a price of an asset fluctuates with respect to its opening and closing price on a candlestick chart.
Wrapped Ether (WETH)
The ERC-20 token represents Ether at a 1:1 ratio.On decentralized platforms, users are able to trade ETH for ERC-20 tokens.
Z
Zero-Knowledge Proofs
These are proofs that transactions are valid that do not reveal any information about the transactions, maintaining the transaction's privacy while maintaining its legitimacy.
Zk-Snarks
Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge - a method for proofs of zero knowledge.