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Learn all of the most important blockchain and cryptocurrency terms and jargon here.
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A
All-Time High
The highest market price a cryptocurrency or any other tradable asset has recorded from inception to date.
Address
A unique alphanumeric address representing a "wallet" on a blockchain that can be used to send and receive cryptocurrency.
Airdrop
The voluntary distribution of digital assets to "qualifying" wallet addresses, typically to reward early-adoption for a blockchain network
Allocation
The division of total tokens amongst stakeholders of a cryptocurrency project, including the team, investors and any treasuries.
Altcoin
A term referring to any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.
Arbitrage
A strategy that makes use of price differences amongst different exchanges to earn a profit.
Ask
The price a seller asks or demands in exchange for a cryptocurrency or digital asset.
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Bid-Ask Spread
The difference between the best offer and the lowest demand prices posted in a marketplace for a specific cryptocurrency.
Block Reward
The reward block validators on a blockchain network receive in exchange for their service.
Blockchain
A decentralized database or ledger of cryptocurrency transactions that can be verified and validated publicly.
Bags
A term referring to coins and tokens one holds but refuses to, or is unable to sell due to their poor performance.
Bear Market
A common term used to describe a prolonged, down-trending market.
Bull Market
A term defining an upward-trending market, in contrast to a bear market.
Buy Wall
An accumulation of bids or buy orders on an order book at a particular price level, serving as support.
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Capitulation
A significant drop in the price of an asset partially caused by and resulting in market participants selling their holdings at steep losses.
Confluence
When more than one trading strategy or indicator confirms a trading idea.
Confirmation Time
The time taken for a transaction on the blockchain to be included in a block and become publicly verifiable.
Dead Cat Bounce
A temporary relief bounce during a strong downtrend, followed by another leg down.
Circulating Supply
The total supply of coins/tokens of a cryptocurrency that have been issued and are in the hands of market participants.
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Decentralized Application
An online application that uses smart contracts and blockchain technology as opposed to a centralized infrastructure.
Decentralized Finance
DeFi as it is popularly known, refers to a niche within the cryptocurrency space comprising applications facilitated decentralized financial services.
Dollar Cost Averaging
A strategy that involves investing a fixed amount of money in an asset, over regular time intervals irrespective of price.
Derivatives
Largely speculative financial instruments that derive their value from an underlying asset or basket of assets.
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Efficient Market Hypothesis
The idea that all new information is already priced into all markets, making technical analysis ineffective.
Ethereum Virtual Machine
EVM is a software environment on the Ethereum blockchain that executes instructions programmed into smart contracts.
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Fear of Missing Out
Known as FOMO, it denotes the behaviour of market participants when they impulsively purchase digital assets due to fear that they will miss out on the prospective gains.
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
Also known as FUD, this is a popular term used to discredit negative reports or news about an asset as being unreasonable and/or entirely false and malicious.
Fundamental Analysis
A type of analysis used to assess the intrinsic value of an asset via fundamentals such as product-market fit, competitive advantages and so on.
Futures
Derivatives denoting an agreement between a buyer and a seller to exchange a specific asset at a predetermined price on a specified future date.
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Golden Cross
A bullish technical indicator that requires a fast moving average to cut and move above a slower moving average, indicating a positive trend shift.
Gas Limit
The maximum fee a user is willing to pay for a transaction on the Ethereum blockchain network.
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Hash
An enciphered text generated by transforming any length of input data via a cryptographic function.
HODL
HODL or "Hold on for dear life" is a meme typically used during price drops to galvanize holders and encourage them to not sell assets for losses.
I
Initial Coin Offering
ICOs are they were known, mimicked IPOs from traditional finance, selling new coins to backers who subscribed to the offering.
Interoperability
The ability of different blockchains to communicate, exchange information and build together seamlessly.
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Layer 1
Refers to a base or foundational blockchain network that allows other layers to be built on top.
Layer 2
A secondary protocol or layer that is built on top of, or linked to a Layer 1 blockchain network for improved performance.
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Mainnet
The fully functional, public-use version of a blockchain network.
Margin Trading
The practice of trading assets by borrowing funds from an exchange.
Market Capitalization
Also known as market cap, this is the total value of a cryptocurrency's circulating supply.
Mint
Term denoting the process of creating coins and money, now used to describe the generation of digital assets like NFTs and cryptocurrencies.
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Non-Fungible Tokens
Also known as NFTs, these are digitally-issued tokens on the blockchain that are unique and hence, not fungible. They are often used to disseminate digital art and other collectibles.
Node
A computer connected to a blockchain network in order to perform various activities, including monitoring transactions.
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Order Book
The list or currently active bids and asks for an asset market on an exchange.
Over the Counter
Trades that are conducted between two counter parties without using a formal exchange.
Options
Derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a preset price on or before a specific date.
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Private Key
A secret key (a string of numbers and letters) that can be used to encrypt or decrypt data and consequently prove ownership of assets on a blockchain.
Public Key
A public key (string of numbers and letters) that is used to used to encrypt or decrypt data and verify digital signatures.
Pump and Dump
A form of market manipulation where the price of an asset is artificially increased to generate interest before selling it to new entrants.
Q
Quantitative Analysis
The use of mathematical and statistical methods, often programmed as algorithms, to analyze market data and make projections.
Quantitative Easing
A monetary policy used by central banks to stimulate the economy by increasing the money supply.
Quantitative Tightening
The opposite of QE, QT is a monetary policy used by central banks to reduce the money supply and control inflation.
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Rug Pull
A term denoting a scam where a project turns out to be a cash grab and is abandoned by developers once they have secured some funds.
Return on Investment
Commonly denoted as ROI, this is a measure of profitability on an investment, typically expressed as a percentage gain on the original capital commitment.
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Sell Wall
An accumulation of asks or sell orders on an order book at a particular price level, serving as resistance.
Smart Contracts
Self-executing snippets of code on a blockchain that operate as designed without the need for intermediaries or manual intervention.
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Technical Analysis
The use of classical charting techniques and modern indicators to understand and predict market movements.
Tokenomics
A study, and summary of how tokens related to decentralized blockchain networks are issued, circulated and utilized in an optimal manner.
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Volatility
The rate at which the price of a cryptocurrency or digital asset changes over a specific period of time.
VIX
Abbreviation denoting the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index.
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Whale
An entity that holds significantly large amounts of a cryptocurrency or digital asset.
Whitelist
A list of addresses approved to participate in an NFT project's limited-edition mints.
Wrapped Ethereum / WETH value
Dive into the world of Wrapped Ether (WETH) - an essential component of the Ethereum and DeFi ecosystems. Learn about its purpose, weth value and its role in the future development of the Ethereum network.
Z
Zero Knowledge Proof
A method of using cryptography to prove the veracity of something without actually revealing it.
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