Crypto & Blockchain
Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs, and the full spectrum of decentralized digital assets and blockchain technology.
A marketing stunt that involves sending free coins or tokens to wallet addresses in order to promote awareness…
Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. Examples include Ethereum, Ripple (XRP), and Litecoin.
A smart contract technology that enables the exchange of one cryptocurrency for another without using centrali…
The first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009. It operates on a peer-to-peer network, allowing users…
An online tool for searching and exploring the data on a blockchain, including transactions, addresses, and bl…
A distributed, immutable digital ledger that records transactions in blocks. Each block is cryptographically l…
An organization represented by rules encoded as a computer program that is transparent, controlled by the memb…
An application that runs on a decentralized blockchain network rather than a single server, enabling trustless…
An ecosystem of financial applications built on blockchain technology, aiming to recreate traditional financia…
A peer-to-peer marketplace where cryptocurrency traders make transactions directly with one another without a …
An event in Bitcoin's code that cuts the reward for mining new blocks in half, which happens approximately eve…
A radical change to a network's protocol that makes previously invalid blocks/transactions valid, requiring al…
A long-term holding strategy in the crypto community, originally a misspelling of 'hold' that became shorthand…
A cryptocurrency wallet that is connected to the internet, allowing for faster transactions but with a higher …
A fundraising method used by crypto projects to raise capital by selling a new cryptocurrency token to investo…
A temporary loss of funds experienced by liquidity providers due to price volatility in a trading pair.
The ability of different blockchain networks to exchange and make use of data.
A secondary framework or protocol built on top of an existing blockchain (Layer 1) to improve its scalability …
A collection of tokens locked in a smart contract, used to facilitate trading on a decentralized exchange (DEX…
An individual or entity that deposits crypto assets into a liquidity pool on a DEX, earning a share of the tra…
A fully developed and deployed blockchain protocol that is live and operational, meaning transactions are bein…
The total market value of a cryptocurrency's circulating supply. It's calculated by multiplying the price by t…
A cryptocurrency node's 'memory pool' of all the unconfirmed transactions waiting to be included in a block.
The process by which new cryptocurrency coins are created and new transactions are verified and added to a blo…
A cryptocurrency that obscures transactions to provide anonymity and untraceability (e.g., Monero, Zcash).
A secret cryptographic code that proves ownership of a crypto wallet and authorizes transactions. Must be kept…
A consensus mechanism where block creators are chosen based on the number of coins they hold (their 'stake'), …
A consensus mechanism used by blockchains like Bitcoin to verify transactions and add new blocks, requiring si…
A cryptographic code that lets users receive cryptocurrencies into their wallet. It can be shared openly with …
The smallest unit of a bitcoin, equivalent to 100 millionth of a bitcoin.
A series of words generated by your cryptocurrency wallet that gives you access to the crypto associated with …
A database partitioning technique used by blockchains to spread the processing load, increasing transaction sp…
The difference between the expected price of a trade and the price at which the trade is executed. Common in v…
A self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement directly written into code. They run on a blockchain…
A backward-compatible upgrade to a blockchain's protocol. Old nodes can still recognize new blocks.
A cryptocurrency designed to have a stable value by being pegged to a real-world asset, like the U.S. Dollar (…
The process of participating in a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain by holding funds in a wallet to support the …
A unique alphanumeric string that identifies a destination for a cryptocurrency payment, similar to an email a…
The vision of a decentralized internet built on blockchain technology, where users own their data and digital …
An individual or entity that holds a large amount of a specific cryptocurrency, enough to potentially manipula…
An authoritative report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue, often used by crypto pr…