Absolute Advantage
An economic term that refers to an actor's direct advantage in efficiency due to having superior production capability.
Crypto Glossary: 250+ Terms Explained
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Topic Economics & Markets
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5 definitionsBearish
A descriptive term borrowed from stock markets to describe a negative market outlook.
Black Swan Event
This term is used to refer to the most unexpected event that has the maximum possibility to occur in the…
Block Reward
A mechanism that awards miners with newly minted bitcoin, acting as an incentive for users to add hashing power to…
Bull Market
Refers to having a positive trend in the prices of a market.
Bullish
A descriptive term borrowed from stock markets to describe a positive market outlook.
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3 definitionsCapitulation
Refers to losing hope in the asset and selling them at a loss to leave as quickly as possible.
Collateral
Refers to the crypto asset that the borrower provides as a guarantee that the borrower will pay back.
CPI
Short for “Consumer Price Index,” which is a collection of assets whose price is tracked to gain market insight.
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4 definitionsFiat
Fiat money refers to currencies issued and backed by governments.
Fiat
Currency that has no direct material backing, usually in reference to debt based markets such as USD.
Forex (FX)
A global market for trading fiat currencies. short for “Foreign Exchange Markets”
Futures Contract
An agreement that can be traded on exchanges that stipulates a buy or sell price of an asset at a…
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